STUDENT nurses in the region are invited to apply for the South Grafton Nursing Grant provided by the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW North Coast Group. The Group covers an area from Urunga through the Coffs Coast to Iluka and west to Dorrigo. In 2007 the funding, which was established after the CWA rooms […]
Charlie Nalder, Director at North Coast Hotel Group, at the bar of the Corindi Beach Hotel.
THE Tooheys NSW Flood Relief Initiative has donated $60k to the recovery effort being carried out across flood-affected areas of the state, including the Mid North Coast. In partnership with North Coast Hotel Group (NCHG), C.ex Group and the Australian Hotels Association of New South Wales (AHA NSW), the initiative ran from 12 June to […]
The perennials tour workshop is being held at Northbank Community Garden.
The perennials tour workshop is being held at Northbank Community Garden. Microgreens and sprouts are a great way to grow fresh, flavour-packed greens full of nutrition at home. Discover the edible dandelion on the Bellingen Forage Walk. OzGREEN is hosting seven hands-on food resilience workshops in Bellingen for women and non-binary people aged 16-plus from […]
Buying a badge during Legacy Week supports local families of veterans.
COFFS Coast Legacy is launching its annual fundraiser, Legacy Week, running from Sunday 31 August to Saturday 6 September 2025. The major focus is Badge Day on Friday 5 September. “We will be located at all major shopping centres,” said Coffs Coast Legacy Community Services Manager Jane Sury. “If you miss us on Friday there […]
Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh with JPs Lyndall Weatherby, Jill Woodlock (seated) and branch President Terry Tweedie.
THE Coffs Harbour Justice of the Peace (JP) Association recently invited Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh to experience firsthand the JP community desk at Park Beach Plaza. “The main purpose of Gurmesh’s visit was to discuss an issue we have as NSW JPs where we can certify copies of documents, but we cannot certify […]
Woolgoolga 30 met the trawler just off North Solitary Island.
Woolgoolga 30 met the trawler just off North Solitary Island. Woolgoolga 30 met the trawler just off North Solitary Island. VOLUNTEERS from Marine Rescue Woolgoolga have completed a medical evacuation from a fishing trawler near North Solitary Island. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Rodney Page said Marine Rescue Woolgoogla were contacted by a member of the […]
Participants walked to the end of the Jetty and back.
More than 1000 Coffs Coast locals rallied. Participants walked to the end of the Jetty and back. Locals gathered in numbers on the beach to continue their protest. Photo: Bellingen Activist Network. Images from the rally by local photographer Carolan Buckmaster. Images from the rally by local photographer Carolan Buckmaster. Images from the rally by […]
The NSW Rural Fire Service has been using the cooler weather to conduct hazard reduction burns. Photo: NSW Rural Fire Service.
THE NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has delayed the start of the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period due to ongoing wet weather on the Coffs Coast. Traditionally the period begins on 1 September, however fire permits will not be required for the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Local Government Areas until 1 October. RFS Superintendent Sandra […]
Brush Turkeys have again been found poisoned at Safety Beach.
THE NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating the poisoning of around 10 native Brush Turkeys at Safety Beach, the second such incident in just two years. Laboratory testing of several dead birds collected from the area has found high concentrations of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, the same chemical detected when another group of Brush Turkeys […]
Police conducted 9166 drug tests during the three-day blitz. Photo: NSW Police.
NSW POLICE have targeted motorists affected by alcohol, drugs and fatigue during a three-day operation. Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers) ran from 21-23 August across all NSW roads. During this period, police conducted more than 87,000 breath tests and 9166 drug tests. There were 186 drink driving offences detected and 660 positive drug samples. […]
