Coffs Mayor Nikki Williams officially opened Seniors Festival at the ‘Art with Arthritis’ workshop. Arthritis in her hands doesn’t stop Lynette Smith from getting arty. The happy result of the workshop. THE Seniors Festival in Coffs Harbour began on Monday 2 March, with Mayor Nikki Williams officially opening the two-week series of events. Cr Williams […]

Coffs Rotary member Michael Brown and his wife Liesel and the Phantom comics collection. The vintage Phantom comics. THOUSANDS of vintage Phantom comics will be on sale at Coffs Rotary’s upcoming BookFest community fundraiser. The donation of historic comics came about when longtime Coffs Rotary member Michael Brown was visiting with his brother Kevin, in […]

The optic in the lighthouse in the late 1940s. The optic today, celebrating 146 years of lighting up. ONE hundred and forty-six years since its first illumination, the South Solitary Island Lighthouse optic will be lit to celebrate the milestone on Sunday 15 March. Following meticulous restoration work, the historic optic was installed in a […]

‘Affordable Housing’, by Pete Gailey, 2025 Sculpture/3D category winner. Photo: supplied/Pete Gailey. ‘The Never Never Bejewelled’, by Coco Elder, 2025 Landscape category winner. Photo: supplied/Coc Elder. ONE of the region’s favourite art competitions, the EJ Mantova Art Prize, is again open for entries with the hope this year will bring yet another record-breaking number of […]

OVER 40 Mid North Coast motorcyclists joined the annual Charity Dice Run on Sunday 21 February. Hosted by the Mid North Coast Harley Owners Group (MNCHOG), riders gathered at either the northern starting point in Coffs Harbour or the southern set-off park in Port Macquarie, The funds were split 50/50 between St Vincents de Paul’s […]