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 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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

COFFS HARBOUR MP Gurmesh Singh has been elected as the new leader of the NSW Nationals, following the shock resignation of Dugald Saunders earlier this week. It is the latest promotion for Mr Singh, a former macadamia and blueberry farmer from Woolgoolga, who was named Deputy Leader of the NSW National Party in June 2024. […]

A TABLE book of ‘70s and ‘80s new wave and post-punk music history is set for local release, with an official launch at Coffs Harbour Book Warehouse on Saturday, 15 November from 10am until noon. The man behind the almanac is Michael Krilich of Safety Beach, who ten years ago began blogging online about an […]

RECONCILIATION, cultural respect and truth telling are strongly supported across the Enterprise & Training Company (ETC) organisation. The local not-for-profit provider of employment, training, and business services has shared the results of its recent Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Barometer staff survey, highlighting the values held by its employees and their commitment to creating a more […]

A night crusade inside the Tent of Promise. A team member explains the tent’s Bible Panorama. THE Tent of Promise is an old-time revival experience currently travelling the length and breadth of Australia. It will be at the Bellingen Showground from 13-16 November, where visitors can view a 30 metre-long Bible panorama showing the chronology […]