SLOPE stabilisation work has begun at Waterfall Way at Myers Bluff, near Thora, and is expected to continue for four months. To carry out this work a single lane, alternating traffic flow arrangement will be in place between 6am and 6pm. Motorists should allow for up to 10-minute delays at this site while this work […]
Phone collection box at the information booth in Coffs Central.
DV Safe Phone and Coffs City Rotary are launching a new campaign in Coffs Harbour City, encouraging people to donate their old phones for victims of domestic violence. DV Safe Phone is a national charity that collects old phones, wipes all personal information and services them, before providing them free to victims of domestic violence. […]
Faulty smoke alarms will not save you in the event of a fire in your home.
Faulty smoke alarms will not save you in the event of a fire in your home. Coffs Fire+Rescue offers free home safety visits. RECENT home fire deaths have prompted Fire+Rescue NSW to urge homeowners, tenants and landlords to be diligent in ensuring their dwellings have sufficient smoke alarms, and that they’re checked regularly. “Unfortunately, there […]
Emma and Sienna both study VET in at Toormina HS and at TAFE. Photo: Andrew Vivian.
AN increasing number of students are signing up in NSW public schools to vocational education and training courses, helping them to gain practical, job-ready skills for rewarding careers. This week is National Skills Week and new National Centre for Vocational Education Research figures show that NSW vocational education and training (VET) in-school commencements increased by […]
Coffs C.ex Coffs Harbour Running Festival on track to raise $100k for community organisations.
Coffs C.ex Coffs Harbour Running Festival on track to raise $100k for community organisations. Coffs Harbour Running Festival – an event for all ages. Coffs Harbour Running Festival offers runners and spectators spectacular scenery. WITH the goal of raising more than $100,000, the Coffs C.ex-sponsored Coffs Harbour Running Festival is on track to increase participation […]
Bullying No Way Week has ended, however conversations can’t stop. Photo: Shutterstock.
FOR Port Stephens families, the end of Bullying No Way Week should not mean the end of conversations about bullying. Parents, schools, sporting clubs and community groups are being encouraged to keep checking in with young people after new Kids Helpline figures highlighted the seriousness of the issue. More than 627,000 students nationally took part […]
THE question of whether elderly Australians with serious, life-limiting illness are getting timely access to palliative care has been raised by Palliative Care Australia (PCA). The ABC’s Four Corners investigation The Waiting Game put the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), an automated decision-making system used to assess older Australians seeking government-funded aged care, under a spotlight. […]
Pastor Eroni Cakakaka leads the service at Nambucca Baptist Church.
Pastor Eroni Cakakaka leads the service at Nambucca Baptist Church. Lavenia Cakakaka with the Fijian singers. Worship singers Birgit Coote, Karra Thompson and Ray Budge. The children sing out. Garry Sambrook training Scott Cakakaka in the sound and media system. Church members Levi Madrid, Rodney Collins, Robbie Hay and Church Elder Grant Chislett. The Nambucca […]
Measles often manifests with a characteristic rash and a fever that often peaks when the rash is at its worst. Photo: Physicians Premier.
PORT Stephens residents are being advised to check their immunity to measles. An estimated 1.7 million Australians are not protected against measles, putting individuals and communities at risk of more outbreaks, according to new analysis from the peak immunisation research organisation. National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) data shows more than 80,000 Australian […]
Senior Curator at The Australian Maritime Museum, Sydney, Inger Sheil, will be the guest speaker in Coffs. Photo: ABC News.
LIGHTHOUSE enthusiasts from across Australia will converge on Coffs Harbour from 3-6 September for the Annual General Meeting of Lighthouses of Australia (LOA). They will visit South Solitary Island Lighthouse and other local areas of historical interest. “It’s a fantastic privilege to have so many lighthouse history buffs come and see the great place we […]
