It would not be the Winter Solstice festival without a bonfire. Fire twirling at the Winter Solstice celebration. THE Boambee East Community Centre’s free Winter Solstice family festival returns on Saturday 20 June 2026. The festival, which celebrates the shortest day and longest night of the year, is now in its 10th year. Throughout the […]
Women heading off on the walk. Photo: Leeboo Photography.
Women heading off on the walk. Photo: Leeboo Photography. The walk marked the 40th anniversary of the Coffs Harbour Women’s Health Centre. Photo: Leeboo Photography. Participants enjoying the early start at Coffs Jetty Foreshore. Photo: Leeboo Photography. WOMEN have turned out in droves to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Coffs Harbour Women’s Health Centr […]
NORTH Coast students from 73 public schools came together on 25 and 26 May for the area’s fifth Compass Music Festival – a major NSW public schools music event celebrating young performers in Years 3 to 12. Presented by the NSW Department of Education’s The Arts Unit, the Compass Music Festival took place over two […]
Kane Guglielmi in his film Common Wealth. Photo: supplied.
Kane Guglielmi in his film Common Wealth. Photo: supplied. A shot from the film, showing Kate Guglielmi travelling through the Italian countryside. Photo: supplied. KANE Guglielmi’s passion for film began in childhood. By his teens, he was already lending his technical skills to assist his high school film studies teacher. Now residing on a small […]
Bald Archy 2026 winner Emperor Australis by Mark Davis. Amyl and the Wiggles by Kate Bowditch. The Fungals by Cindy Mortyn. Self Reflection by Michelle Commandeur. AUSTRALIA’S most irreverent portrait award, The Bald Archy, opens at the National Cartoon Gallery in Coffs Harbour on 24 April. Created in 1994 by the late Peter Batey OAM, […]
Ensemble Trivium will perform in Coffs Harbour.
COFFS Harbour Music Society will host Ensemble Trivium in concert on Friday 24 April at John Paul College Theatre. The vibrant collective of some of Brisbane’s leading musicians – flautist Monika Koerner, violinist Anne Horton and violist Yoko Okayasu – is renowned for creating exhilarating concert experiences. “It is a great pleasure to continue to […]
Multi award-winning artist Dorian Mode. Photo: supplied, City of Coffs Harbour.
FOLLOWING a sold-out opening concert, “Celebrating The Seekers – 60 Years” with Keith Potger, Sunday Sounds returns to the City of Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Memorial Theatre with another afternoon of music steeped in nostalgia, storytelling and connection. On Sunday 26 April at 2pm, acclaimed musician and writer Dorian Mode and his trio bring to the […]
Last year’s event featured 95 artworks from 44 artists from the Nambucca, Macleay, Hastings and Bellinger valleys, with more than 100 attendees at the opening event.
LOCAL female artists have an opportunity to exhibit their artwork at the Nambucca Valley Women’s Business Network’s (NVWBN) ‘Women in Art’ exhibition, opening at Macksville’s Matilda Street Gallery on Saturday 16 May. Last year’s event saw 95 artworks from 44 artists from the Nambucca, Macleay, Hastings and Bellinger valleys, with more than 100 attendees at […]
Samantha Hanna with one of her works in ‘Collide’.
SAMANTHA Hanna, a contributor to the “Collide” art exhibition showing at Sawtell Art Gallery until 14 March, was mistakenly described as a fledgling artist in NOTA’s recent report. In fact Samantha has enjoyed a 27-year career in the design industry. “I moved from Sydney to Sawtell in April 2023, built a studio and have been […]
Liam Kennedy-Clark and Gabi Louise from Wicker Suite. Photo: Glenn Jackson.
Liam Kennedy-Clark and Gabi Louise from Wicker Suite. Photo: Glenn Jackson. Liam Kennedy-Clark and Gabi Louise from Wicker Suite. Photo: Glenn Jackson. FOLK-BLUEGRASS duo Wicker Suite took to the stage at the historic Coramba Community Hall on Sunday, 8 March, providing locals an unforgettable afternoon of music and stories. The duo, consisting of Australian fiddler […]
