AWARD-WINNING performer Darren Coggan brings to life the timeless songs of James Taylor at the Jetty Theatre on Saturday, 16 August, in an unforgettable celebration of one of modern music’s most magnetic and beloved artists. In this heartfelt performance, Darren takes audiences on an eloquent musical journey through Taylor’s iconic songbook, featuring classics like How […]
Moonee Beach Hotel team runs City2Surf for Lifeline North Coast
MOONEE Beach Hotel (MBH) has a keen team taking on Sydney’s iconic City2Surf 14km run on Sunday 10 August, raising funds for Lifeline North Coast as part of its Welcome Hospitality partnership. Lifeline is the 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention service, which has its North Coast headquarters in Coffs Harbour. The MBH team of […]

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), […]
An exploration of the mystical as fair returns to Coffs Harbour
A unique range of stallholders will be on offer at C.ex Coffs Harbour. A unique range of stallholders will be on offer at C.ex Coffs Harbour. BACK by popular demand, the Coffs Harbour Crystals, Creatives and Mystics Fair returns to Coffs C.ex from 2-3 August. Organisers say the fair hosts “a curated blend of the […]

Calling past members for Physie reunion
Edith Parsons, Nancy Welsh, Norma Johnson, Jeanette Welsh, Audrey Blood, Judy Connell, Joan Lane, Gloria Gavenlock, Verlie Lee, Judy Summerville, Dolly Rowe and Jan Welsh. Raelene Stig, Keli Emerson, Leah Dugdale, Carol Locke, Alisa Noble, Lorena Christen and Alysse Chapman. Norma Johnson, Brenda Henderson, Judy Blair, Yvonne Graham, Audrey Blood, Judy Summerville and Robyn Walsh. […]

Coffs Harbour Garden Club celebrates 75 years of gardening and friendship
Coffs Harbour Garden Club (CHGC) President Esther Koreny with North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Vice-President Patsy Caves. CHGC Newsletter Editor Carolan Buckmaster, Mayor Nikki Williams, CHGC President Esther Koreny, Garden Clubs of Australia Zone Co-ordinator Malcolm McKinlay, and North Coast Regional Botanic Garden VP Patsy Caves. CHGC members Anne Moon, Pat Roser (Life) and Maureen […]
Plans for Glenreagh Timber Festival 2026 underway after this year’s cancellation
Glenreagh Timber Festival event organiser Rikki Centinich. Dan Coulstock owner of the 1910 Marshall vintage engine showing at Glenreagh Timber Fest 2024. Mackie from the Mid North Coast Machinery Restoration Club at Glenreagh Timber Fest 2024. DESPITE the setback of this year’s cancellation, plans for Glenreagh Timber Festival 2026 have been bolstered by the Destination […]

Woolgoolga United Football Club to hold charity weekend for Lifeline North Coast
WOOLGOOLGA United Football Club is hosting a weekend of sport, community, and connection with the “Every Goal Counts, Every Life Matters” charity weekend for Lifeline North Coast. Held across Friday and Saturday 15-16 August, the event brings together eight regional teams in a united effort to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention and postvention […]
Marsh makes it to halfway mark in Mini Globe yacht race
Eric Marsh’s Globe 5.8m boat Sunbear, going back in the water. Coffs Harbour yachtsman Eric Marsh at the halfway mark in the McIntyre Mini Globe Race. Fiji’s Vuda Marina providing a haven for the round-the-world yachtsmen and women. HALFWAY into the McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR), sailing 28,000 nautical miles around the world, Coffs Harbour […]
Woolgoolga’s Blues and Berries Festival wins event funding
Woolgoolga’s Blues and Berries Festival is back in November. The famous pie eating contest. Live music is a big feature of the festival. WOOLGOOLGA’S much-loved Blues and Berries Festival has secured key funding through the NSW Government’s 2025 Regional Event Fund, and is set to return to Woolgoolga Beach Reserve on Sunday 2 November. The […]