FROM 11am on Tuesday 11 November, 11-year-old trumpet player Alannah Guselli performed the Last Post and Reveille at the Coffs Harbour Remembrance Day ceremony. It was her first public performance. The St Augustine Primary School Year 5 student had spent weeks preparing for that moment. “Standing beside the town’s Cenotaph, Alannah’s small hands trembled slightly […]
Locally-produced renewable energy, like solar power, benefits communities.
ALL sectors have weighed in on the Federal Coalition’s decision to abandon Net Zero by 2050. This major tool for combatting climate change involves balancing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere with the amount removed. Patrick Leyland, Chief Digital Officer at Populares and former Director of Digital Campaigns for the Australian Labor […]
Experts want a national seabird beach monitoring program to help explain why mass deaths happen. Photo: Silke Stuckenbrock/AAP.
BILL Fulton recalls counting 1162 dead birds during a four-and-a-half kilometre morning beach walk. That’s a rough average of one every four metres. But when he tells people about the work and its confronting reality, they’re curiously inclined to dismiss it as kind of normal. “We want people to know that this is different,” Mr […]
Gurmesh Singh has won the NSW Nationals leadership.
COFFS HARBOUR MP Gurmesh Singh has been elected as the new leader of the NSW Nationals, following the shock resignation of Dugald Saunders earlier this week. It is the latest promotion for Mr Singh, a former macadamia and blueberry farmer from Woolgoolga, who was named Deputy Leader of the NSW National Party in June 2024. […]
Coffs Harbour Women’s Shed members Rosemary Hansen, Alex Miller and Lexie Clark with Warrina CEO Charlotte Young (second from right).
THE Coffs Harbour Women’s Shed Project hosted a successful community BBQ fundraiser on Friday 7 November, raising $913 to support Warrina Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services. A top-up donation made by Coffs Harbour Lions Club rounded it up to $1000. Held on the front lawn at their new headquarters, 41 Gordon Street, the event […]
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), […]
A TABLE book of ‘70s and ‘80s new wave and post-punk music history is set for local release, with an official launch at Coffs Harbour Book Warehouse on Saturday, 15 November from 10am until noon. The man behind the almanac is Michael Krilich of Safety Beach, who ten years ago began blogging online about an […]
Officials meet with residents to discuss the footbridge’s future.
Officials meet with residents to discuss the footbridge’s future. A 1954 photo of Moonee Creek Footbridge, Stingray Creek. The suspect: a fallen tree over Stingray Creek. THE tale of the lost Moonee Creek footbridge has gathered more notoriety than the structure ever did in its 70-odd years of service. First built in 1954 with community […]
BONVILLE-Boambee VIEW Club is calling on the community to embrace the festive season’s spirit of giving and help raise funds for The Smith Family’s Christmas Appeal, to ensure thousands of students experiencing disadvantage can be supported in their education in 2026. The charity aims to raise $4.9 million nationally through the appeal, which will provide […]
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 […]
