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School

Coffs Harbour 2025 Surveying Unleashed event

Students from Coffs Harbour Senior College and Bellingen High School with Graham Cumming and Sean Baxter of UPG geospatial solutions. Surveyor Darryl Smidt with Coffs Harbour High School students. SIXTY-FIVE Years 10 and 11 students from Bellingen High, Coffs Harbour High, Coffs Harbour Senior College and Maclean High, have spent a day with 20 local, […]

Government

Economic opportunity for rural landholders under City of Coffs Harbour proposal

CITY of Coffs Harbour is looking to strengthen economic opportunity on rural properties by allowing landholders to run small-scale events like destination weddings, and to set up artisan food and drink operations on their land. At its meeting on 23 October, Council voted to send its planning proposal to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing […]

Community

Legal writer Manny Wood pens his 600th newspaper column

Principal Solicitor TB Law Manny Wood, legal column writer for Coffs Coast News Of The Area. The first Hypo column published in the Advocate on 14 September 2013. THE 600th Hypothetical (Hypo) legal column by Principal Solicitor TB Law Manny Wood, was published in Coffs Coast News Of The Area on 24 October. Mr Wood’s […]

Community

Jamboree on the Air at Coffs Harbour and Districts Amateur Radio Club

Girl Guides with Coffs Harbour and Districts Amateur Radio Club member Fred McSkimming. Guides attend the 68th Jamboree on the Air in Coffs Harbour. Amateur Radio Club member Graham Moss with a Junior Girl Guide. Celebrating Toni Nyssen’s 40-plus years as a Girl Guide Leader. GIRL Guides and leaders in the local Jackadgery Division have […]

Regional

Council’s new investment prospectus shows Coffs Harbour is’ open for business’

Council General Manager Andrew Beswick said the report had been 12 months in the making. Mayor Nikki Williams launches the first-ever investment prospectus for Coffs Harbour. COFFS Harbour has taken another step toward shaping its future by launching “InvestCoffs”, the city’s first-ever investment prospectus. Twelve months in the making, the document highlights why Coffs Harbour […]

Local News

Newry State Forest reopens after storm damage

Stranded camper, Joel, was rescued by SES and Forestry staff. The state forest has been closed due to the impacts of severe storms. NEWRY State Forest, south-west of Urunga, was impacted by a severe thunderstorm on Friday, 10 October that left roads blocked by fallen trees and branches. Once the damage was assessed, a Forestry […]

Community, Health

The Shoreline project on target for completion in 2027

THE latest stage of Coffs Harbour’s retirement and residential aged care landmark The Shoreline has hit a major milestone, with its Watermark Apartments on track for residents to move in by April 2026. Steve Gooley, the General Manager of the Bachrach Naumburger Group, which is undertaking the multi-million-dollar development, said a recent pre-public sales release […]

Government

Cecato to serve another term as Deputy Mayor

COUNCILLOR George Cecato has been elected to a further 12-month term as Deputy Mayor of the City of Coffs Harbour Council. Cr Cecato was endorsed by Council at its Thursday, 23 October meeting after his initial 12-month term expired. The Deputy Mayor’s role is to act as chairperson of the Council meeting if the Mayor […]

Regional

Firefighters to integrate cultural burning techniques in bushfire management

Cultural burning practices are integrated with accredited firefighting qualifications Laqueesha Laurie and her father, Dane, participated in the program. Photos: FCNSW. CULTURAL burning techniques are being integrated into government bushfire management frameworks across NSW. Funded by the Federal Government program “Fire, Country and People”, the aim is to strengthen community resilience to major bushfire events […]

Police

Kemp and Minns clash over bail laws

MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp and Premier Chris Minns butted heads in NSW Parliament last week over youth crime and bail laws. During Question Time on Tuesday, 21 October, Mr Kemp asked whether it would take a death from crime before the Government acted to tighten youth bail laws. The Oxley MP’s question came days […]