WHEN the team at John Logan Entertainment (JLE) decided to launch the Summer Beach Hop way back in 2019, they knew it would take the support of other organisations to make it work. “If we really wanted this to work and become a regular part of the local event landscape,

WHEN the Summer Beach Hop was extended to two days in this year’s program, organisers immediately contacted popular Gold Coast entertainer Tommy Memphis. Tommy is a regular visitor to the Coffs area and plays to big crowds whenever he appears so Roslyn Gardner from the Summer Beach Hop office

A LOCAL arts collaboration sees Screenwave International Film Festival 2023 (SWIFF’23) working creatively with the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium to bring to life a unique film and live music experience in the signature SWIFF Live series. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Harry Lloyd’s black-and-white film, ‘Safety Last!’, the comedy classic will

THE final line-up for Storyland, a new full festival experience of music, art, and story in Coffs Harbour, has just been announced with Genesis Owusu joining co-headliner double-Grammy nominated jazz-soul giants Hiatus Kaiyote, who will perform fresh from their set at Coachella. Storyland takes place on May 20 at Park

FIVE local Coffs Coast artists are headlining in Tree-O Gallery’s 12th Featured Artist Showcase across the mediums of 2D wall art, ceramics and jewellery, opening on Saturday 25 February 2023 from 4-6pm. “Five talented female artists are headlining with colourful, whimsical pastels and organic flowing paintings of local scenery,” Gallery co-owner

THE Coffs Coast’s sixteen-day 2023 Screenwave International Film Festival (April 20 – May 5) has announced revered Australian auteur Rolf de Heer’s first feature film in nine years, The Survival of Kindness, to launch its eighth festival at the SWIFF’23 Opening Night Gala on April 20. The Survival of Kindness introduces

OVER the past twelve months, one small venue on the northern outskirts of the Coffs LGA is fast gaining a reputation for putting on first class entertainment. The venue has hosted some outstanding events, with more in the pipeline, but the people behind the campaign insist they are just giving locals

THE artist-led Artists in the Garden movement is kickstarting its series of events for 2023 on Sunday February 5 from midday until 3pm at its home in the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour. With a philosophy of “anything is possible”, this monthly art experience was formed from the