The crowd gathered at Bellingen Park. Photo: supplied, Bob Brown Foundation. Marchers went up and down Bellingen’s main street. Photo: supplied, Bob Brown Foundation. After the march, some went to Pine Creek State Forest to highlight their call for a forest bridge. Photo: supplied, Bob Brown Foundation. APPROXIMATELY 500 people braved the rain to take […]

AFTER being closed for two months, Waterfall Way was opened to traffic on Sunday – restoring a vital link for the North Coast. The major access route between Bellingen and Dorrigo has been closed since 19 January due a landslip, causing significant impacts to residents, businesses and organisations in the Bellingen Shire. Temporary repairs to […]

FORESTRY Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) has been convicted and sentenced over the illegal logging of six giant and three hollow-bearing trees in Wild Cattle Creek State Forest near Coffs Harbour in June and July 2020. The organisation responsible for managing timber production in NSW’s state-owned native and plantation forests, FCNSW has been ordered to pay […]

AN Australian-first microplastic assessment has found Coffs Creek to be one of NSW’s most contaminated coastal waterways. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has partnered with the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) to deliver a Broadscale Microplastic Assessment, released this week. The report ranks coastal waterways by microplastic concentration […]

WORK on a million-dollar ‘destination’ playground at Park Beach is expected to get underway this financial year. At its meeting on 26 February, Council resolved to accept the tender of For Park for the lump sum of $1,071,306 excluding GST for the design, supply and installation of the Park Beach Reserve Playground. The new facility […]

HUNDREDS of locals are set to gather at Jetty Beach on Saturday, 11 April, attempting a world record for the largest banana formation made by people. Attendees will form a giant human banana on the sand in a playful celebration of the region’s banana-growing heritage. The event, to be hosted by Channel Nine’s Jane DeGraaff […]

CITY of Coffs Harbour has outlined steps to make it easier for people to move around under their own steam in a new, 10-year plan. The “big picture” view is to improve opportunities for pedestrians, bike riders and the growing wave of users of electric mobility devices, including e-bikes. Council adopted the Active Transport Plan […]

RURAL Aid has released the third annual Pulse of the Paddock farmer survey report, offering a candid snapshot of how Australian farmers are navigating mental health, uncertainty and the realities of life on the land. Based on the experiences of nearly 1,400 farmers surveyed during October and November 2025, Rural Aid says the report shows […]

The Emerald Beach boat ramp under construction. Final touches as the turf is laid. THE new and improved Emerald Beach boat ramp is available for public use. The project ran slightly overtime but is otherwise a success for City of Coffs Harbour and NSW National Parks. It will provide reliable access to launch boats and […]

WHENEVER a major road is disrupted, it isn’t just its regular users who are inconvenienced: residents in formerly quiet, urban streets also experience significant traffic changes. Forty residents attended the Bellingen Showground Luncheon Pavilion earlier this month to air their concerns about the impact the closure of Waterfall Way is having on them. Hammond and […]