THE Coffs Coast community commemorated National Road Safety Week (NRSW) with a solemn ceremony at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden on Thursday 15 May. Organised by the City of Coffs Harbour, the ceremony was held alongside a yellow-flowering Remembrance Garden, where guests could write the name of a loved one on a tribute ribbon. […]
Cash, Chisel, Adam, Poppi and Jodi on their first day as owners of Boambee Bay Service Station.
Cash, Chisel, Adam, Poppi and Jodi on their first day as owners of Boambee Bay Service Station. Co-owner of Boambee Bay Servo, Adam Hudson. Co-owner of Boambee Bay Servo, Adam Hudson. TO CELEBRATE one year of business, the owners of Boambee Bay Service Station and General Store are inviting the community to join them for […]
Council Sustainability Office Lara Cumming, General Manager Mark Griffioen, Mayor Steve Allan, and Group Leader - Sustainable Environment and Waste Sam Tate.
Council Sustainability Office Lara Cumming, General Manager Mark Griffioen, Mayor Steve Allan, and Group Leader – Sustainable Environment and Waste Sam Tate. Mayor Steve Allan learning the ropes of the new fleet vehicles. Council’s Nissan Leaf fleet vehicles will be run on 100 percent renewable electricity. BELLINGEN Shire Council has replaced two of its petrol […]
Customers and staff from Coffs Central evacuate the building as Fire and Rescue NSW investigates.
A VAPE is suspected of triggering the Automatic Fire Alarm at Coffs Central shopping centre on 13 May, leading to its evacuation.. Coffs Harbour Fire and Rescue, under the command of Station Officer Nat LaMacchia, investigated the cause and believed it to be someone vaping in the Harbour Drive entrance near the chemist. Customers and […]
Coaches are replacing some trains between Coffs and Sydney Central while refurbishments continue.
LOCAL rail travellers are questioning NSW TrainLink’s handling and timing of service cutbacks. For the next 12 months, refurbishment of the state’s existing XPT train fleet means there will be a premium coach service between Grafton and Sydney Central. There will be two services each way daily, providing an express and a selected stops service […]
A PARLIAMENTARY inquiry was established on 7 May to report on the illegal tobacco trade in New South Wales. Among a broad remit, the committee will inquire into links between organised crime syndicates and tobacconists, and the utilisation of money laundering schemes by tobacconists. The inquiry will also explore the impact of the illegal tobacco […]
An aerial view of Mylestom Tidal Pool. Photo: supplied.
A $5.2 MILLION contract has been awarded to Ledonne Construction Pty Ltd for the construction of the Raleigh and Mylestom Sewer Pump Stations and Sewer Mains as part of Phase 2 of Bellingen Shire’s Sewering Coastal Villages Project. The project is funded through more than $11 million from the NSW Government’s Safe and Secure Water […]
The winning Holden Torana 1977 LX SL-5000 owned by Travis Sullivan, being marked by one of the judges.
The winning Holden Torana 1977 LX SL-5000 owned by Travis Sullivan, being marked by one of the judges. Holden Torana Yellow XU1 and a Sandman. Visitors, participants and judges attended Torana Day at the National Holden Museum. Visitors, participants and judges attended Torana Day at the National Holden Museum. Torana car winner Travis Sullivan, friend […]
The supports of the viewing platform have been exposed by erosion.
SAWTELL residents are wondering when and how they will be able to access the beach safely. Weeks before Cyclone Alfred, the Murrays Beach stairs were closed for “emergency repairs”. They remain closed while Sawtell beach, like much of the Coffs Coast, has been smashed by recent weather. The life saving tower has been removed and […]
CONSERVATIONISTS use the adage “under capitalism a tree only has value when it’s cut down” to highlight how natural assets are often undervalued. The City of Coffs Harbour has recognised this and is exploring the broad principles of Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) to assess its potential application to land use planning, and as a possible […]
