Annemieke, Gumbaynggirr elder Auntie Bea and Michel.
THE launch of Michel Vimal Du Monteil’s action/mystery thriller “Where to Now” on Friday 7 November at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club, was both informative and entertaining. A short promotional video set the tone for the intriguing tale of a jaded Australian investment banker with a cosmopolitan background flush with hijinks, subterfuge, double crossing and […]
An estimated 10 million native animals are killed on Australian roads every year. Photo: Leanda Connor.
KOALA Azaliah and her joey Zali were hit by a car not long after 40 eucalyptus trees in their home were destroyed. Mother and baby recovered after intensive care at Northern Rivers Koala Hospital in Lismore, NSW, and were released back into the wild in October. But another joey, Guinevere, was not so fortunate, dying […]
Marchers call for an end to violence against women and girls.
THE recent Reclaim the Night march in Coffs Harbour served as a harrowing reminder of the extent and impact of gender-based violence in the community. The statistics are wholly alarming. The Facebook page ‘Counting Dead Women’ has recorded 43 violent deaths of women so far this year in Australia and the NSW Rape Crisis Centre […]
THE state government launched the $20 million Aquaculture Industry Development Program on Monday, aiming to strengthen and expand the seafood industry’s economic contribution to NSW. The program is designed to boost productivity and increase sustainability across farming operations for oysters, mussels, kelp, and algae, plus freshwater and marine fish hatcheries and bioproducts. “By investing in […]
The draft strategy includes a recommendation to replace the pool with a water-play park.
CITY of Coffs Harbour councillors will decide next Thursday whether to publicly release the draft Aquatic Facilities Strategy for the Local Government Area. Sawtell residents are already unhappy with an expected recommendation to turn their pool into a “water-play facility”. The proposal is to: “maintain Sawtell Pool as a local-level facility until Coffs Harbour War […]
Deborah Kelly outlines the parameters of an imagined art work as religion.
Deborah Kelly outlines the parameters of an imagined art work as religion. Deborah Kelly emboldened by her own visual montage. YARRILA Arts and Museum is showing some bold summer exhibitions in a bid to stimulate and provoke audiences. Open now is “CREATION”, the brainchild of contemporary artist Deborah Kelly, who claims to have started her […]
THE community koala surveys held annually in Bongil Bongil National Park have concluded for 2025. All five surveys this year were conducted during clear, calm and relatively warm nights, in stark contrast to the previous survey season, when two nights were washed out and strong winds hampered most of the surveys. Enthusiasm for the surveys, […]
Spotted in Nana Glen, a psaltoda plaga cicada.
THE cicadas have woken up on the Coffs Coast and have started chittering, albeit quietly this year. Last year, a deafening cacophony pulsated across the region, with human ears becoming attuned to the night-club-like volume that registered up to 120 decibels. However, this year’s annual pre-Christmas cicada concert is proving easier on the ear. News […]
The sixth koala killed between Bonville and Repton. The photo has been partly blurred to avoid distress. Photo: Alison Fizelle.
SIX koalas have now been killed on the M1 between Bonville and Repton with the latest struck almost exactly where another one died in September 2024. A koala was also killed two months ago on the M1 near Waterfall Way. Angela Wallace has been bringing this toll to the public’s attention for a number of […]
Locally-produced renewable energy, like solar power, benefits communities.
ALL sectors have weighed in on the Federal Coalition’s decision to abandon Net Zero by 2050. This major tool for combatting climate change involves balancing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere with the amount removed. Patrick Leyland, Chief Digital Officer at Populares and former Director of Digital Campaigns for the Australian Labor […]
