A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with five offences after a woman suffered head injuries during an alleged hit and run. About 11.40pm on Saturday 21 March, emergency services were called to James Street, Glenreagh, about 30km north-west of Coffs Harbour. Officers attached to Coffs/Clarence Police District attended and found a 21-year-old woman had allegedly […]
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 […]
An example scenario of the proposed development.
BELLINGEN Shire Council is inviting community feedback on a proposed affordable housing development at Ferry Street, Urunga, marking the next step in a project years in the making. The consultation follows a Mayoral Minute passed unanimously by Bellingen Shire Council in May last year, requesting a detailed report into the legal and financial considerations of […]
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 […]
Disability Inclusion and Access Advisory Committee Chair Connor Bryant.
CITY of Coffs Harbour’s “Draft Disability Inclusion Action Plan – 2026-2030” is now on public exhibition until 22 April. “The City has worked closely with the Disability Inclusion and Access Advisory Committee to develop this blueprint which is our statement of ambition for a fairer go for all,” Mayor Nikki Williams said. “Apart from being […]
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 […]
THE state government has extended funding for both the No Interest Loan Scheme (“the NIL Scheme”) and Aged-Care Supported Accommodation (“the ASCA Program”). The Government committed $21.5 million in funding to administer the NIL Scheme for another five years, continuing its history of providing fee and interest-free loans to low-income earners since its establishment in […]
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 […]
HALF a century contributing to the good work of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) has seen Bonville member Deidre Vanderveer awarded a NSW Service Award. Deidre has held numerous roles including Branch Patron, President, Treasurer, Handicraft Officer, Cultural Officer, Land Cookery Officer, Social Secretary, and 12-time delegate to the State Conference. Deidre and her husband […]
