Steve Hill, owner of Coffs Skydiving, hands the group’s letter to Premier Chris Minns.
MORE than 100 local businesses from the Mid North Coast have put their case to the NSW Premier for the creation of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) as a “game-changing tourism destination” to rival the Blue Mountains and the Great Barrier Reef”. The business coalition submitted a signed letter to Mr Minns at State […]
Flood victims in Lismore like Mel Connell want more done to prepare for future disasters. Photo: Mel Connell.
FROM the door of Mel Connell’s gift shop, in shin-deep water, the only things still recognisable were a few hanging festoon and fairy lights. After 14 years as a small retailer, she had to refashion her premises after floods ripped through the northern NSW town of Lismore in February 2022. By September, Ms Connell had […]
Rotary and MNCLHD representatives Jasmine Lake, Tony Jorm, Daryl Redford, Betty Kitchener, Dr Ray Silins, Alan Mulhearn (front L-R): Tania Langler, Lee Brogmus, Symone Lindsey and Betty Mulhearn.
THE Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour has shown its ongoing support for early literacy by raising $6000 to purchase books for families attending the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) Child and Family Health Service. Nurses from the service will give the books to visiting youngsters and their carers, with the aim of encouraging […]
A 53-YEAR-OLD man has been granted conditional bail after allegedly assaulting four people and a dog at Nambucca Heads. Police were told about 10.30am on Sunday 1 June, an 87-year-old man was walking along the boardwalk on Riverside Drive, Nambucca Heads, when he was approached by an unknown man who allegedly pushed him in the […]
THE first report of an inquiry into community safety has been tabled, highlighting an urgent need for early intervention to deal with the complex social drivers of youth crime in regional and rural NSW. Since adopting the inquiry on 20 March 2024, the Committee of Law and Safety received almost 200 submissions and conducted hearings […]
The flags of Australia, Afghanistan and the US at the Military Base at Tarin Kowt, Uruzghan Province, Afghanistan.
A POWERFUL new documentary titled Bravery & Betrayal was screened last week at C.ex Coffs Harbour. The film offers a raw and deeply personal insight into the experiences of the Australian Special Forces during their years of service in Afghanistan. It also examines the media scrutiny and personal toll of official investigations of these elite […]
Two of the six arrested protesters have avoided convictions. File photo: Brian Mahoney.
TWO forest activists have faced Coffs Harbour Local Court over their occupation of the roof of the Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) building on 23 April. They were among six women who unfurled banners next to the FCNSW logo that read “End Native Forest Logging Now”. Knitting Nanna Sharron Hodge, 65, and filmmaker Juliet Lamont, 54, […]
The service will allow flood-affected residents access to essential services.
THE Community Transport Company has announced it will be providing specialised transport services for residents affected by the recent floods across the Nambucca, Bellingen, and Coffs Harbour local government areas. For the next two weeks, the organisation is offering dedicated transport support to help flood-affected residents access essential services such as medical appointments, hospital visits, […]
A gravid lace monitor, hit and left on the road and a juvenile eastern grey kangaroo that had to be euthanised.
WIRES Volunteer Skye*, with a carpet python rescued from the road. A gravid lace monitor, hit and left on the road and a juvenile eastern grey kangaroo that had to be euthanised. A WIRES volunteer caring for an orphaned eastern grey kangaroo joey, found next to its dead mother. MOTORISTS […]
THE period for community members to have their say on the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore planning proposal has been extended until 30 June 2025. The consultation period was originally set to end on 16 June. Property and Development NSW has lodged a planning proposal for development of land at the Jetty Foreshores with the Department […]
