FREE mental health and wellbeing services are available to the community at Southern Cross University (SCU) Health Clinics until 5 December. With no fee or referral required, community members can access mental health and wellbeing services delivered by student practitioners, under the supervision of senior, highly experienced health professionals. Clients can self-refer to the SCU […]
Members of the Coffs Coast Neuroendocrine Cancer Support Group.
WORLD Neuroendocrine Cancer Day on 10 November will see the Big Banana and Macksville Bridge lit up blue to provide a global voice for patients with neuroendocrine cancer and hereditary neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Held annually, the awareness campaign draws global attention to this little known, often misunderstood cancer. It is designed to spark conversations among […]
Bowraville Central School is celebrating 150 years of education. Photos: BCS.
Bowraville Central School is celebrating 150 years of education. Photos: BCS. Bowraville Central School is celebrating 150 years of education. Photos: BCS. BOWRAVILLE Central School’s “150 Years Celebration” will be held on Friday, 14 November. Celebrating the education of local students since 1875, visitors are invited to the school from 9:30am, with a smoking ceremony […]
FoodHub representatives (seated) Jane Ackland, Keith Stage and Sandra Stage are presented with the donation of $1,040 by Nambucca Valley Bridge Club President Scott Parker. Photo: supplied.
THE Nambucca Valley Bridge Club (NVBC) has shown that playing the game its members love can make a meaningful difference, donating $1,040 to the Nambucca Valley Community Church’s FoodHub. Located at 2 Ridge Street, Nambucca Heads, the FoodHub has been a vital part of the community since 2012, offering discounted, and often free food, to […]
Pink lights promote foster caring campaign.
LOCAL landmarks The Big Banana and Macksville Bridge glowed pink last week as eye-openers for Life Without Barriers’ “Sharing is Caring” campaign. It was part of a local push to encourage more people to consider becoming a foster carer, said Benn Anderson, Regional Director for NSW Family Base Care North. Life Without Barriers hopes the […]
THE disco ball will be swirling and glinting as the Yarrahapinni Community House Op Shop Ball returns to the Stuarts Point Hall on Saturday, 22 November. A fundraiser for the local op shop and community hub, the ball will run from 6-10:30pm. Planned as a fun family night out, organisers are encouraging people to ‘glam-up’ […]
The Nationals make their net zero announcement at Parliament House. Photo: supplied.
THE Nationals have set up a possible showdown with their political ally the Liberals after unanimously agreeing to scrap their commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. The regional party argues Australia is doing more than its fair share to reduce carbon pollution, and emissions reductions should instead be tied to an average of similar […]
MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp says the CSIRO’s National Koala Monitoring Program (NKMP) has revealed a staggering leap in koala numbers that “upends years of alarmism”. The 2025 report estimates the listed population across NSW, Qld and the ACT is between 398,000 and 569,000, a dramatic rise from the 2024 estimate of just 95,000 to […]
RENTAL vacancy rates across NSW remain critically low, deepening the housing crisis and leaving tenants competing for limited homes. New analysis from the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) shows that in September, many regions recorded vacancy rates below two percent. The Mid-North Coast sat at 1.6 percent, by comparison Coffs Harbour is at 1.5 […]
Mountain biking is one of the many activities in the GKNP. Photo: NPWS.
THE National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has addressed all councils in the footprint of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). Its key message is how access will be maintained and improved for most current users. City of Coffs Harbour councillor Tony Judge said the most notable aspect of the presentation was “their willingness to […]
