A night crusade inside the Tent of Promise.
A night crusade inside the Tent of Promise. A team member explains the tent’s Bible Panorama. THE Tent of Promise is an old-time revival experience currently travelling the length and breadth of Australia. It will be at the Bellingen Showground from 13-16 November, where visitors can view a 30 metre-long Bible panorama showing the chronology […]
MP Gurmesh Singh, Mayor Nikki Williams and Orchid Society President Neville Anderson with members and volunteers. The winning floor display by Coffs Harbour Orchid Society. ORGANISERS say the 23rd Australian Orchid Council International Conference and Show, hosted by the Woolgoolga District Orchid Society (WDOS) in October, was a “magnificent success”. Combining a mammoth orchid show […]
Last year’s Coffs Coast Woodworker’s exhibition.
Last year’s Coffs Coast Woodworker’s exhibition. This turned lidded bowl is a competition prize. THE Coffs Coast Woodworker’s (CCW) annual exhibition will be held at the North Coast Botanic Garden in the Display Conference Room from 28-30 November. A diverse range of crafted items will be on show. “Whether it be charcuterie boards, turned bowls, […]
RENTAL vacancy rates across NSW remain critically low, deepening the housing crisis and leaving tenants competing for limited homes. New analysis from the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) shows that in September, many regions recorded vacancy rates below two percent. The Mid-North Coast sat at 1.6 percent, while Coffs Harbour was at 1.5 percent. […]
THE City of Coffs Harbour, together with the Australian and NSW governments, have combined their funding resources to improve the resilience of O’Keefe Drive in the south Coffs Harbour industrial area. A Transport for NSW spokesperson said through combined disaster recovery funding from the Australian and NSW Governments, O’Keefe Drive is now much better able […]
A drone shot of the upgraded Short Cut Road.
AN UPGRADE to Short Cut Road, which serves as a key freight route linking the Raleigh Industrial Estate to surrounding local roads and the Pacific Highway, is now complete. The $1.6 million project was delivered through a partnership between the NSW Government’s Fixing Country Roads Program, which contributed $1.4 million, and Bellingen Shire Council, which […]
Maintenance Coordinator North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, Rick Ackland. Photo: Cheryl Cooper.
NORTH Coast Regional Botanic Garden manager Rick Ackland will speak at the next meeting of the Coffs Harbour branch of the Australian Plants Society (APS). Just back from the Botanic Gardens of Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ) annual congress in Canberra, Mr Ackland will share highlights and “lightbulb” moments from the three-day event. The meeting […]
Mountain biking is one of the many activities in the GKNP. Photo: NPWS.
THE National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has addressed all councils in the footprint of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). Its key message is how access will be maintained and improved for most current users. City of Coffs Harbour councillor Tony Judge said the most notable aspect of the presentation was “their willingness to […]
Schools participate in ReThink Waste 2025.
Schools participate in ReThink Waste 2025. OzGREEN is calling on schools across the Coffs Harbour area to apply for a place in the Rethink Waste Schools 2026 Program – a free, hands-on initiative designed to inspire young people to lead the way in reducing waste and caring for the environment. Supported by the City of […]
(L-R) Penny Westman, Gurmesh Singh MP, Sherrie Rutherford, Mayor Nikki Williams and City of Coffs Harbour Project Manager Andrew Gray.
EMERALD Beach residents are celebrating another milestone in the construction of their long-awaited Community Pavilion. The pouring of a concrete slab this week marked a major step toward completion of the new space for recreation, gatherings and events. The project has been made possible through a $29,632 NSW Community Building Partnership grant, secured by the […]
