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Coffs Harbour Music Society Update: Endeavour Trio Concert

COFFS Harbour Music Society’s upcoming concert featuring the Endeavour Trio will proceed despite pianist Stephen Emerson being unable to appear as planned this month, following an accident. “We are pleased to confirm, however, that the trio’s outstanding remaining members, Paul and Trish Dean, will perform for us instead,” Director of the Coffs Harbour Conservatorium Dr […]

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Coffs Rotary Motor Show will display more than 100 vehicles including a Batmobile

Vehicles galore to see at Coffs Motor Show. Vehicles galore to see at Coffs Motor Show. Vehicles galore to see at Coffs Motor Show. BatCrew Mike with son Darin and grandsons Luke and Dom. COFFS City Rotary Club’s Motor Show returns to Coffs Harbour’s Park Beach Plaza car park on Sunday 25 October. Visitors can […]

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Italian Ciao Coffs Festa funds donated to Coffs Hospital Children’s Ward

COFFS Harbour Base Hospital Children’s Ward has received a cheque for more than $13,000 as the beneficiary of the inaugural Ciao Coffs Festa Italiana, held at Coffs Harbour Racecourse last Saturday. Thanks to the outstanding success of the festival, the generosity of the business community and significant sponsorships, the amount raised exceeded the organisers’ expectations […]

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Urunga SLSC celebrates 80 years

Scenes from Urunga Surf Life Saving Club’s 80th birthday celebration at Anchors Wharf in Urunga. URUNGA Surf Life Saving Club has celebrated a very special milestone, marking 80 years of surf lifesaving and service to the local community. Past and present members, Life Members, families, friends and supporters came together at Anchors Wharf in Urunga […]

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The tiny house revolution comes to Coffs Harbour

A couple inspecting an award-winning home by company Tiny Noosa. Photo: Jessica Miller. isitors exploring the display homes. Photo: Jessica Miller. Speaker Jesse Anyan with Expo organiser Phae Barrett. Photo: Jessica Miller. The inimitable Kim Connelly, urging the audience to “Just do it”. Photo: Jessica Miller. A stylish studio space on display at the Expo. […]

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Lethal H5 bird flu detected on Coffs Coast beach

COFFS Harbour recorded another positive test result for the deadly H5 bird flu virus in one of five new detections announced late last week across NSW. Locally, positive test results were all returned from terns and included birds at Bonny Hills, in the Camden Haven; Boomerang Beach, on the Mid North Coast; and at Coffs […]

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Boambee Headland planting boosts Glossy Black Cockatoo habitat

Photo: OzGREEN. BCU team members. Photo: OzGREEN. Photo: OzGREEN. Photo: OzGREEN. Staff from supporting organisation Stroud Homes. Photo: OzGREEN. Trish, Amy and Kathleen from OzGREEN. Photo: supplied. BOAMBEE Headland is a little greener after nearly 400 native trees went into the ground on Friday 4 September, as students, businesses and environmental volunteers came out to […]

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Italian Ciao Coffs Festa funds donated to Coffs Hospital Children’s Ward

COFFS Harbour Base Hospital Children’s Ward has received a cheque for more than $13,000 as the beneficiary of the inaugural Ciao Coffs Festa Italiana, held at Coffs Harbour Racecourse last Saturday. Thanks to the outstanding success of the festival, the generosity of the business community and significant sponsorships, the amount raised exceeded the organisers’ expectations […]

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Coffs Show committee begins planning for 2027

COFFS Harbour Show Society’s recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) has established the executive committee for annual Agricultural Show 2027 and set the date for 23-24 April at Coffs Harbour Showground. The committee includes president Rob Bradford, two vice presidents Tim Cheers and Alice Rehwinkel, secretary Judy Harrison, treasurer Lorraine Tibbs, and assistant Shannon Marsh. “We […]

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Shackleton’s Endurance expedition linked to Coffs’ Banana Twins

Annie Talvé, Paul McKeon and Mark Cottle. Mark Cottle delivers a spellbinding talk for ArtsNational Coffs Coast. Endurance trapped in pack ice by Frank Hurley. The ‘Banana Twins’ in the late 1980s, Adelie and Toni Hurley, daughters of the famous photographer, Frank Hurley. ARTSNATIONAL Coffs Coast’s recent talk on Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition to Antarctica […]