CITY of Coffs Harbour Council had another packed agenda for its 11 December meeting, with a number of development applications approved unanimously and other motions contested. Mayor Nikki Williams also welcomed the new General Manager, Mr Murray Wood, who started in the role last week. The draft meeting minutes and a video recording of the […]

EVERY year, as the festive season picks up speed, the night sky quietly rolls out its own holiday display- no tinsel, no blinking bulbs, just a crisp dome of stars performing the same cosmic pageant they’ve been staging for thousands of years. And woven into that ancient canvas is a tale as old as Christmas […]

THE NSW Parliament’s Modern Slavery Committee travelled to Coffs Harbour to hold its fifth public hearing last week as part of its inquiry into the risks faced by temporary migrant workers in rural and regional NSW. The committee heard from service providers who work directly with victim-survivors of modern slavery in the Mid North Coast […]

Hossei merchandise available on site Carnival entrance pops with warm welcome Costumes as objet d’art ESSSENSSSE is a whimsical installation by contemporary artist HOSSEI that draws inspiration from the sand dollar, the sea creature once believed to be the currency of mermaids. The exhibition is open now and can be seen until 1 February. The […]

BONVILLE Sawtell Lions Club hosted their 31st Seniors Christmas lunch on Sunday 7 December in the Bonville Hall. It started in the early 1990s, when service clubs and charities held a large, combined senior’s Christmas lunch for Coffs Harbour and Sawtell seniors at the racecourse. “Seniors from the Bonville area were not invited and were […]

MAVERICK MP Barnaby Joyce will join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. After weeks of speculation, the New England MP and former deputy prime minister has confirmed he would move to the far-right party, after previously representing the Nationals. He will sit in the House of Representatives for the rest of the parliamentary term as a […]

MICHAEL Kemp has been unanimously re-endorsed as the National Party’s candidate for the Oxley electorate in the 2027 state election. The incumbent MP again received the support of his party at the Nationals’ Oxley division State Electorate Council meeting on Saturday, 6 December. Mr Kemp said he was humbled by the confidence placed in him […]

CITY of Coffs Harbour will extend financial support for the improvement of 12 significant properties across the Local Government Area (LGA) – including a popular country pub and two former churches. The Coffs Harbour Local Heritage Assistance Fund has been operating since 2003 and is offered annually to owners of heritage-listed properties (including those properties […]

GREG Costello is one of a number of locals disturbed by conditions at Boambee Bay reserve. While many are disappointed that the café no longer operates, Mr Costello says that foreshore damage and erosion is also becoming concerning “We are regular swimmers and visitors to the Boambee Bay Reserve and have been going there for […]

GREENS MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson says that Forestry Corporation NSW’s (FCNSW) 2024-25 Annual Report, recently tabled in the NSW Parliament, reveals that the state has spent $76 million over the last three years to keep the native forest logging division in business. Ms Higginson said that having to pay to destroy […]