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Coffs Harbour Older Women’s Network celebrates fifth birthday

CHOWN member Robyn Henderson with founding members Daniela Martignago, Bronwyn Chalmers and Lorraine Penn. Vanessa Simpson, Dianna Miller and Cr Cath Fowler. Denise Knight and Vinny Dingle. CEO Healthy Voyage Tazmyn Jewell, comedian Mandy Nolan and National OWN Chair Beverly Baker. COFFS Harbour Older Women’s Network (CHOWN) marked its fifth […]

Coffs Coast

NSW residents encouraged to be alert to signs of avian influenza in poultry

THE NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is encouraging everyone to be alert to signs of avian influenza in commercial and domestic poultry, and wildlife. Australia remains free from the H5N1 strain that is causing concern globally, however there is a risk the disease may be introduced by wild birds that migrate […]

Community

Young trumpeter touches hearts in first Remembrance Day appearance

FROM 11am on Tuesday 11 November, 11-year-old trumpet player Alannah Guselli performed the Last Post and Reveille at the Coffs Harbour Remembrance Day ceremony. It was her first public performance. The St Augustine Primary School Year 5 student had spent weeks preparing for that moment. “Standing beside the town’s Cenotaph, Alannah’s small hands trembled slightly […]

Local News

Pros and cons for Cowper after Coalition’s decision to abandon Net Zero

ALL sectors have weighed in on the Federal Coalition’s decision to abandon Net Zero by 2050. This major tool for combatting climate change involves balancing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere with the amount removed. Patrick Leyland, Chief Digital Officer at Populares and former Director of Digital Campaigns for the Australian Labor […]

Regional

The ecological disaster threatening Australian seabirds

BILL Fulton recalls counting 1162 dead birds during a four-and-a-half kilometre morning beach walk. That’s a rough average of one every four metres. But when he tells people about the work and its confronting reality, they’re curiously inclined to dismiss it as kind of normal. “We want people to know that this is different,” Mr […]

Local News

Gurmesh Singh wins NSW Nationals leadership after shock Saunders exit

COFFS HARBOUR MP Gurmesh Singh has been elected as the new leader of the NSW Nationals, following the shock resignation of Dugald Saunders earlier this week. It is the latest promotion for Mr Singh, a former macadamia and blueberry farmer from Woolgoolga, who was named Deputy Leader of the NSW National Party in June 2024. […]

Community

Coffs community tucked in to Women’s Shed BBQ fundraiser

THE Coffs Harbour Women’s Shed Project hosted a successful community BBQ fundraiser on Friday 7 November, raising $913 to support Warrina Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services. A top-up donation made by Coffs Harbour Lions Club rounded it up to $1000. Held on the front lawn at their new headquarters, 41 Gordon Street, the event […]

Community, Health

Running Festival donation to young patients at Coffs Harbour Health Campus

CHILDREN receiving treatment at Coffs Harbour Health Campus will soon benefit from a new specialised chair thanks to a $7500 donation raised through the annual Coffs Harbour Running Festival. The funds, part of a broader community effort led by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour, will support the hospital’s new Paediatric Ambulatory Care Service (PACS), […]

Local News

Safety Beach music lover pens celebration of new wave and post-punk eras

A TABLE book of ‘70s and ‘80s new wave and post-punk music history is set for local release, with an official launch at Coffs Harbour Book Warehouse on Saturday, 15 November from 10am until noon. The man behind the almanac is Michael Krilich of Safety Beach, who ten years ago began blogging online about an […]

Community

Moonee meeting talks footbridge future

Officials meet with residents to discuss the footbridge’s future. A 1954 photo of Moonee Creek Footbridge, Stingray Creek. The suspect: a fallen tree over Stingray Creek. THE tale of the lost Moonee Creek footbridge has gathered more notoriety than the structure ever did in its 70-odd years of service. First built in 1954 with community […]