CITY of Coffs Harbour Council has given in-principle support for the reinstatement of the 1923 Woolgoolga and District Great War Memorial, which disappeared from public sight last century. The 4.4-metre tall sandstone and granite structure was dismantled in 1999 and has lain in storage since, with the Woolgoolga RSL sub-Branch and Rotary working together for […]

FARMERS, their families and workers are returning home safely after a day on the land due to stronger quad bike safety standards, but tougher enforcement could save even more lives. Quad bikes have long been a leading cause of deaths on farms, with 10 fatalities in 2024 and 46 reports of injuries, according to Farmsafe […]

Participants displayed a great degree of skill. During weather emergencies Marine Rescue NSW can be requested to assist by NSW SES. Marine Rescue NSW multi-purpose vessels were used in the exercise. Marine Rescue NSW volunteers from seven units across the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast took part in the Red Rock exercise. Participants from […]

THE Jetty Foreshore was the subject of an extraordinary City of Coffs Harbour meeting on Monday 30 June called by councillors Paul Amos, Julie Sechi, Tony Judge and Jonathan Cassell. Cr Amos began the two-and-a-half hour meeting by moving a motion (seconded by Cr Judge) containing three points: 1. For Council to confirm it wishes […]

LONG before observatories dotted the land and satellites blinked overhead, the First Peoples of Australia were reading the stars. For over 65,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have looked to the sky – not for abstraction, but for connection, direction, and survival. Theirs is the oldest continuous astronomical tradition on Earth. To these […]

Tony Prior is the NPWS Team Leader Fire for the North Coast: Photo: NPWS. The helicopter coordinator, air attack supervisor and large air tanker specialist in the air. Photo: NPWS. BELLINGEN’S Anthony Prior has been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) in the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours. Mr Prior, who is currently Team Leader […]

Festival patron Bryan Brown and fellow actor Sam Neill with (l-r) Jess Wood, Sarah Morrow, Julie Holgate and Maria Rivas. Photo: The Book Warehouse. Bryan Brown with brewery co-owner Nick Boshier. Photo: Bellingen Brewery Co. Nick Boshier (standing) with a pizza and a few brews for Wendy Harmer, Clare Wright, Bryan Brown and Peter Greste. […]

ANZAC Day was commemorated at the Bunker with a display highlighting the importance of the building in the defence of Coffs Harbour and the Eastern Seaboard during the Second World War. Now housing the National Cartoon Gallery and the National Holden Motor Museum, the heritage listed Bunker was originally built to house communication equipment during […]