Citizen scientists start sorting a sample from Cool Creek, Darkwood. Photo: Jessica Miller. Xanthe, Julian and Jonathan sorting macroinvertebrates. Photo: Jessica Miller. Riffle shrimp like fast-flowing creeks and rivers. Photo: Jessica Miller. Nambucca Valley Council’s Keegan Noble. Photo: Jessica Miller. WATERBUG samples pointed to very healthy rivers across the Bellinger and Nambucca catchments at OzGREEN’s […]
Faith Agugu (second from right) with Coffs Harbour Silver Sirens organisers.
FAITH Agugu was concerned that, as a psychologist, she found, increasingly, women were presenting for therapy on age-related anxiety. “Because my cultural layering on aging is very different – because we look forward to ageing, and the oldest person in the room is the most revered – aging is seen as something very positive in […]
Councils want a say in where tobacconists and vape stores can open, given the continued flourishing trade in illegal tobacco and vaping goods. Photo: ArthurHidden on Magnific.
NSW councils are calling for stronger planning powers to control where tobacconists can open and prevent clusters of outlets near schools and community facilities. With tobacconists and vape stores continuing to spread across NSW communities, councils are restating their call for the NSW Government to require council approval before new outlets can open. Local Government […]
Participants, organisers and instructors at the fly fishing event. Photo: Johnny Wilson.
Participants, organisers and instructors at the fly fishing event. Photo: Johnny Wilson. Getting the hang of the required movement. Photo: Johnny Wilson. Fun camaraderie among the participants. Photo: Johnny Wilson. She got one! Photo: Johnny Wilson. NINE ladies attended the free Fly-Casting Day for women who have experienced breast cancer on October 31, 2026 at […]
Zonta Club of Coffs Harbour presents an emergency-ready program. Team Leader of Coffs Coast Volunteer Red Cross Emergency Services Judy Jackson and Deputy Team Leader, Trish Mill. THE Zonta Club of Coffs Harbour has curated a climate action preparation event that is free for the community to attend. The morning has been planned to bring […]
From left, Stephanie Sims, Susanne Young and Anita Tang were delighted with their second event. Photo: Anita Tang.
AFTER a successful event in July, more than 90 ‘makers’ again turned Sawtell Cinema into a craft room. Knitting needles clicked, paintbrushes daubed and a basket materialised on the night of Wednesday, 28 October, as creatives filled Sawtell Cinema for the second Makers’ Movie Night. The house lights were dimmed so people could knit, crochet, […]
Pat Conaghan MP, Club President Shauna Biffin, Senator Matt Canavan and Mayor Nikki Williams.
Pat Conaghan MP, Club President Shauna Biffin, Senator Matt Canavan and Mayor Nikki Williams. Flautist Ila Greenaway and Club Treasurer Bob Chambers. COFFS Harbour Combined Probus Club hosted a morning tea on 21 October at Sawtell RSL to mark the 50th anniversary of Probus in Australia. Guests included Senator Mat Canavan, Leader of the National […]
NORTH Coast Group Country Women’s Association (CWA) President Leonie Saunders welcomed 65 members to the 79th Annual Meeting and Conference at the Salvation Army Hall in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 21 October. “CWA is the glue that holds many small towns together,” said Mrs Saunders. The meeting was officially opened by immediate past president of […]
The Bowerhouse Library of Things is located in the Bowerhouse Community Reuse Centre at the Raleigh Waste Management Centre. Photo: BSC.
The Bowerhouse Library of Things is located in the Bowerhouse Community Reuse Centre at the Raleigh Waste Management Centre. Photo: BSC. Siobhan from The Full Circle Collective checks out the new Bowerhouse Library of Things. Photo: BSC. BELLINGEN Shire residents and neighbouring regions will soon have a new way to save money, share resources, and […]
First place in 2025: Sleeping on Cloud 9, by Kiana Waters. Photo: NFF. 2nd place in 2025: First Load at First Light, by Connor Smith. Photo: NFF. Runners-up, 2025: Harvest 25, by Jack Mckibbin. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: Threads of Gold, by Kellie Craft. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: We Grow Together, by Arlie Becker. Photo: NFF. THE […]
