Tooheys has launched a flood relief initiative in partnership with local venues. Australian Hotels Association’s John Green and Lion NSW Field Sales Director Greg Watt. TOOHEYS has teamed up with a range of Coffs Coast venues to support flood recovery efforts. The beer brand has launched the Tooheys NSW Flood Relief initiative in partnership with […]
Alice Foster speaks at ArtsNational.
Alice Foster speaks at ArtsNational. The Ruby Loftus 1943 painting ‘Screwing a Breech Ring’. OXFORD-based art historian Alice Foster was the guest speaker at ArtsNational Coffs Coast in May, sharing how art reflects the social, political and economic forces of the time. Ms Foster’s presentation “Women at Work”, described how art is a rich historical […]
Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure.
Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure. Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things. MICK Birtles, a regular reporter for News Of The Area and a familiar voice on […]
THE Clarence Catchment Alliance (CCA) and Clarence Valley Council (CVC) are calling for immediate and stronger protections against the threat of escalating mineral mining. Both groups say that NSW regulations fail to protect critical water sources. The NSW Government is implementing a new Targeted Assessment Program (TAP) to assess how mines manage surface and groundwater, […]
MARY Gibson has lived on a hilltop property in Talarm for more than 40 years. A dedicated gardener, conservationist and active member of the community, Mary also has a remarkable tale of recovery to share. Her pleasant and fruitful daily existence took a shocking turn on the morning of December 9, 2022, when she took […]
Ryley Schultz from Freedom Feast supporters Ventoux Cycles and former Hazara refugee Muzafar Ali. The Freedom Feast in Cavanbah Hall. A FREEDOM Feast was held on 6 June at Cavanbah Hall to welcome former refugee and advocate Muzafar Ali from Cisaru Education and Ride for Education, as he pedals from Maleny in Queensland to Adelaide. […]
Cr Tony Judge addresses the crowd.
Cr Tony Judge addresses the crowd. Jeff Holmes, Cr Paul Amos, Cr Tony Judge, Sue Higginson MLC, Sally Townley and Cr Jonathan Cassell. Photo: Foreshore For All. SEVERAL hundred people gathered at the Coffs Harbour foreshore on the chilly Saturday morning of 14 June to protest State Government plans to rezone public […]
Coffs Harbour’s FRNSW Acting Station Officer Tim George.
Coles Coffs Harbour provides a battery recycling bin in the carpark pedestrian entrance. The battery recycling bin in Woolworths Coffs City. Coffs Harbour’s FRNSW Acting Station Officer Tim George. LITHIUM-ION batteries are the fastest growing fire risk in NSW They power phones, laptops, e-bikes, e-scooters, power tools and even vacuum cleaners. “Lithium batteries make life […]
The new architect-designed Nature Discovery Centre with yarning circle in forest surrounds at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden.
The new architect-designed Nature Discovery Centre with yarning circle in forest surrounds at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden. The new architect-designed Nature Discovery Centre with yarning circle in forest surrounds at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden. A koala in the central forest area of the Botanic Garden, Coffs Harbour. THE launch of the […]
LINDA Coomber has joined Bellingen Shire Council as a councillor, following the completion of a countback election administered by the NSW Electoral Commission. The appointment fills the vacancy created by the recent resignation of former councillor Ellie Tree, who stepped down from her official duties due to personal reasons in May 2025. In line with […]
