Orara High School students Crue McCoy, Ahkeem Baytieh and Matias Vera Cooke.
SIX Years 11 and 12 students from Coffs Harbour have completed NSW’s largest virtual work placement. They were among 500 from across the state logging on from work hubs to learn about artificial intelligence (AI) from tech mentors at Amazon Web Services, CommBank, IBM, ANZ, and Accenture – gaining placement hours for their Certificate II […]
The 2025 Woman of the Year Award presentation. Photo: IWD Committee.
NOMINATIONS have opened for the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD) Coffs Coast Woman of the Year Award. The honour celebrates exceptional women in the region who have shown innovation, dedication, and a significant contribution to empowering the local community. Since its inception by the IWD Planning Committee in 2015, the award has recognised women from […]
A plaque from the 1923 Woolgoolga and District Great War Memorial. Photo: Graeme Bray.
IN supporting the reinstatement of the 1923 Woolgoolga and District Great War Memorial, members of the Northern Beaches Residents Association (NBRA) are encouraging the community to look beyond the three suggested sites. A City of Coffs Harbour’s (COCH) Have Your Say survey about the location closes this Sunday, 9 November. While NBRA members are pleased […]
Pink lights promote foster caring campaign.
LOCAL landmarks The Big Banana and Macksville Bridge glowed pink last week as eye-openers for Life Without Barriers’ “Sharing is Caring” campaign. It was part of a local push to encourage more people to consider becoming a foster carer, said Benn Anderson, Regional Director for NSW Family Base Care North. Life Without Barriers hopes the […]
Bielsdown River Footbridge currently scheduled for replacement.
BELLINGEN Shire Council is in the process of upgrading Dorrigo’s Bielsdown River footbridge, integrating student-led artwork. The project grew from a vision to create a piece of public infrastructure that celebrates local identity, honours Gumbaynggirr culture, and gives young people a voice in shaping the place they live. The concept was initiated by a local […]
Lifeline North Coast Centre Supervisor Lyn Anderson, NSW Lifeline North Coast Volunteer of the Year Declan and General Manager, Lifeline North Coast Angela Martin.
COFFS Harbour volunteer Declan has taken out the top state award for NSW at the Lifeline Australia Volunteer of the Year Awards. Named NSW Volunteer of the Year for 2025, Declan’s journey with Lifeline began as a psychology student looking to grow his skills and give back. What he found was a community, a purpose, […]
The Nationals make their net zero announcement at Parliament House. Photo: supplied.
THE Nationals have set up a possible showdown with their political ally the Liberals after unanimously agreeing to scrap their commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. The regional party argues Australia is doing more than its fair share to reduce carbon pollution, and emissions reductions should instead be tied to an average of similar […]
Albert, the green sea turtle is released, watched by Sumara Mclaughlin, Tiga Cross, Gurmesh Singh MP and Carl Bennett.
Albert, the green sea turtle is released, watched by Sumara Mclaughlin, Tiga Cross, Gurmesh Singh MP and Carl Bennett. Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary’s new rescue van and Ford’s Carl Bennett, Sanctuary MD Tiga Cross and MP Gurmesh Singh. THE Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary has received a boost to its “Wildlife Rescue On the Move” program, […]
MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp says the CSIRO’s National Koala Monitoring Program (NKMP) has revealed a staggering leap in koala numbers that “upends years of alarmism”. The 2025 report estimates the listed population across NSW, Qld and the ACT is between 398,000 and 569,000, a dramatic rise from the 2024 estimate of just 95,000 to […]
Visiting group representatives: Wanthella Group Vice President Sonia O’Keefe (Walcha Branch), State Vice President Leonie Fish (South Grafton Evening Branch), North Coast Group Vice President Trish Stabback (Woolgoolga Branch), Hunter Group Immediate Past President Deborah Schaefer (Nelson Bay Branch), Hunter River Group’s Penelope Fenley (Merriwa Branch), North Coast Group President Leonie Saunders (Yamba Branch), North Coast Group Secretary Jodie Williams (Coffs Harbour Branch), Mid North Coast Group President Lyn Moore (Port Macquarie Branch) and State President Tanya Jolly.
Mid North Coast Group office bearers for 2026: Pauline Cain (Publicity), Chrystine Bouffler (International), Lexie Burton (Land Cookery), Tanya Jolly (State President), Carmel James (Vice President), Lyn Moore (Group President), Doreen Burns (Vice President), Yvette Smith (Social Issues), Donna Kemp (Ag and Environment), Barbara Veness (Vice President), Eunice Roberts (Secretary), Kathy Jeanes (Cultural), Janella […]
