THIS week is NSW Aboriginal Languages Week, with public schools and early childhood education centres coming together to reawaken, grow and nurture Aboriginal language and culture. This year’s theme is “Let Our Voices Fly”, to reflect the strength and resilience of Aboriginal language and celebrate the shared journey to “connect, speak and fly”. For the […]

TRANSPORT for NSW is leading a “once-in-a-generation” review of the Roads Act 1993 and is seeking input from councils, community members, peak bodies and industry experts about how the legislation should be reformed. “The aim is to create a more modern, flexible and easy-to-use law that can help enable NSW Government initiatives such as housing […]

STANDBY Support After Suicide is an Australia-wide program with a vision for every community to be safe and inclusive for those bereaved by suicide. It is an initiative jointly funded by the Commonwealth and State to support those suffering in the aftermath of a loved one’s sudden death. NSW Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson […]

The bypass has been awarded a high sustainability design rating (Photo: TfNSW) The translocated Fontainea is said to be doing well (Photo: TfNSW) THE project team building the Coffs Harbour bypass is celebrating being awarded the highest possible Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) design rating. Transport for NSW (TfNSW) Senior Manager, Environment and Sustainability Scott Lawrence, said […]

AN investigation is underway after a body was found following a house fire at Bellingen. Emergency services were called to Dillon Close, Bellingen, shortly after 5.10am on Tuesday 14 October, after a two-level home was seen alight. A woman was able to escape the house, but a second resident was unaccounted for. Fire and Rescue […]

THE accolades continue to flow for Michel Vimal du Monteil’s second novel, “Where to Now”, which is due for release on 20 October. It follows the warm reception of his debut book “Where There is a Will”. Published in 2021 and situated on the East Coast of Australia, its surfing themes and sense of place […]

FARMERS and rural landholders can now register to use Farm Firefighting Vehicles (FFVs) to respond to emergency bushfires near their property. Last Wednesday, the NSW Government launched a conditional registration scheme to enable typically unregistered FFVs to be used legally and under the protection of insurance. FFVs are commonly small trucks, utes or trailers with […]

THE National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) hosted 100 community and environmental leaders from across the North Coast to celebrate the announcement of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). Among those gathered in Bongil Bongil National Park south of Coffs Harbour last Saturday, 27 September, were NPA CEO Gary Dunnett, Greens MLC Sue Higginson, councillors […]

A NEW purpose-built lifeguard tower has been installed at Sawtell Main Beach. Prefabricated by Emineo Engineering Services, the new structure was bolted together on site and took just four days to build. “The incredible erosion we saw right across the East Coast undermined a lot of beach infrastructure and that included the old lifeguard tower […]

STRIKE force detectives are investigating the deaths of a woman and a visiting family friend after their bodies were tragically discovered late on Friday afternoon. Police were called to a house on South Boambee Road, Boambee, following the discovery of two bodies just after 5pm on Friday. Local crime manager Detective Inspector Peter O’Reilly said […]