The team at Village Pottery Company is hosting the ‘Empty Bowls’ event. A range of distinctive ceramic bowls will be created on the night. Zara turning a bowl at Village Pottery Company in Valla Beach. . A FAMILY-friendly community event with a twist is being held in Valla Beach, involving a bowl of soup and […]
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 […]
The 2025 Schools Spectacular. Photo: NSW Arts Unit.
THE NSW Schools Spectacular audition team headed north on Wednesday for live Featured Vocalist auditions, giving Coffs Coast and Northern NSW public school students the hometown advantage. Secondary students from schools across the region – Coffs Harbour, Gulmarrad, South Grafton, Casino, Camden Haven, Ballina, Bellingen, Mullumbimby, Maclean, Bonville and Woolgoolga – auditioned at the Coffs […]
Drone image of Connell Park Sporting Precinct. Photo: BSC.
THE Connell Park Sporting Precinct will celebrate the official opening of its new and upgraded sporting facilities on Saturday 11 April with a community fun day. The largest sporting facility in the Bellingen Shire, work has been underway at Connell Park since 2023, with the construction of new netball courts. The precinct has been closed […]
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 […]
NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe has written to the chief executives of the major fuel companies to seek information to inform the state’s response to fuel distribution challenges arising from the war in the Middle East. While the Federal Government has confirmed that fuel deliveries to Australia continue to arrive as planned, NSW and other […]
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. […]
Herbie, the centrepiece of local artist David Bromley’s street mural in Urunga. Friend James Hughes and Herbie. Herbie the traveller, back in the day. ALBERT Nuster, 90, known fondly as Herbie, passed away peacefully at his nursing home in the Masonic Village Raleigh on 6 March, 2026. Herbie requested no funeral […]
