January 20, 2026
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.
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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 […]

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Plans for Glenreagh Timber Festival 2026 underway after this year’s cancellation Glenreagh Timber Festival event organiser Rikki Centinich.
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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 […]

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17 Fernleigh Avenue, Korora is on the market with Unrealestate Coffs Coast
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17 Fernleigh Avenue, Korora is on the market with Unrealestate Coffs Coast

17 Fernleigh Avenue, KororaPrice: $1,200,000Beds: 4, Bath: 2, Car: 2Land size: 590 sqm WELCOME to 17 Fernleigh Avenue, Korora. Discover this striking high-set four-bedroom home situated on a 590sqm lot in a highly sought-after estate within the ever-popular suburb of Korora. As you approach the property, you’ll be immediately drawn in by the elegant combination […]

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Teams restore essential mangroves in Boambee Creek The restoration team at Boambee Creek estuary.
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Teams restore essential mangroves in Boambee Creek

The restoration team at Boambee Creek estuary. Gumbaynggirr Ranger Greg Purcell with mangrove seeds attached to bamboo stakes. Dead mangroves at Boambee Creek. Zoe White of OzFish with mangrove seeds secured to bamboo stakes. A COLLABORATION between Southern Cross University, Gumbaynggirr Rangers and OzFish Unlimited, is working to restore a mangrove forest in Boambee Creek. […]

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Woolgoolga United Football Club to hold charity weekend for Lifeline North Coast Woolgoolga United Football Club Men’s Premier League players, Adam Watkin, Joel Finlayson, Nick Mallet and Club Captain James Palmer.
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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 […]

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Young instrumentalists invite to compete in national championships The OSIC NSW State Final venue, University of NSW (Kensington Campus), Sydney. Photos provided by OSIC.
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Young instrumentalists invite to compete in national championships

A 2024 junior strings finalist performs her piece, placing 1st in her age category. A 2024 drums finalist represents his regional town on the big stage. The OSIC NSW State Final venue, University of NSW (Kensington Campus), Sydney. Photos provided by OSIC. YOUNG instrumentalists from the Coffs Coast region are being invited to audition for […]

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Marsh makes it to halfway mark in Mini Globe yacht race Eric Marsh’s Globe 5.8m boat Sunbear, going back in the water.
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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 […]

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From the Valley to the world: Local voices shine in new podcast series Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things.
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From the Valley to the world: Local voices shine in new podcast series

Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure. Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things. MICK Birtles, a regular reporter for News Of The Area and a familiar voice on […]

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Migrant TAFE students serve up classic Australian dishes at their graduation ceremony Students in the Stepping Up into Kitchen Operations program make an Aussie lunch.
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Migrant TAFE students serve up classic Australian dishes at their graduation ceremony

Evelyn Llevado, originally from the Philippines, graduates from the TAFE Adult Migrant English Program. Adult Migrant English Program students in action in the TAFE kitchens. Students in the Stepping Up into Kitchen Operations program make an Aussie lunch. Graduation day for the Stepping Up into Kitchen Operations program students. FIFTEEN Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) […]

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Woolgoolga’s Blues and Berries Festival wins event funding Woolgoolga’s Blues and Berries Festival is back in November.
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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 […]

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