NEW fathers in NSW will benefit from new health and mental health checks thanks to a $1 million donation from the NSW Government to men’s health charity Movember. The funding will allow NSW Health to partner with Movember to pilot health and wellbeing checks for new and expecting dads. The initiative will focus on the […]
The Shoreline Management Team with Aurielle Reyes at front right. Photo: The Shoreline.
LUXURY retirement living and residential aged care community, The Shoreline, is one of several Coffs Harbour businesses named as a finalist in two categories at the 2026 Business NSW Mid North Coast Business Awards – Excellence in Large Business, and Outstanding Employee. Its Residential Aged Care facility is now operating at full capacity and , […]
Woolgoolga U3A tutor John Imrie celebrates his 100th birthday with friends, committee members and students at the Seaview Tavern, Woolgoolga. Seated beside John on his right is class member Colin, aged 101. Together, they are the last surviving World War II veterans living in Woolgoolga.
THE one hundredth birthday of Red Rock resident, John Imrie, was celebrated recently with friends, U3A committee members and students from the U3A Australian History and Poetry class. The party took place at the Seaview Tavern in Woolgoolga. For more than 30 years, John has inspired generations of U3A members through his Australian History and […]
A Southern Right mother and calf off the Mid North Coast. Picture: NSW NPWS.
THE NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has issued a Special Order for all vessels to stay at least 500 metres, and swimmers 100m, away from all Southern Right Whales in NSW waters. The Order will be in place until 30 November 2026 when the breeding and calving season ends in NSW. Southern Right […]
Members of a working bee battle the invasive strangler vine, Claw Creeper. Photos: submitted
Members of a working bee battle the invasive strangler vine, Claw Creeper. Photos: submitted Members of a working bee battle the invasive strangler vine, Claw Creeper. Photos: submitted TREES that are hundreds of years old are being strangled by the rapidly growing and highly invasive Claw Creeper. This introduced vine forms dense mats, covering and […]
THE Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has made a four-year Determination for the maximum prices WaterNSW can charge for regional and rural bulk water services, from 1 July 2026. Tribunal Chair Carmel Donnelly said WaterNSW owns, operates and maintains dams and bulk water infrastructure across regional and rural NSW, supplying bulk water to irrigators, […]
Friends of Pine Creek continue to fight for the Forest Bridge. Photo: Friends of Pine Creek.
DESPITE the impending establishment of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP), local conservationists continue their fight to protect forests. The Friends of Pine Creek have long campaigned for a forest bridge to be established. It is a land bridge for native terrestrial and arboreal wildlife to safely move east to west, from sea level on […]
National parks play an important role in the local visitor economy.
VISITORS to some of the Coffs Coast and Nambucca Valley’s most popular national parks could benefit from improved facilities and infrastructure under a new $130 million funding commitment announced in the NSW Budget. The NSW Government says the funding will be used to upgrade and maintain national park infrastructure across the state, including walking tracks, […]
The fuel excise will be halved for three months as a temporary cost-of-living measure. Photo: AAP Image/Darren England
DRIVERS will pay 16 cents a litre more for petrol and diesel from July as battles over taxes on fuel open up on multiple fronts. Drivers will pay $10 more to fill a 65-litre tank of fuel when tax relief designed to combat surging fuel prices begins to wind back. The move comes after a […]
Imagination in Motion youth theatre program. Photo: Mura Martins.
ARTS Mid North Coast has launched its new SEED Grants Program, for grants of between $500 and $2500 to support community-driven arts and cultural projects across the region. Applications are open now and close 24 July 2026. SEED is designed to provide flexible, accessible support for artists and communities to bring creative ideas to life, […]
