AFTER being closed for two months, Waterfall Way was opened to traffic on Sunday – restoring a vital link for the North Coast. The major access route between Bellingen and Dorrigo has been closed since 19 January due a landslip, causing significant impacts to residents, businesses and organisations in the Bellingen Shire. Temporary repairs to […]
THE state government has extended funding for both the No Interest Loan Scheme (“the NIL Scheme”) and Aged-Care Supported Accommodation (“the ASCA Program”). The Government committed $21.5 million in funding to administer the NIL Scheme for another five years, continuing its history of providing fee and interest-free loans to low-income earners since its establishment in […]
FORESTRY Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) has been convicted and sentenced over the illegal logging of six giant and three hollow-bearing trees in Wild Cattle Creek State Forest near Coffs Harbour in June and July 2020. The organisation responsible for managing timber production in NSW’s state-owned native and plantation forests, FCNSW has been ordered to pay […]
HALF a century contributing to the good work of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) has seen Bonville member Deidre Vanderveer awarded a NSW Service Award. Deidre has held numerous roles including Branch Patron, President, Treasurer, Handicraft Officer, Cultural Officer, Land Cookery Officer, Social Secretary, and 12-time delegate to the State Conference. Deidre and her husband […]
Defib Hero ambassador Guy Leech at Stand Tall in Coffs Harbour.
Defib Hero ambassador Guy Leech at Stand Tall in Coffs Harbour. Eliott, the compact home-use defibrillator, is simple for anyone to use in an emergency. HEART health advocate and Defib Hero ambassador, Guy Leech, was in Coffs Harbour earlier this month speaking at “Stand Tall” suicide prevention events for high school students. The former Ironman […]
TEACHER of the deaf Penny Proctor Ward has received state recognition. The Assistant Principal Hearing Support for Coffs Harbour and the Bellinger Valley, was honoured with an Outstanding Professional Service Award by the Professional Teachers Council (PTC), which incorporates the Institute for Educational Leadership in Australia (IELA). Penny was nominated by the NSW Educators of […]
Noah Yardley at ‘Encore’ - an HSC Showcase event. Photo: supplied.
Noah Yardley at ‘Encore’ – an HSC Showcase event. Photo: supplied. Noah Yardley at ‘Encore’ – an HSC Showcase event. Photo: supplied. COFFS Harbour Christian Community College student Noah Yardley was one of a handful of students around the state selected to participate in the recent HSC Performing Arts Showcase at the Sydney Opera House. […]
John Hoye from Coffs Harbour with his 1955 Chevrolet.
John Hoye from Coffs Harbour with his 1955 Chevrolet. The original owners manual. The original receipt of purchase from Texas, USA. The Chevrolet dashboard. SOME cars are more than just machines, they’re rolling time capsules. For John Hoye of Coffs Harbour, his beautifully restored 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air is exactly that: a piece of history […]
Pink Silks Trust Treasurer Craig Leece and Chairperson Tanya Johnson with CanDo Cancer Trust Chairperson Julie Jardine.
PINK Silks Perpetual Trust (PST) has donated a further $5,000 to the CanDo Cancer Trust, continuing a long-standing partnership between the two community-driven organisations. Both are dedicated to easing the burden for individuals undergoing cancer treatment across the Coffs Coast. “This money will go towards our Brenda Johnson Memorial Fund to help women [by] paying […]
Across 17 waterways and 67 samples, most North Coast systems fell within Grade C, with no waterways graded A or B and three systems graded E. Photo: Broadscale Microplastic Assessment.
AN Australian-first microplastic assessment has found Coffs Creek to be one of NSW’s most contaminated coastal waterways. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has partnered with the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) to deliver a Broadscale Microplastic Assessment, released this week. The report ranks coastal waterways by microplastic concentration […]
