The four-week campaign encourages drivers to look out for wildlife. Photo: TfNSW.
The four-week campaign encourages drivers to look out for wildlife. Photo: TfNSW. Kangaroos were involved in the highest number of fatal crashes involving animals. Photo: TfNSW. MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down and stay alert for wildlife as Transport for NSW launches its annual “Animals on Country Roads” safety campaign. Between 2016 and 2025, […]
MORE than 50 people joined representatives of Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCH) and Interrelate during a recent Walk for Reconciliation. The event was held during National Reconciliation Week, which runs annually from 27 May to 3 June. The dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey – the successful 1967 referendum, and […]
ALLEGRA School Coffs Harbour principal Erin Caceda has received national recognition, taking home the Outstanding Leadership Award at the 2026 National Education Summit. The prestigious award was presented at the recent summit in Brisbane, where educators from across Australia gathered to exchange ideas, explore innovative approaches to teaching and leadership, and discuss the future of […]
LifeWalk26 participants on their way.
LifeWalk26 participants on their way. Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams (second from left) with LifeHouse Care staff Leah Partington, Tessa Spry and Justine Campbell. Donuts at the halfway point, by the base of Muttonbird Island. Community walkers Jono and Ruth Jones. LIFEHOUSE Care’s major annual fundraiser, LifeWalk, took place on Saturday 30 May around Coffs’ […]
City of Coffs Harbour Aboriginal staff members Jason Smith, Hayden Jones, and Jason and Tallin Rolff, with Mayor Nikki Williams.
CITY of Coffs Harbour Council has identified 38 actions in its draft Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy, now on exhibition for public feedback. Developed by the City in partnership with the Yandaarra Aboriginal Advisory Committee, the draft is a comprehensive umbrella document, which recognises the cultural, historical, and ongoing contributions of Aboriginal people as […]
More than 38,000 people visited the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in the first three months of 2026. Photo: City of Coffs Harbour.
A LIBRARY makeover, a new bridge at Woolgoolga, and further beautification of Brelsford Park in the Coffs Harbour CBD are among the significant capital works projects completed in the first three months of 2026. The City of Coffs Harbour has released its Quarterly Progress Report (January-March), tracking the status of capital and operational works and […]
NORTH Coast students from 73 public schools came together on 25 and 26 May for the area’s fifth Compass Music Festival – a major NSW public schools music event celebrating young performers in Years 3 to 12. Presented by the NSW Department of Education’s The Arts Unit, the Compass Music Festival took place over two […]
Showground Gallery Art Prize People's Choice winner, Christine Train, with her winning work.
COFFS Harbour Creative Arts Group’s (CHCAG) newest exhibition “Monochrome” was opened by the Club President, Sue Roberts, on Saturday 30 May at the Showground Art Gallery. In welcoming members and visitors to the show, Ms Roberts remarked on how CHCAG members had excelled with this exhibition. “The way they have interpreted the Monochrome theme is […]
Landslip at Gordonville Crossing on Waterfall Way.
A CAMPAIGN is under way calling for recognition of Waterfall Way’s critical importance to people, businesses and emergency service providers across the Mid North Coast. Bellingen Shire Council has lodged its submission on the Draft North Coast Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan 2026, calling for stronger recognition of the Shire’s transport resilience priorities. It is […]
Town Team Movement Ltd received an FRRR grant funded by the Future Drought Fund to build community resilience to drought in WA’s Wheatbelt Central region.
MORE than $3,000,000 in grants is now available to empower eligible agriculture-dependent communities to prepare for drought by building and maintaining their social resilience. This is the second round of funding to be delivered by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) through the Future Drought Fund’s (FDF) Communities Program, which is funded by […]
