THE RISE Youth Wellbeing Program has helped hundreds in the region by providing breakfasts, transport, uniforms and football coaching skills fostering personal development. However, grant funding from the government has dried up and the not-for-profit charity is now driving its own funding activity to continue serving the community. RISE Technical and

COFFS Coast athletes have achieved top results at the recent Lifesaving World Championships on the Gold Coast. Woolgoolga Surf Life Saving Club’s Lara Hannaford won a silver medal as part of the North Cronulla Under 18s Female Sprint team. Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club members Sam Carswell and Quinn Evans achieved

SAWTELL surfer Scott Schindler will represent Team Irukandjis Masters at the upcoming ISA World Masters Surfing Championship (WMSC). Taking place in less than a month, the WMSC returns after a decade-long hiatus and will be hosted by Surf City El Salvador at the iconic El Sunzal point-break. This prestigious event will

THE first Coffs Home Education Athletics Carnival has been held to cater for the ever-growing community of home educators. Over 100 children gathered at York Oval Park Beach on Friday, 20 September, for field and track events followed by novelty events including sack races and tug of war. For many of the

COFFS Coast’s best Oztag and touch football teams are season champions after winning their respective grand finals. Fews Roof, Plumb and Gas were Coffs Oztag’s Men’s A Grade winners, while More Chilli were the Mixed A Grade winners. Hopwood Homes (Men’s B Grade), River 2 Coast Concreting (Men's C Grade), Stone Real

A DYNAMIC duo from the Coffs Coast have become national champions in Sport Aerobics. Sienna Porter and Madeleine Ward combined to win the national title for their pairs routine at the Schoolaerobics National Championships in Adelaide. The pair represented B Wild Fitness and Sport Aerobics at the championships, which is the

FORMER Bellingen Valley/Dorrigo Magpies junior Dylan Edwards has risen to the status of NRL's best fullback in the eyes of his fellow players, winning the No.1 jersey in the annual Dream Team. Three months after replacing James Tedesco as NSW State of Origin fullback, Edwards was on Monday named in the

WHEN you think of the word ‘King’, who pops into your head? Elvis Presley, the king of rock 'n' roll? Wally Lewis, the king of State of Origin? King Charles perhaps? Or maybe you’re like me and know someone with the name Rex, like my son, whose name literally means

HORSES have never been my thing. A wild ride at Scenic Hills Riding School made that clear when a horse, channelling ‘The Man from Snowy River’, took me on an unplanned adventure. Despite my best cowboy impression, I barely made it back to the stables, realising my dreams of riding