Community members gathered in Brelsford Park on 1 February to raise awareness of humanitarian issues. Photo: supplied. Organisers said the event was focused on building solidarity. Photo: supplied. MEMBERS of the Coffs Harbour community gathered at the beginning of this month to raise awareness of the humanitarian situation in Rojava, Northern Syria, and its surrounding […]
Gurmesh Singh at Coffs Harbour City Square.
GURMESH Singh has again been pre-selected as the Nationals candidate to contest the seat of Coffs Harbour at the March 2027 NSW State Election. The result of Monday night’s vote comes as no surprise, given Mr Singh’s role as leader of the NSW Nationals. “I thank our local Nationals members for their enduring support and […]
ON THE first Sunday in March each year, people all over Australia grab a garbage bag and a pair of gardening gloves and get out in their communities to pick up rubbish as part of the Clean Up Australia campaign. Sunday 1 March is when communities will come together this year for what is now […]
OPTIONS to reduce household insurance costs and fix an “unfair funding model” for emergency services will be put to a NSW parliamentary inquiry. While emergency services benefit everyone, most of their funding comes from a levy not everyone pays. The NSW Government says it is committed to removing this Emergency Services Levy (ESL) and replacing […]
Landslip at Gordonville Cutting, Waterfall Way.
THE Bellingen Shire community have an opportunity to have their say on how the closure of Waterfall Way is impacting them via a Community Impact Survey. Bellingen Shire Council Mayor Steve Allan said the information collected from the survey will be used to support advocacy efforts to the state and federal governments for long-term solutions […]
Dr Ben Gooden, CSIRO research scientist, surrounded by fleabane weed. Image GRDC
THE NSW Government has granted $1 million to Australia’s national science agency the CSIRO to carry out biocontrol research to help control invasive weeds. Biocontrol reduces weeds by deploying natural biological agents, such as fungi or insects, and is considered increasingly important as an environment-friendly, self-sustaining and cost-effective weed-management tool. Invasive weeds cost Australian agriculture […]
A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development team tags a shark off Coffs Harbour. Photo: courtesy DPIRD.
A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development team tags a shark off Coffs Harbour. Photo: courtesy DPIRD. A tagged shark listening station near Coffs Harbour. Photo: courtesy DPIRD. CITY of Coffs Harbour councillor Paul Amos will call for an extension of the State Government’s shark monitoring program to cover the northern section of the […]
NSW Health is advising Coffs Harbour residents to look out for measles symptoms. Photo: Engin Akyurt.
COFFS Harbour residents are being urged to monitor for the symptoms of measles after NSW Health confirmed that a person was infectious while visiting the following locations. Sunday, 8 February: Hyde Café at Bellingen from 10.45am to 11.40am. Monday, 9 February: Coffs Harbour Emergency Department from 6am to 5pm. Tuesday, 10 February: Toormina Woolworths, from […]
FEDERAL Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan says it’s time for the Coalition to “get on with the job” after a leadership spill saw Angus Taylor oust Sussan Ley from the role of Opposition Leader. Mr Taylor defeated Ms Ley by 34 votes to 17 in a ballot held last Friday morning, making him the third […]
Transport for NSW is leading the project to reopen Waterfall Way. Photo: TfNSW.
COWPER MP Pat Conaghan has taken aim at Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King’s Tuesday visit to the Coffs Coast, claiming she ignored nearby communities impacted by the ongoing closure of Waterfall Way. On Monday 19 January 2026 a landslip near Gordonville Crossing was triggered by severe local rainfall, closing Waterfall Way – which links Bellingen […]
