Australian Museum Lead Scientist for FrogID Dr Jodi Rowley.
THE Australian Museum’s FrogID Week is on, finishing at midnight on Sunday 16 November. Australia’s biggest citizen science project and the world’s biggest frog count, FrogID Week encourages the public to make a meaningful contribution to scientific understanding of the world. The free FrogID app enables anyone with a smartphone to record different frog species […]
Chris Bowen says you don't have to have solar panels on your roof to reap the benefits. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP
ENERGY retailers say they’ve been blindsided by reforms promising free electricity to hundreds of thousands of Australians during peak solar power hours. The Solar Sharer program, announced by the federal government last Tuesday, would give consumers free access to electricity for three hours each day as part of the default offer available. Households in NSW, […]
RECONCILIATION, cultural respect and truth telling are strongly supported across the Enterprise & Training Company (ETC) organisation. The local not-for-profit provider of employment, training, and business services has shared the results of its recent Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Barometer staff survey, highlighting the values held by its employees and their commitment to creating a more […]
2025 Pia Dollmann award winner Nick Lambert with Mayor Nikki Williams.
2025 Pia Dollmann award winner Nick Lambert with Mayor Nikki Williams. Mayor Nikki Williams with Dee Wallace Award winners, Green Bluff Landcare: Jan Allen, Deb Kelly, Craig Bellamy, Cathy Willis and Lindy Davis. Eileen Moody Award winner John Wackett with Mayor Nikki Williams and Cr Jonathan Cassell. COFFS Harbour Regional Landcare’s (CHRL) annual awards took […]
STUDYING the lived experience of children and young people living in kinship care is at the centre of a groundbreaking Australian Research Council-funded project, led by Southern Cross University (SCU). The research seeks to reimagine how to strengthen belonging, identity and wellbeing for those growing up in kinship care. Leading the project is SCU Professor […]
The cost to farmers of grain for feral pig trapping and baiting can be significant. Photo: supplied.
LANDHOLDERS across NSW are being encouraged to take advantage of $850,000 worth of free grain and bait on offer as part of a statewide crackdown on feral pigs. The funding is part of the Government’s Feral Pig and Pest Program with funding from the State’s more than $1 billion biosecurity budget. It is the third […]
A night crusade inside the Tent of Promise.
A night crusade inside the Tent of Promise. A team member explains the tent’s Bible Panorama. THE Tent of Promise is an old-time revival experience currently travelling the length and breadth of Australia. It will be at the Bellingen Showground from 13-16 November, where visitors can view a 30 metre-long Bible panorama showing the chronology […]
MP Gurmesh Singh, Mayor Nikki Williams and Orchid Society President Neville Anderson with members and volunteers. The winning floor display by Coffs Harbour Orchid Society. ORGANISERS say the 23rd Australian Orchid Council International Conference and Show, hosted by the Woolgoolga District Orchid Society (WDOS) in October, was a “magnificent success”. Combining a mammoth orchid show […]
Last year’s Coffs Coast Woodworker’s exhibition.
Last year’s Coffs Coast Woodworker’s exhibition. This turned lidded bowl is a competition prize. THE Coffs Coast Woodworker’s (CCW) annual exhibition will be held at the North Coast Botanic Garden in the Display Conference Room from 28-30 November. A diverse range of crafted items will be on show. “Whether it be charcuterie boards, turned bowls, […]
RENTAL vacancy rates across NSW remain critically low, deepening the housing crisis and leaving tenants competing for limited homes. New analysis from the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) shows that in September, many regions recorded vacancy rates below two percent. The Mid-North Coast sat at 1.6 percent, while Coffs Harbour was at 1.5 percent. […]
