March 5, 2026
Local radio station 2Air FM raises funds for Cancer Council The Cancer Council’s Kerrie Piper with prizewinner 2Air FM’s Ken Capps.
Community, Event

Local radio station 2Air FM raises funds for Cancer Council

THE Biggest Morning Tea Cancer Council fundraiser, run by local radio station 2Air FM, got off to a great start on Saturday 24 May after the event was postponed due to heavy rain. “Mother Nature was really kind, she gave us a nice sunny day with only a gentle breeze, which made for a perfect […]

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Artists share an ‘Eclectic Selection’ of what matters to them Jai Waters (centre) and friends with her Eclectic Selection works.
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Artists share an ‘Eclectic Selection’ of what matters to them

Jai Waters (centre) and friends with her Eclectic Selection works. Printmakers Barb Newby, Annie Olive, Karen Thio and Margie Hawtin with their “Woopi” mini prints. Jo and Barb Newby with Robin Appleby’s “Beach Bodies”. Roz Stone with her painting “Winter on Collins”. WOOLGOOLGA Art Gallery’s current exhibition “Eclectic Selection” is a fitting title for a […]

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Holden Special Vehicle Show and Shine attracts performance cars Show and Shine judge Bob Carle, Holden HSV Nation Club President Lucas Jacobsen and National Holden Motor Museum’s Chris Paynter.
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Holden Special Vehicle Show and Shine attracts performance cars

Show and Shine judge Bob Carle, Holden HSV Nation Club President Lucas Jacobsen and National Holden Motor Museum’s Chris Paynter. A display Holden HSV receives a quick spruce up after the journey from Dorrigo. A well-attended Show and Shine event at the Bunker’s National Holden Motor Museum. Two exhibitors ‘tech talk’ the differences in Holden […]

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Coffs City Mayor to join national simultaneous Storytime
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Coffs City Mayor to join national simultaneous Storytime

CITY of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, will lead the local contribution to National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday, 21 May. Cr Williams will read “The Truck Cat” between 10.30-11.30am at the Harry Bailey Memorial Library at Yarrila Place, Coffs Harbour. National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). […]

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Tea Time with Breast Cancer Buddies Support Group
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Tea Time with Breast Cancer Buddies Support Group

THE Breast Cancer Buddies Support Group in Coffs Harbour is hosting a “Tea, Treats and Togetherness” event at the Botanic Gardens, in support of Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser. Everyone is invited to this gathering on Wednesday, 21 May from 10am to 12pm, which will bring the community together to celebrate and support the […]

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Botanic Gardens Week celebrates safeguarding plants and connecting with nature The endangered Swamp Orchid is protected at the Botanic Garden.
Event, Regional

Botanic Gardens Week celebrates safeguarding plants and connecting with nature

The Powerful Owl, a threatened species living in the Botanic Gardens. The endangered Swamp Orchid is protected at the Botanic Garden. THE Friends of the Botanic Gardens in Coffs Harbour are embracing the theme of Botanic Gardens Week, 19–25 May, with a series of free visitor activities in line with the powerful message, “Guardians of […]

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Sharing the woodblocking art of Hiroshige at ArtsNational Dr Olive with ArstNational Coffs Coast’s secretary, Natacha Borecky.
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Sharing the woodblocking art of Hiroshige at ArtsNational

Dr Olive with ArstNational Coffs Coast’s secretary, Natacha Borecky. The ‘silence of snow’ as Dr Olive described Hiroshige’s technical brilliance. Snow at Akashi by Hiroshige. ARTSNATIONAL Coffs Coast’s April arts talk featured the work of Japanese woodblock master and innovator, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). Titled “Hiroshige’s Woodblock Masterpieces and the Japanese Sensibility for Snow”, it was […]

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Fearless instrumentalists live in Coffs Harbour Ensemble Offspring.
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Fearless instrumentalists live in Coffs Harbour

LED by internationally-acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes, leading new music group Ensemble Offspring will present a concert like no other in Coffs Harbour on Sunday, 25 May. “Many readers will have seen Claire’s solo marimba concert last year and been dazzled by her high voltage performance,” said Coffs Harbour Music Society.President Leigh Summers. Now Claire brings […]

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