Craig Dandeaux from Safety Beach with his 1967 Jaguar E-Type.
Craig Dandeaux from Safety Beach with his 1967 Jaguar E-Type. Neville Curtis from Wingham with his 1978 Chevrolet Camaro. Kevin Mulroney from Melbourne with his 1958 Ford Customline Star Model. IN OUR recent feature “Case of boys and their toys at Summer Beach Hop” (NOTA 18 March) we celebrated a collection of stunning classic cars […]
Zippy the dolphin undergoes surgery at The Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary.
Zippy the dolphin undergoes surgery at The Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary. Zippy the dolphin undergoes surgery at The Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary. Zippy the dolphin undergoes surgery at The Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary. COFFS Coast Wildlife Sanctuary has confirmed the successful outcome of a surgical procedure for “Zippy”, a male Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin who was […]
MISSION Australia’s annual Youth Survey is open now and the national charity is urging NSW young people aged 14-19 to share their views in the largest survey of its kind in the country. Celebrating its 25th year in 2026, the Youth Survey gives young people the chance to express themselves and share their opinions on […]
The prices of petrol and diesel at Tea Gardens on Friday, 20 March. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
GLOBAL events, most notably the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, have seen petrol and diesel prices skyrocket in the last few weeks, with a jump of 10 cents per litre (c/l) seen in a matter of days. As of Sunday 22 March 2026, crude oil prices are around US$122 per barrel – high by […]
Minister for Natural Resources Courtney Houssos (left) talks through the coal industry outlook for 2026-2050. Photo: Courtney Houssos MP.
COAL mine expansions are on the cards for at least another 25 years under NSW’s new mining road map at odds with its environment commission. The NSW government announced its coal industry outlook for 2026-2050 on Thursday, saying it will no longer consider new coal mines but applications to extend existing mines will be assessed. […]
Sugar Mill Creek at Moonee. Photo: supplied, DPHI.
CONSTRUCTION of a new Moonee Beach footbridge is set to begin in June 2027, following a long-awaited funding commitment from the NSW Government. For years the footbridge provided access over Sugar Mill Creek, a Crown waterway, connecting Coffs Coast Regional Park and Green Bluff to Crown land managed by Reflections Holidays. It served as a […]
Artist impression of Coffs Jetty Foreshore Precinct North Park looking south. Photo: PDNSW.
IT WAS a tense City of Coffs Harbour’s Council meeting on 19 March as two motions about the Jetty Foreshores revitalisation proposal were raised and defeated. Councillor Jonathan Cassell proposed a motion asking Council to note community responses to the June 2025 public exhibition; a Government Information Public Access (GIPA) application; and parliamentary intervention to […]
After the march, some went to Pine Creek State Forest to highlight their call for a forest bridge. Photo: supplied, Bob Brown Foundation.
The crowd gathered at Bellingen Park. Photo: supplied, Bob Brown Foundation. Marchers went up and down Bellingen’s main street. Photo: supplied, Bob Brown Foundation. After the march, some went to Pine Creek State Forest to highlight their call for a forest bridge. Photo: supplied, Bob Brown Foundation. APPROXIMATELY 500 people braved the rain to take […]
AFTER being closed for two months, Waterfall Way was opened to traffic on Sunday – restoring a vital link for the North Coast. The major access route between Bellingen and Dorrigo has been closed since 19 January due a landslip, causing significant impacts to residents, businesses and organisations in the Bellingen Shire. Temporary repairs to […]
FORESTRY Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) has been convicted and sentenced over the illegal logging of six giant and three hollow-bearing trees in Wild Cattle Creek State Forest near Coffs Harbour in June and July 2020. The organisation responsible for managing timber production in NSW’s state-owned native and plantation forests, FCNSW has been ordered to pay […]
