August 1, 2026

Coffs Coast News Of The Area

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Young people behind ‘Coastal Grown’ music event Coastal Grown’s Andrew Davis and 2025 Youth Committee: Isiaha Kelly (Coffs), Brylee Eklund (Nambucca), Annabelle Kerr (Port Macquarie), Mahli Grant, Amy Hughes and Jaiden McDermid (Nambucca), Arlo Smith, Scott Shrimpton and Ethan Pursch (Coffs) and Sam Duff (Port Macquarie).
Entertainment, Event

Young people behind ‘Coastal Grown’ music event

A GIG put together by 10 young people from across the Mid North Coast is being planned for Coffs Harbour’s Hoey Moey on 30 August between 5pm and 9pm. Free to attend, “Coastal Grown” is an all-ages showcase featuring the music talents of Korderoy, Lily Hallawell, Autopilot, Rhetorical? and Temperate. Coastal Grown is the culmination […]

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Coffs’ Bunker Gallery celebrates first year housing Cartoon Gallery and Holden Motor Museum On Humpy Holden Day 2024 Geoff King and Denis Johnson at the National Holden Museum.
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Coffs’ Bunker Gallery celebrates first year housing Cartoon Gallery and Holden Motor Museum

On Humpy Holden Day 2024 Geoff King and Denis Johnson at the National Holden Museum. Four FJs and an FX on display outside the National Holden Museum. The National Holden Museum holds Torana Day in 2025. COFFS Harbour’s iconic Bunker Gallery will celebrate its first anniversary as a new-look tourism and cultural attraction. It was […]

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‘SustainaBelllingen’: community resilience showcase goes ahead Sustainability Convenor Liz Jeremy and Bellingen Show President Susan Lumsdaine.
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‘SustainaBelllingen’: community resilience showcase goes ahead

THE “SustainaBellingen Showcase”, originally planned as part of the Bellingen Show program, will proceed as a standalone event this Saturday and Sunday, 9-10 August. Taking place at the CWA Rooms in Church Street, the free event features a lineup of speakers addressing the community’s resilience to environmental, economic and social issues. “This showcase represents everything […]

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Robert Irwin’s “funny story” in Coffs pays off for local hospitality Jetty Pavilion owners Ben Hemsworth and Kyle Miller with Robert Irwin.
Entertainment, Food

Robert Irwin’s “funny story” in Coffs pays off for local hospitality

Jetty Pavilion owners Ben Hemsworth and Kyle Miller with Robert Irwin. Robert Irwin with Jetty Pavilion co-owner Kyle Miller and his family. Robert back at the Jetty Pavilion to pay for his salad. WHEN Australia Zoo’s Robert Irwin stopped in at the Jetty Pavilion on his recent road trip down the East Coast and forgot […]

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Coffs Harbour launches Mayoral Charity Ball to benefit local children Coffs Kids charity ambassador and founder, City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, with Pacific Bay Resort Executive General Manager Brad Daymond.
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Coffs Harbour launches Mayoral Charity Ball to benefit local children

Coffs Kids charity ambassador and founder, City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, with Pacific Bay Resort Executive General Manager Brad Daymond. All funds raised by ‘Coffs Kids’ are used solely to support children across the Coffs Coast. All funds raised by ‘Coffs Kids’ are used solely to support children across the Coffs Coast. ‘The […]

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Applications open for indie music support package
Entertainment

Applications open for indie music support package

The Greater Good team behind Good Intent. Photo: Billy Zammit. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. GREATER Good, a massive multi-discipline support package worth $30k for independent music artists, is back for a fifth year, with applications open now […]

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ArtsNational hears the story of the ‘Golden Road to Samarkand’ A packed audience of 185 art lovers.
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ArtsNational hears the story of the ‘Golden Road to Samarkand’

ArtsNational Coffs Coast Chair Annie Talvé with speaker Chris Aslan. A packed audience of 185 art lovers. A desert jewel: the avant-garde Russian art of the Savitsky Museum in Nukus. Thriving textile production in Bukhara. A WET midwinter’s night didn’t stop 185 people turning out for ArtsNational Coffs Coast’s most recent talk, “The Golden Road […]

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Contemporary four-piece jazz collective comes to Bello Instrumental, contemporary four-piece jazz collective Zodiac, will perform at Bellingen Memorial Hall and Wauchope Community Arts Hall in September.
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Contemporary four-piece jazz collective comes to Bello

ZODIAC, an instrumental, contemporary four-piece jazz collective from Sydney, is performing at Bellingen Memorial Hall on 5 September and Wauchope Community Arts Hall on 6 September as part of a six-venue tour between Melbourne and Brisbane. Featuring a powerful lineup of some of Sydney’s most creatively ambitious musicians, Jordan Chung (piano), Hinano Fujisaki (tenor saxophone), […]

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Young instrumentalists invite to compete in national championships The OSIC NSW State Final venue, University of NSW (Kensington Campus), Sydney. Photos provided by OSIC.
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Young instrumentalists invite to compete in national championships

A 2024 junior strings finalist performs her piece, placing 1st in her age category. A 2024 drums finalist represents his regional town on the big stage. The OSIC NSW State Final venue, University of NSW (Kensington Campus), Sydney. Photos provided by OSIC. YOUNG instrumentalists from the Coffs Coast region are being invited to audition for […]

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From the Valley to the world: Local voices shine in new podcast series Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things.
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From the Valley to the world: Local voices shine in new podcast series

Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure. Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things. MICK Birtles, a regular reporter for News Of The Area and a familiar voice on […]

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