August 20, 2025
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.
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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 […]

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Applications open for indie music support package
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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 […]

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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.
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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. […]

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ArtsNational hears the story of the ‘Golden Road to Samarkand’ A packed audience of 185 art lovers.
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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 […]

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Lions Club of Bellingen to host annual fireworks festival The Lions Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is a family favourite.
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Lions Club of Bellingen to host annual fireworks festival

The Lions Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is a family favourite. The Lions Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is a family favourite. The Lions Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is a family favourite. THE LIONS Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is on Saturday 9 August at the Bellingen Showground. The fireworks […]

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Death and Dying Expo features poetry session Co-founder of the expo and End of Life doula, Rani Foreman.
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Death and Dying Expo features poetry session

Co-founder of the expo and End of Life doula, Rani Foreman. The Coffs Coast Death and Dying Expo is coming to Coffs Showground in August. The Coffs Coast Death and Dying Expo is coming to Coffs Showground in August. The Coffs Coast Death and Dying Expo is coming to Coffs Showground in August. THE Coffs […]

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Macksville filmmaker wins Audience Choice Award at West End Film Festival This image of a much younger Alexandra Pirani, her brother Cayden Pirani and her father David Pirani, was used in the making of the film.
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Macksville filmmaker wins Audience Choice Award at West End Film Festival

MACKSVILLE’S Alexandra Pirani has won the Audience Choice Award in the Documentary category at the 2025 West End Film Festival (WEFF) for her deeply personal and moving short film, “Unconditional Bond”. The documentary follows the journey of an Australian family navigating the challenges of international adoption, focusing on Alexandra’s own family story involving the adoption […]

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James Taylor tribute comes to the Jetty Theatre
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James Taylor tribute comes to the Jetty Theatre

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 […]

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Moonee Beach Hotel team runs City2Surf for Lifeline North Coast The Moonee Beach Hotel team will run in the City2Surf 2025 to support Lifeline North Coast.
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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 […]

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Contemporary four-piece jazz collective comes to Bello Instrumental, contemporary four-piece jazz collective Zodiac, will perform at Bellingen Memorial Hall and Wauchope Community Arts Hall in September.
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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), […]

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