CITY of Coffs Harbour is now working to “digitise and align” its legacy planning maps. Two years ago the NSW Government implemented a new suite of land use zones (known as Employment Zones) which replaced the existing business and industrial categories in all local environmental plans in NSW, including the Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan […]
Councillor Tony Judge thinks the City is missing an opportunity to develop ‘strong measures’ to reduce homelessness.
COUNCILLOR Tony Judge has branded the draft City of Coffs Harbour Homelessness Strategy as a “missed opportunity” to collaborate with service providers and the State Government on “strong measures” to reduce homelessness. “The draft strategy is an excellent piece of research that identifies the extent of homelessness in the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area,” Cr […]
City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, commemoration organiser Elias Elias, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and event speaker Asaad Aldakh.
Young Yazidi women who experienced the genocide tell their story. Coffs Harbour Yazidis gather to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the genocide in Sinjar. A Yazidi woman views photos of those lost or killed in the genocide. Many photos of lost or murdered family members were shared at the commemoration. MOURNFUL wailing filled the room […]
Coffs Coast Tourism award winners and finalists with Coffs MP Gurmesh Singh.
Coffs Coast Tourism award winners and finalists with Coffs MP Gurmesh Singh. Bellingen’s The Belfry Manager Rowan Simon. THE Coffs Coast fared well in the 2025 North Coast Regional Tourism Awards with Bellingen’s The Belfry guesthouse winning the Hosted Accommodation award for the second consecutive year. Attending the awards night in Byron Bay, manager Rowan […]
Cheryl Dal Pozzo and Margaret Duffus with the tea service. Captain William Whaites and wife Emily Bayldon. CHERYL Dal Pozzo (nee Whaites), a descendant of Captain William Whaites, has gifted the Nambucca Headland Museum a silver tea service presented to her great grandparents by the Nambucca River community in 1889. The engraved set, which when […]
The Sea World Foundation team with the seal at Coffs Harbour boat ramp.
Last year’s Show and Shine at Park Beach Plaza. Photo: Mike Camilleri. The Sea World Foundation team with the seal at Coffs Harbour boat ramp. A JUVENILE New Zealand Fur Seal has been returned to the Solitary Islands off Coffs Harbour after just over six weeks of rehabilitation for a severe shark bite. The young […]
More than 200 people had a wonderful day. Photo: supplied by SNAICC.
Catherine Liddle and Aunty Julie Carey (Kulai). More than 200 people had a wonderful day. Photo: supplied by SNAICC. NATIONAL Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day was on Tuesday 4 August with communities across the country coming together to honour their strength, voice and deep cultural identity. More than 200 children, including those from […]
CCA Coordinator Shae Fleming with Gumbaynggirr Elder Uncle Allan Phillips.
THE Clarence Catchment Alliance (CCA) is building on the momentum and community support following its four-day Clarence Catchment–EDO Regional Roadshow, to present its case against mineral mining to the NSW Parliament. On Tuesday 5 August, representatives flew to Sydney to present a comprehensive body of work built over six years. The delegation was hosted by […]
The tapestry captured stories of life along the region’s rivers. Photo: Neighbourhood Centres of Bellingen Shire.
FIFTY years of NAIDOC Week was celebrated at two community events at Urunga and Mylestom last month. The events were run by the Galangga Biindarray Indigenous Corporation, in partnership with the Neighbourhood Centres of Bellingen Shire, and explored the 2025 NAIDOC Week theme of “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy”. Held at the Urunga […]
Forty years service between them: Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour volunteers Andrew Cox and Mark Halling.
Forty years service between them: Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour volunteers Andrew Cox and Mark Halling. Mark Halling, Commissioner Alex Barrell, Andrew Cox and Unit Commander Jane Leach. TWO long-standing Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour volunteers, Andrew Cox and Mark Halling, were honoured for their distinguished service at a ceremony on Wednesday, 30 July. Marine Rescue NSW […]
