Deborah Kelly outlines the parameters of an imagined art work as religion.
Deborah Kelly outlines the parameters of an imagined art work as religion. Deborah Kelly emboldened by her own visual montage. YARRILA Arts and Museum is showing some bold summer exhibitions in a bid to stimulate and provoke audiences. Open now is “CREATION”, the brainchild of contemporary artist Deborah Kelly, who claims to have started her […]
MP Kellie Sloane (centre) is the new leader of the NSW Liberal Party. Photo: Kellie Sloane MP FB.
THE Liberal party’s latest leader has thrown down the gauntlet, vowing to fight with her ailing party as a crucial election looms. First-term MP Kellie Sloane completed her meteoric ascent to the top of the NSW Liberals on Friday after her predecessor Mark Speakman gave way to mounting pressure and resigned. With just 18 months […]
Kororo Public School pupils Josie, Toby and Emerald Fidge.
A RAFFLE has been launched to support a wellbeing officer role at Kororo Public School, with almost $10,000 worth of prizes up for grabs. The Kororo Public School P&C’s “Support Kororo, Win Big!” raffle will be drawn on Wednesday, 17 December. Entries close at 4pm that day. It’s the local school P&C’s biggest community raffle […]
THE community koala surveys held annually in Bongil Bongil National Park have concluded for 2025. All five surveys this year were conducted during clear, calm and relatively warm nights, in stark contrast to the previous survey season, when two nights were washed out and strong winds hampered most of the surveys. Enthusiasm for the surveys, […]
Spotted in Nana Glen, a psaltoda plaga cicada.
THE cicadas have woken up on the Coffs Coast and have started chittering, albeit quietly this year. Last year, a deafening cacophony pulsated across the region, with human ears becoming attuned to the night-club-like volume that registered up to 120 decibels. However, this year’s annual pre-Christmas cicada concert is proving easier on the ear. News […]
The sixth koala killed between Bonville and Repton. The photo has been partly blurred to avoid distress. Photo: Alison Fizelle.
SIX koalas have now been killed on the M1 between Bonville and Repton with the latest struck almost exactly where another one died in September 2024. A koala was also killed two months ago on the M1 near Waterfall Way. Angela Wallace has been bringing this toll to the public’s attention for a number of […]
Young Women in Leadership finalists with Zonta Coffs Harbour members Jenny Wiseman, Robyn Gray, Lisa Bunch and Moira Scerri.
Young Women in Leadership finalists with Zonta Coffs Harbour members Jenny Wiseman, Robyn Gray, Lisa Bunch and Moira Scerri. Winner of the Young Women in Leadership Award, Laura McNeil of Bellingen High School, with sponsor David Funnell. Winner of the Zonta District 24 AAYIW Award, Charlie Knight of Bishop Druitt College and her mother, Emma […]
A PARLIAMENTARY committee has launched an inquiry into the delivery of government-funded services in regional NSW. The Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development will investigate the “oversight, management and accountability of service provision” in the state’s regions. The Committee will look into issues such as: ● current performance measurements, accountability mechanisms, monitoring metrics, and […]
Joint President of Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Trisha Herraman (second from left) presents a recognition certificate to Coffs Harbour Health Campus paediatricians Dr Stephanie White and Dr Clare Dunn and Paediatric Nurse Unit Manager Lisa Hammond.
CHILDREN receiving treatment at Coffs Harbour Health Campus will soon benefit from a new specialised chair thanks to a $7500 donation raised through the annual Coffs Harbour Running Festival. The funds, part of a broader community effort led by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour, will support the hospital’s new Paediatric Ambulatory Care Service (PACS), […]
CHOWN coordinator Lorraine Penn with 2025 Young Citizen of the Year Nathan Armstrong, Mayor Nikki Williams, UTS Assoc. Prof. Bhuva Narayan and Dr Moira Scerri.
COFFS Harbour Older Women’s Network (CHOWN) has hosted a Smart Tech workshop to help people ageing in their own homes live safely and independently. Delivered by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) through the Trustworthy Digital Society Project, the sessions gave participants the opportunity to explore smart devices such as voice assistants, lighting controls, and […]
