A LACK of access to early childhood education and care (ECEC) on the Mid North Coast is compounding staff shortages at the region’s hospitals. Nurse and midwife Amanda Bailey-Derrett, who serves as President of the Coffs Harbour branch…
A “POLLIES in the Pub” event in Kempsey featuring controversial Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was cancelled just as it was about to begin on Wednesday, 12 March, following a protest by members of the Dunghutti community. National Party Member for…
A CONTROVERSIAL proposal for a large-scale apartment complex on Sanderling Avenue, Hawks Nest has been declared a State Significant Development (SSD), potentially fast-tracking its delivery. The Hawks Nest development was one of 18 housing proposals across NSW the…
“HAVE the koala wars been reignited?” That is the question from NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe after three north coast National Party MPs raised issues with the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) consultation process during a press conference in Coffs…
VOTERS across the Coffs Harbour LGA will have their say on the future of the Jetty Foreshores on Saturday as they head to the polls for local government elections. Along with electing a new council, residents and ratepayers will be…
THE NAMBUCCA Valley Conservation Association has lodged an objection to scheduled logging in Little Newry State Forest (SF), claiming it is home to key koala habitat and that planning requirements have not been fulfilled. Little Newry SF, located west of…
MAYORAL candidate Nikki Williams slammed the City of Coffs Harbour last week after a policy change meant rates notices were issued to sporting groups and community organisations for the first time, before a policy guideline amendment by Council found a…
A PETITION has been launched by Nationals MPs to return Norco milk to NSW Health facilities from Port Macquarie to the Tweed. Member for Clarence Richie Williamson, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Member for Oxley Michael Kemp launched…
AFTER being singled out in a parliamentary speech by Port Stephens State MP Kate Washington earlier this month, Newcastle and Port Stephens Game Fish Club president Troy Radford is seeking to “set the record straight”. Mr Radford, the only individual…
STATE MP Gurmesh Singh and City of Coffs Harbour councillor Tony Judge presented vastly different viewpoints on the future of the Jetty Foreshores at a packed Boambee East Community Centre last Tuesday night. Hosted by the Coffs Coast Residents and…