Two-time leg winners Tim and Marguerite Alexander, from team Show Me The Mooney! Two-time leg winners Tim and Marguerite Alexander, from team Show Me The Mooney! Participants in the 2025 Outback Air Race. TWO Coffs Harbour teams have returned from the Outback Air Race 2025 (OAR) after helping the event raise a record $1 million […]
The local potters involved in Open Studio: Kylie Loebel, Dubravka Sabljak, Jane Northway, Reanne Brewen, Clare Danby and Jo Plater. Photo: Jayden Popenko.
Local potters and ceramic artists to open their studios to the public
The local potters involved in Open Studio: Kylie Loebel, Dubravka Sabljak, Jane Northway, Reanne Brewen, Clare Danby and Jo Plater. Photo: Jayden Popenko. Works by Reanne Brewin. Little Weenies by Jane Northway. Pink pieces of pottery by Clare Danby. Pottery pieces by Allan Casey of Allans Art Woolgoolga. CERAMIC artists and potters are preparing for […]
Guitarists Ziggy and Miles to perform in Coffs Harbour
NEW York-based Australian brothers and guitarists extraordinaire Ziggy and Miles, will perform in Coffs Harbour on Thursday 6 November. Presented by Coffs Harbour Music Society, the concert features an eclectic program of suites and sonatas including their own arrangements of Bach’s Italian Concerto, Astor Piazzollo’s Tango No1, Debussy’s Claire de Lune and Radames Gnattali’s Suite […]
Sister Anne, 95, launches her first book ‘Subjects Matter’
Sister Anne Henson’s book invites readers to reflect on matters that give meaning to life. The bound collection of Sister Anne’s thoughtful essays. NINETY-FIVE-year-old Coffs Harbour resident Sister Anne Henson has written her first book, “Subjects Matter: Topics to Consider in Our Search for Meaning”. In the easy-to-read anthology of 39 short articles, Sister Anne […]
Coffs Coast rallies citizen scientists for the Great Southern BioBlitz
An unknown species of Dragon Springtail (Acanthanura sp) from Dorrigo rainforest. Cercophonius squama, the Forest Scorpion, seen in Woolgoolga rainforest. THE Great Southern BioBlitz (GSB) is in full swing, starting at midnight on Friday 24 October and going through until Monday night, 27 October. The GSB calls the community and scientists to work together to […]
GambleAware Week: ‘There’s More to Lose Than Money’
GAMBLEAWARE Week is running from 20–26 October to remind the community to pause and reflect on the real impact of gambling harm. With the theme “There’s More to Lose Than Money”, the campaign shows how gambling affects more than finances, it also affects relationships, health, and overall wellbeing. Across the Mid and Northern NSW region, […]
Coffs Harbour Older Women’s Network celebrates 5th anniversary
COFFS Harbour Older Women’s Network (CHOWN) is celebrating five years of delivering meaningful and engaging events and social connections through its objectives of being an advocate for change and empowering and building resilience in a changing world. A celebration event will take place on Wednesday 12 November at Shoreline’s Pavilion Room, from 10am to Noon, […]
A student animation showcase will be among the activities for all ages at the Spring Family Fun Day on Saturday, 11 October. Digital animation photo: Omar Lopez Rincon Unsplash.
Yarrila Place to host Spring Family Fun Day
ALL roads lead to Yarrila Place on Saturday, 11 October for three-hours of hands-on and free entertainment. The Spring Family Fun Day includes a smorgasbord of fun activities perfect for children of all ages and young families. “There’s always so much to do in Coffs Harbour but this special event will well and truly be […]
The famous Flinders Quartet coming to Coffs Harbour
COFFS Harbour Music Society will present the Flinders Quartet in concert on Friday 17 October, at the John Paul College Theatre on Hogbin Drive. The quartet’s cellist Zoe Knighton will give a talk at 6.30pm with the concert to start at 7.30pm. The highly-respected chamber music ensemble challenges and champions the traditional role of a […]
Local landmarks light up in blue in recognition of National Carers Week
NATIONAL Carers Weeks begins on Sunday 12 October with local landmarks across NSW to be bathed in blue. The Big Banana in Coffs Harbour will beam in blue as will the Macksville Bridge. Marking the beginning of National Carers Week (12-18 October 2025) the lightings celebrate the 958,500 people who provide care to a family […]
