Ocean Swims Ambassador Brooke Hanson in 2025, representing three generations of the Mills family. Photo: Brooke Hanson/FB.
THE 30th anniversary of the Coffs Coast Ocean Swims is in six weeks and entrants are jumping in. Held at Jetty Beach Coffs Harbour on Sunday 22 March there are three distance swims. The organisers are pleased to see local participants committing to the event as well as some prepared to travel from places in […]
The Murrays Beach access stairs at Sawtell were closed for emergency repairs prior to the severe weather events of March and May 2025. Photo: CHCC.
CITY of Coffs Harbour is fast-tracking work to reinstate the stairs to Murrays Beach, following a period of prolonged coastal erosion. At its meeting on 29 January, Council resolved to advance a budget of $50,000 from its capital works program, to survey and design the beach access. “While there are alternative access points to Murrays, […]
EXPRESSIONS of interest for submitting artworks to the Arts Mid North Coast exhibition “Balance the Scales,” in recognition of International Women’s Day, close on Monday 16 February. The exhibition opens on 22 February showing until 8 March at Coffs Harbour MAKE/SPACE gallery on Level 2 of Coffs Central Shopping Centre. Bringing together artists from across […]
THE Department of the House of Representatives has announced that entries are now open for the 2026 Yarning Competition. ‘Yarning’ is an Australia-wide storytelling competition that invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students from across Australia to share their perspectives and stories with the Australian Parliament. “The Yarning Competition is a wonderful new […]
Firefighters have been deployed to both Victoria and South Australia. Photos: supplied.
Firefighters have been deployed to both Victoria and South Australia. Photos: supplied. Smoke fills the air on the Victorian firefront. FORESTRY Corporation of NSW last week deployed 10 firefighters to South Australia to support firefighting operations following several weeks of assistance in Victoria. Forestry Corporation, one of NSW’s four firefighting agencies, has more than 500 […]
COFFS woman Amy Riddle has been named a finalist in the Regional Woman of the Year Awards 2026. The initiative recognises the accomplishments of an exceptional woman living in regional NSW who inspires and advances her community and contributes to the fabric of her local area. Ms Riddle has lived and worked in Coffs Harbour […]
NEW national data covering apprenticeships and traineeships from 1963 to 2025 provides a long-term view of how Australia’s training system has grown and changed over time. According to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), total apprenticeship and trainee commencements in Australia increased from 22,600 in the early 1960s to 133,300 in 2025, more […]
Sue Higginson speaks at a jetty foreshores rally. File photo: Foreshore For All Inc.
DURING the Public Exhibition of the Jetty Revitalisation proposal in June 2025, 1724 public submissions were lodged. Foreshore For All Inc. says that although originally advised that the submissions would be made available for public perusal, that did not occur. A GIPA request (Government Information Public Access) was initially lodged by ‘Jetty Foreshores – Let’s […]
A paddock to the north-east of Kyogle, which is claimed to have a koala density higher than the best habitat in the GKNP. Photo: NEFA.
THE North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) has questioned the NSW Government’s Koala baseline assessments, saying that a review has found the Government’s models of koala densities broad and inaccurate. This includes claims that cleared paddocks near Kyogle have higher densities of koalas than the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). NEFA says the survey results, often […]
Underground horizontal directional drilling will be used to establish the route for much of the new water main line. Photo: CCHC.
CITY of Coffs Harbour Council (CCHC) has voted to duplicate the main water main between the Mullaway Reservoir and a point near Wiigulga Sports Complex in West Woolgoolga. The initiative will provide greater surety that northern residents have safe drinking water. The existing 40-year-old water main is currently the sole connector for residents north of […]
