September 6, 2025
Coffs Harbour Libraries inviting borrowers to leave book reviews Library borrowers are asked to review Rapid Reads.
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Coffs Harbour Libraries inviting borrowers to leave book reviews

COFFS Harbour Libraries in Sawtell, Coffs and Woolgoolga, are placing book review slips in all their “Rapid Reads” collections and other new books on display. Rapid Reads are best sellers and prize winners that have multiple copies on offer on a two week loan. City of Coffs Harbour Acting Director City Planning and Communities Ian […]

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Hundreds of swimmers support CanDo fundraiser The team City of Coffs Harbour.
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Hundreds of swimmers support CanDo fundraiser

Coffs Harbour’s Team Forestry Corporation of NSW. Team C.ex Coffs Harbour. Team Clout Advisory Coffs Harbour. The team City of Coffs Harbour. HUNDREDS of people suited up to swim laps for the CanDo Cancer Trust in Coffs Harbour and Grafton in March and April, together raising over $9000 to help local patients attending the Mid […]

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Woolgoolga Art Gallery making a mark at Beach Reserve The demonstrations and activities were extremely popular.
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Woolgoolga Art Gallery making a mark at Beach Reserve

Woolgoolga artist Kevin Tierney. Woolgoolga artist Peter Bland. The demonstrations and activities were extremely popular. ART by the Sea has become a much-loved Easter event on the Northern Beaches calendar. The popularity and strength of the Woolgoolga Art Gallery was on display on Saturday 19 April, when local artists and craftspeople set-up stalls to display […]

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Birthday girls aged 102 and 103, share a story of love and resilience Sisters-in-law Freda Haworth, 102, and Lily Haworth, aged 103.
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Birthday girls aged 102 and 103, share a story of love and resilience

ON Saturday, 26 April, friends and family gathered to honour two extraordinary women. Lily Haworth (née Stumer) turned 103, while her sister-in-law and lifelong friend Freda Haworth (née Wells), celebrated her 102nd birthday. Their 80-year friendship is a story of resilience and adventure bound by love and deep affection. Lily Esther Stumer was born on […]

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Council puts Bunker Gallery grant on hold The grant to the Bunker Cartoon Gallery will be decided by a Council committee.
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Council puts Bunker Gallery grant on hold

WHAT might have been a straightforward grant of $60,000 to the Bunker Cartoon Gallery has been delayed because five City of Coffs Harbour councillors received electoral funding from a gallery board member. While this sounds contentious, the councillors all declared the conflict of interest and recused themselves from voting on the grant last year. This […]

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Blue Motorcycle Project rides in to the Coffs Coast The Blue Motorcycle Project in Coramba.
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Blue Motorcycle Project rides in to the Coffs Coast

AN old motorcycle painted blue has popped up above the fence of a property on Orara Way in Coramba, accompanied by the sign “Feeling Blue? Get help”. It is the handiwork of the group of lifelong mates behind the Blue Motorcycle Project. The men previously organised rides to raise money for motor neurone disease and […]

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Margaret Crawley remembered as a ‘woman of excellence” The bonds of family were a great inspiration for her community efforts.
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Margaret Crawley remembered as a ‘woman of excellence”

SATURDAY, 8 March is International Women’s Day, an opportunity to remember a tireless community volunteer whose unwavering influence on the community stems from the grace of kindness and selfless service. Margaret Crawley was a role model with this kind of legacy. She dedicated over 20 years to charity work in Melbourne before moving to Emerald […]

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Shakespeare mentorship program empowers Coffs Harbour students and teachers Allegra School Coffs Harbour teacher Kelly Green, at the Bell Shakespeare National Teacher Mentorship program. Photo: New Point of View Photography.
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Shakespeare mentorship program empowers Coffs Harbour students and teachers

ALLEGRA School Coffs Harbour teacher and Leader of Student Support and Strategy Kelly Green, recently participated in the 2025 Bell Shakespeare National Teacher Mentorship program. The program has proven positive impacts that empower participants, their students, and the wider school community. The course is conducted annually at the Sydney headquarters of national theatre company Bell […]

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Gloucester District’s gardeners talking ‘Permaculture at the Pub’ Talking gardening and permaculture at the Roundabout Pub.
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Gloucester District’s gardeners talking ‘Permaculture at the Pub’

    WHEN the word “permaculture” is uttered, some readers might have a vision of someone clad in well-worn gardening gear, with an old tattered hat, clutching a freshly dug bunch of carrots or spuds. Few would imagine a smartly dressed group, beers in hand, chatting animatedly at the local pub about gardening in general, […]

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