James Boyd, Cowper MP Pat Conaghan, David Doyle, Mayor Nikki Williams and John Rafferty. The CODA apartments. Photo: C.ex Group. THE official opening of the CODA Apartments, a modern, high-quality residential development on Harbour Drive, is a major milestone in the revitalisation of Coffs Harbour’s city centre. Saturday 14 June saw community members gather in […]

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have opened fire on a bill which could pay recreational hunters for killing invasive pests, describing the plan as enabling a “fringe minority of men” to let loose. A bill before NSW parliament aims to establish a Conservation Hunting Authority, with debate in the upper house taking place on Wednesday. It would better enable […]

MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers experienced reduced demand in May, with unfavourable boating weather leading to fewer boaters heading out on the water and requiring assistance. On the Mid North Coast, 22 search and rescue missions were completed, including 11 emergency responses, with 36 people safely returned to shore. Three search and rescues were completed by […]

THE State Government is rolling out a new ‘Find Your Path on a NSW Great Walk’ campaign that highlights seven spectacular multi-day walks across NSW. The new campaign highlights an impressive 275km of walking tracks in regional NSW that have opened to the public within the last two years. The walks showcase some of the […]

A FREE community education event in Bellingen will help people better understand end-of-life care and planning. Palliative Care NSW, in partnership with Healthy North Coast’s Primary Health Network Program and Bellingen Shire Council, is hosting the “Community Conversation”. The 1.5 hour session will offer valuable information on navigating end-of-life matters, understanding palliative care, accessing local […]

MORE than 100 local businesses from the Mid North Coast have put their case to the NSW Premier for the creation of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) as a “game-changing tourism destination” to rival the Blue Mountains and the Great Barrier Reef”. The business coalition submitted a signed letter to Mr Minns at State […]

TWO forest activists have faced Coffs Harbour Local Court over their occupation of the roof of the Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) building on 23 April. They were among six women who unfurled banners next to the FCNSW logo that read “End Native Forest Logging Now”. Knitting Nanna Sharron Hodge, 65, and filmmaker Juliet Lamont, 54, […]

  WIRES Volunteer Skye*, with a carpet python rescued from the road.   A gravid lace monitor, hit and left on the road and a juvenile eastern grey kangaroo that had to be euthanised.     A WIRES volunteer caring for an orphaned eastern grey kangaroo joey, found next to its dead mother.   MOTORISTS […]

DISASTER assistance payments are now available to people whose home or livelihood has been affected by recent flooding. There are two payment streams: 1. Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) provides one-off financial assistance to eligible Australians adversely affected by the NSW East Coast Severe Weather (from 18 May […]

SMOKE Alarm Action Day is 1 June, a day when Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and fire services across Australia, prompt people to check they have a working smoke alarm. Their campaign slogan is, “Be smart. Take part. Check that you have a smoke alarm and test that it works”. “The most important button you’ll […]