A WORLD-FIRST study by Charles Sturt University (CSU) has identified an ecosystem of parasites inside great white sharks. The global study by researchers in CSU’s School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, and the Gulbali Institute for Agriculture Water and Environment, found evidence of at least 116 parasites inside the apex predator. Professor in Veterinary […]
Bowra Street, an identified priority area, is to be included in the design stages.
BELLINGEN Shire Council has awarded the design tender for the Urunga CBD Upgrade to RPS AAP Consulting. The project is designed to deliver significant improvements to the town’s central business district, creating a more vibrant and welcoming space for residents, businesses, and visitors. It will also ensure the CBD is easier to navigate for wheelchair […]
CITY of Coffs Harbour Councillor Paul Amos is requesting council support to improve traffic safety and flow into and out of the new Moonee North residential area. The fast-growing area has one access point in and out, at the roundabout on Moonee Beach Road. There are two informal access points onto the Pacific Highway, which […]
Boambee Creek Reserve is in need of maintenance.
THE state of Boambee Creek Reserve, as well as its management, will be up for discussion at the City of Coffs Harbour Council’s first ordinary meeting of 2026 on Thursday 29 January. Cr Paul Amos has put forward a Notice of Motion asking that a report be prepared for councillors canvassing options to alter the […]
Winners Debbie and Mark Baxter, and Donna and Scott Gaddes.
Winners Debbie and Mark Baxter, and Donna and Scott Gaddes. Best Fancy Dress winners, the Pink Watermelons: James Weimer, Jack Ireland, Sam Welsh and Tannah Bradshaw. The Crayons, Hudson Garzoli, Kade Scarth, and Barney and Kai Garzoli. THE Stig Family Charity Day golf event on Sunday 4 January, attracted a record 245 supporters to the […]
ROBERT Gray, the acclaimed Australian poet and former Coffs Harbour schoolboy, died in Sydney on 17 November 2025 from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. He was aged 80. Born in Port Macquarie in 1945, Gray spent much of his childhood in Coffs Harbour, growing up on a banana plantation near Bruxner Park, later living at […]
Marine Rescue volunteers will continue to be in high demand throughout summer. Photo: NSW Police Rescue.
NAMBUCCA and Lord Howe Island were among the 14 out of 46 Marine Rescue units in NSW to experience record demand in 2025. They joined seven other Mid North Coast units – Woolgoolga, Coffs Harbour, Trial Bay, Port Macquarie, Camden Haven, Crowdy Harrington and Forster Tuncurry – in performing 345 search and rescue missions, including […]
Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain presents the award-winning Katherine Outback Experience in Macksville.
Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain presents the award-winning Katherine Outback Experience in Macksville. MACKSVILLE Showground filled with almost 700 people on Friday 9 January, marking the largest crowd so far to attend Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain’s award-winning Katherine Outback Experience national tour. From the moment the first horse galloped into the ring, the Mid […]
ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin. Photo: @ACRRM4ruralhealth
THE Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says extreme weather across Australia is increasing health risks for rural, remote and First Nations communities and placing growing pressure on local health services. ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin says prolonged and severe weather events are affecting the health of rural communities and will continue to […]
Members of Nana Glen Community Emergency Response Team Jodie Williams and Barry Butler.
IF six residents from the Orara Valley step forward as volunteers, NSW Ambulance will bring Community First Responder training weekends to Coffs Harbour, supported by local trainers and experienced volunteers. The Nana Glen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Glenreagh Community First Responders (CFR) currently operate with just two volunteers each. “We do our best […]
