Youth worker Rhianna Grimly at the 2025 Youth Action Conference in Sydney.
Youth worker Rhianna Grimly at the 2025 Youth Action Conference in Sydney. Youth worker Kylie Selig and Hub coordinator Michael Mooney with two local young people and the award. BELLINGEN Youth Hub has won the NSW Youth Service of the Year for its innovation, youth engagement, impact and sector leadership. Judges for the 2025 NSW […]
Bishop Druitt College Primary Service Club students helping pick ‘n’ pack.
THE dedicated group of young students in Bishop Druitt College’s Primary Service Club are playing a key role in this year’s BDC Christmas Appeal. They have been sorting donations, packing hampers, and encouraging their peers to give generously. Each year, the BDC community comes together to support families and individuals doing it tough across the […]
Excellence in Allied Health Achievement award winner, Coffs Coast Sports Physiotherapy’s Trent Renshaw, with North Coast Allied Health Association CEO Alira Bayndrian.
Excellence in Allied Health Achievement award winner, Coffs Coast Sports Physiotherapy’s Trent Renshaw, with North Coast Allied Health Association CEO Alira Bayndrian. Long Service Award winner General Practitioner, Northside Health Centre, Dr Jay Ruthnam with The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ Dr Deb King. Finalists and colleagues from Health Voyage, Coffs Harbour. A RAFT […]
The ETC and LifeHouse Care teams came together to celebrate the funding and create Christmas hampers for families in need.
The ETC and LifeHouse Care teams came together to celebrate the funding and create Christmas hampers for families in need. ETC Board Chair Rod McKelvey with Nathan Hannaford, Leader of LifeHouse Care. ENTERPRISE & Training Company (ETC) has provided a $25,000 grant through its ETC Community Support Fund for Coffs Harbour LifeHouse Care. LifeHouse Care […]
Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh with the free seniors diary.
LOCAL seniors needing help with legal problems can find relevant contacts in the free Legal Aid NSW “2026 Legal topics for seniors diary”. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said this “much-anticipated resource” is now available. “I encourage seniors to come to my electorate office at 1/9 Park Avenue, Coffs Harbour, to pick up their […]
The ERB at Diggers Beach.
SURF Life Saving NSW has installed three new Emergency Response Beacons (ERBs) at Diggers Beach, North Wall, and Bonville Headland. ERBs directly connect callers to Surf Life Saving NSW’s State Operations Centre, enabling the rapid deployment of lifesaving and emergency services to a potential rescue site. Most recently, an ERB at Suffolk Park on the […]
Hayden Carl Skinner is on trial charged with sexually assaulting a 76-year-old woman. Photo: NSW Police.
A 76-YEAR-OLD aged-care resident seen half-naked after being allegedly raped by a man who broke into her room told her son she thought she was going to die. Hayden Carl Skinner, a 31-year-old drug user living in Coffs Harbour, has been accused of sexually assaulting the elderly woman on New Year’s Day. In the early […]
Annemieke, Gumbaynggirr elder Auntie Bea and Michel.
THE launch of Michel Vimal Du Monteil’s action/mystery thriller “Where to Now” on Friday 7 November at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club, was both informative and entertaining. A short promotional video set the tone for the intriguing tale of a jaded Australian investment banker with a cosmopolitan background flush with hijinks, subterfuge, double crossing and […]
Andy and his dog Scrubby encountered marauding medieval knights on their travels.
Andy and his dog Scrubby encountered marauding medieval knights on their travels. Crossing Sydney Harbour Bridge had its own challenges. They spent many nights like this at the side of a road or track. SEVENTY days and more than 2,000 kilometres into his bold walk around Australia to raise awareness of gambling harm, Andy Hope […]
This year’s Stars of the Coffs Coast.
This year’s Stars of the Coffs Coast. Committee members Joanne Vines, Vicky Bamford and Lauren Fraser. CANCER Council NSW’s annual fundraiser, Stars of Coffs Coast, has officially launched with an event attended by the dancing ‘stars’ and their partners. The local participants, prominent community members from across the Coffs Coast, will now step out of […]
