Valla Beach resident Yvonne Waddy with one of the large trees on the Langsford Way site. Photo: Georgette Allen. The site of the proposed residential development. Photo: supplied. A kangaroo with a joey on the Langsford Way site. Photo: Dr John Bennett PhD. LOCALS continue to raise concerns over plans to develop a heavily-vegetated 3.22 […]
Buddhist Monk Dr Louis led meditations on love and world peace.
Walking with a focus on world peace. Buddhist Monk Dr Louis led meditations on love and world peace. The Dhammaduta Pagoda provided a reflective setting for the walk. AT A time when global conflict and uncertainty are dominating headlines, a small group in the Coffs Harbour hinterland has taken a different approach – walking quietly […]
More people are contemplating buying e-bikes, Bicycle Industries Australia members say. Photo: Darren England/AAP PHOTOS.
ELECTRIC bike sales are surging as rising fuel costs push commuters to find a cheaper way to get around, industry figures say. While Australian e-bike sales have been climbing for years, retailers say recent fuel price pressures have sharply accelerated the trend. “We’ve seen a massive spike in interest in e-bikes in the last couple […]
Nambucca Valley Council has resolved to keep the suburb name surrounding the Valla Urban Growth Area as Valla. Photo: supplied.
AT last week’s Ordinary Meeting of Nambucca Valley Council, Councillors voted to retain the suburb name of Valla for the area surrounding the Valla Urban Growth Area mixed-use precinct and Boggy Creek Road. Deputy Mayor Susan Jenvey, who moved the motion, said the decision reflected the wishes of the community. “I’m very pleased about retaining […]
Students at Coffs Harbour Christian Community School during the Run for Mambantu fundraiser.
Students at Coffs Harbour Christian Community School during the Run for Mambantu fundraiser. COFFS Harbour Christian Community School students have completed their sixteenth year of “Run for Membantu”, raising a record-breaking $90,375. More than just a race, “Run for Membantu” began as a traditional school Cross Country event and has grown into a powerful act […]
Chairman of Maroubra Seals Wayne Clare with Seals Red Rock Manager, Marty Nigro.
Chairman of Maroubra Seals Wayne Clare with Seals Red Rock Manager, Marty Nigro. Red Rock Bowling Club and the adjacent vacant land. Image: Google Earth. A PROPOSAL by Maroubra Seals Sports and Community Club to establish a primitive camping ground adjacent to the Red Rock Bowling Club greens has stirred controversy in the village. Maroubra […]
Scott Arbuthnot and his wife Caries, back on the Coffs Coast.
WHEN Victorian Scott Arbuthnot was saved by two lifeguards off Sawtell Beach back in 1980, he was 15-years-old and sorely embarrassed that he had got himself into such a dangerous predicament. Once safely on dry sand, he simply walked off, angry with the younger brother he had gone in to help and angry with himself. […]
Port Macquarie’s Breakwall. Photo: @port.macquarie.01
A NEW wave of internal migration is reshaping regional Australia, with coastal communities from Port Stephens through to the Mid North Coast continuing to attract strong interest from city dwellers. While Queensland’s Sunshine Coast remains the top destination nationally, the NSW corridor spanning Port Stephens, the MidCoast, Port Macquarie, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour is maintaining […]
Image a world without a moon.
IMAGINE a world where the Moon never showed up for its nightly shift. No silver spotlight draped across oceans, no quiet companion hanging above late-night thinkers. Just a blazing Sun clocking out each evening and leaving us with… a blackout. Romantic? Not exactly. Mysterious? Maybe – but mostly inconvenient. Let’s start at the beach. Without […]
The Coffs Harbour Living Well Expo. Participants at a past Living Well Expo. ORGANISATIONS and businesses supporting older adults and people living with disability on the Mid North Coast, are gearing up for the free Coffs Harbour Living Well Expo. Returning on Wednesday 13 May, it will bring together community members, service providers, and other […]
