Environment Minister Penny Sharpe with Coffs Councillor Tony Judge.
FORMER State Labor candidate and Coffs Harbour Councillor Tony Judge, says local National Party leaders are putting the environmental and economic future of the region at risk by their negativity towards the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). “The announcement confirming that NSW Labor will proceed with the full implementation of the GKNP was an exciting […]
FIRE and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is encouraging the community to spring clean responsibly to help reduce the risk of fire on their properties. “When it comes to spring cleaning, keep yourself and your family safe from fire by decluttering inside and out,” Fire and Rescue NSW Coffs Harbour Station Commander Tim George said. “For example, […]
Cheryl Mansfield, Briony Magoffin, Leonie Grant, Michael Fieldhouse and Kristin Hardiman are looking forward to the 2025 Scotts Head Art Prize.
ART, community and creativity collide at this year’s Scotts Head Art Prize, returning to the local arts calendar with expanded prize offerings. Opening night kicks off at 6pm on Friday 3 October at the Macksville Scotts Head Surf Club. Entry is free. The evening promises to be a lively celebration of artistic talent, with a […]
Membership Officer Dolly Clarke, Treasurer Cherrill Powell, Deputy Unit Commander Lisa Mobbs and Unit Commander Taylor Marshall.
Membership Officer Dolly Clarke, Treasurer Cherrill Powell, Deputy Unit Commander Lisa Mobbs and Unit Commander Taylor Marshall. Newly appointed Marine Rescue Woolgoolga Unit Commander Taylor Marshall. Lisa Mobbs and Taylor Marshall check the electronics on board rescue vessel Woolgoolga 30. MARINE Rescue Woolgoolga has made history as the first Marine Rescue NSW unit to appoint […]
United Firefighters Union of Australia National Secretary Greg McConville, said the reports highlighted the urgency of the task ahead of policymakers. Photo: UFUA.
THE release of the “National Climate Risk Assessment” (NCRA) earlier this week has alarmed climate groups around the country. The assessment analyses 11 priority risks under three scenarios of 1.5°C, 2°C and 3°C warming. The 3°C warming by 2090 scenario includes warnings that heat-related deaths will rise by 444 percent in Sydney and 423 percent […]
Julie Ballangarry is one of this year’s 100 Churchill Fellows. Photo: Winston Churchill Trust.
GUMBAYNGGIRR woman Dr Julie Ballangarry has been named a 2025 Churchill Fellow. The Mid North Coast scholar and educator is committed to Reconciliation and said she was inspired by her first role model, Uncle Kevin “Porky” Ballangarry of Bowraville. “[He was] a strong Aboriginal man, proud of who we are and where we come from,” […]
Physiotherapist Amanda Tutty, Healthy North Coast’s Julian White and Monika Wheeler, Physiotherapist Meagan Kelly, GP Dr Adrian Gilliland and Healthy North Coast’s Luke Elias.
MOVEMENT Logic Physiotherapy in Coffs Harbour is a recipient of Healthy North Coast’s Primary Care $50,000 Impact Grant. It will allow the organisation to provide an accessible and affordable multi-disciplinary program for people on the Coffs Coast with knee and hip osteoarthritis. Primary Care Impact Grants are awarded to innovative, locally designed projects that support […]
When a fire breaks out, farmers are often the first to respond. Photo: DPIE.
NSW NATIONALS MPs are calling on the NSW Government to immediately deliver its promised Farm Fire Fighting Vehicle scheme, months after the second of two trial periods ended. In January 2024 Labor committed to provide conditional registrations that would enable farmers to drive unregistered vehicles on public roads in an emergency, but is yet to […]
Homelessness Australia CEO Kate Colvin.
NEW data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that in the period 2023–24, more than 6000 children across NSW without a parent or guardian, sought help from a specialist homelessness service. More than 80 percent of these children did not receive support. While it is hard to put a figure on […]
Bostobrick-based logging company M&M Timbers said the GKNP announcement marked the ‘end of an era’.
NSW NATIONALS MPs are claiming that the recent Great Koala National Park (GKNP) announcement has “obliterated” the North Coast timber industry, will cost thousands of regional jobs and has no guarantee of being funded or established. The proposed boundaries of the GKNP were announced by Premier Chris Minns and Labor ministers in Coffs Harbour on […]
