PROGRESS is being made on the short-term solutions for both the opening of Waterfall Way and the upgrade of Summervilles Road, with recent significant announcements from both state and federal governments. The state government, through Transport for NSW, recently announced that access to Waterfall Way will be restored to a controlled one lane access in […]

RESIDENTS can now have their say on design elements for the Urunga CBD upgrade, through a feedback survey open until 26 March. The Urunga CBD Upgrade aims to enhance the amenity of the town centre through improved streetscaping, accessibility and connectivity, as well as improving the connection between the main commercial hub and the foreshore. […]

THE NSW Food Authority says consumers can feel confident enjoying locally grown berries, with NSW Government laboratory testing confirming they meet food safety standards for pesticide residues. Twenty-five kilograms of blueberries and raspberries, representing 100 samples of 250 grams each, were purchased from a range of Sydney retail stores in November 2025. They were tested […]

CITY of Coffs Harbour Council has unanimously resolved to push for the extension of the NSW Government’s shark monitoring program to cover the northern section of the Local Government Area (LGA). Presently the SMART (Shark-Management-Alert-in-Real Time) drumline program operates between Sawtell and Diggers Beach, but not at any local beaches north of Diggers. SMART drumlines […]

SAWTELL is one of 10 regional towns to share $2 million in funding to grow their night-time economies. The town’s Chamber of Commerce and “Another Tasty Event” are now combining to plan a program of activities following their successful application to the Regional Night-time Economy Project. Under the program pilot, regional business collectives across the […]

A TECHNICAL review will be undertaken into feral pig and deer management in NSW. The move follows the announcement of a $40 million investment in feral animal management from the NSW Government, and almost a quarter of a million pigs culled across the state in the past three years. The control program has been built […]

WAR in the Middle East is having direct impacts on the prices of basic commodities in Australia, including petrol and other fuels that keep the local economy going. Almost overnight, the geopolitical shape of the world instigated panic that filtered through global supply chains. Unleaded petrol is now averaging over $2/litre in many areas of […]

FOUR-YEAR funding is being made available to local organisations to combat the impact of priority weeds, updating a previously annual grant program. The new $40.7 million NSW Weeds Action Program (WAP) is a key component of the NSW Government’s Biosecurity Action Plan, with funding being provided to 97 Local Control Authorities (LCA). Minister for Agriculture […]

COFFS Harbour Labor Branch members recently joined hundreds of delegates at the Country Labor Conference in Orange. The conference provides important guidance to the State Government on issues affecting regional NSW. Coffs Harbour Branch President Councillor Tony Judge was joined by recent Cowper candidate Greg Vigors, Page candidate Wendy Backhous and well-known multicultural leader Htun […]

ELON’S always in the news isn’t he. Well, he goes way back! In February 2018, the world paused to watch a rocket launch. That’s not unusual. What was unusual was the payload: a cherry-red Tesla Roadster with a mannequin in a spacesuit behind the wheel. The idea came from tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, whose company […]