Mike Camilleri readying his car for the Show and Shine at Park Beach Plaza. Last year’s Show and Shine at Park Beach Plaza. Photo: Mike Camilleri. COFFS Harbour City Rotary Club stages its Show and Shine at the Park Beach Plaza (PBP) on Sunday 10 August. As a well-established and popular event, Rotary’s Motor Show […]
Macksville Music Muster returns to showgrounds in February 2026
THE much-loved Macksville Music Muster will return to the town’s showgrounds from 16-23 February 2026. This five-day event will showcase a diverse range of musical talent, alongside delicious food, stalls and family fun engaging activities for all ages. “We are thrilled to bring this unique Muster back to Macksville in 2026,” said event coordinator Vanessa […]
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).
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
Coffs Kids charity ambassador and founder, City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, with Pacific Bay Resort Executive General Manager Brad Daymond.
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 […]
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 […]
Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group President Sue Roberts holding the winning People’s Choice painting with artist Marion Beer.
Coffs art group opens ‘Anything Goes’ exhibition
Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group President Sue Roberts holding the winning People’s Choice painting with artist Marion Beer. Artists Alison Spagnolo and Sharon Ingersole. Artists Maxine Kohlhagen, Ivinnie Brown and Andrea Hitchcock. Artist Ken Pay’s ‘Trash Or Treasure’. THE “Anything Goes” exhibition was officially opened on Saturday 26 July at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery. […]
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 […]
