The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and other marine life. The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and other marine life. MARINE algal blooms are the […]

THE Coffs Coast environment movement is saddened by the passing of passionate environmentalist and campaigner Maggie (Margaret) McCue. She was the driving force behind the Coffs Harbour Environment Centre, and was involved in the Emerald Beach Ocean Outfall campaign, the creation of Bongil Bongil National Park, and in numerous forest protests. Maggie was an esteemed […]

  The opening of the bush tucker garden was a family affair. Photo: Sandbag.   The garden is the first in Coffs Harbour on public land.   IT WAS a day of “cultural immersion” for the official opening of the Sandy Beach Bushtucker garden on Saturday 12 July. The event was organised as a family […]

DO not be alarmed if you encounter a large koala with a blue head trudging along the road to Sydney – it is simply “KoaLaMan looking for a home”. The 550km, 30-day walk from the “Happy Frog” in Coffs Harbour to Parliament House in Sydney, is the latest in Peter Elzer’s efforts to halt logging […]