Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary managing director Tiga Cross has been named the 2026 Regional Young Business Leader and will now go on to represent the region at the NSW State Awards.
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Posted inBusiness, Good News, Promotion, Small Business, Small Business Month 2026
SBM26: Threads, smarts, choreographed
Today for Small Business Month we’re celebrating three local businesses that keep us well-dressed, profitable and dancing.
Posted inGood News, Grants and funding, Local News
Four North Coast groups win Australia Post wellbeing grants
Four North Coast groups, from Laurieton to Wilsons Creek, have scored Australia Post cash to fight isolation and lift mental wellbeing. Find out who made the cut.
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SBM26: Happy, sparkling, safe
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three local businesses that keep the North Coast sparkling, hydrated and safe.
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SBM26: Yum, fit and fabulous
Today we’re celebrating three local businesses that add a little extra to life, from a take away institution, to a personal trainer with a difference, and a great place to stay up the hill.
Posted inGood News, Health, Lismore, Parenting and kids
Lismore’s tiniest babies to get donated breast milk closer to home
Until now, it was only for the sickest newborns in intensive care. Now premature babies in Lismore can get donated breast milk closer to home, and one mum says every family deserves it.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Good News, Local News
Ciao Coffs Festa Italiana caps off a memorable year with $13,024 for Children’s Ward
The Coffs Coast Italian Heritage Group has capped off a successful year for its Ciao Coffs Festa Italiana, presenting a cheque for $13,024 to the Children’s Ward at Coffs Harbour Health Campus and confirming the festival will return to Coffs Harbour Racecourse on 21 August 2027.
Posted inEducation, Good News, Port Macquarie
Principal swaps office for classroom in Port Macquarie student shadow day
A Port Macquarie school principal has swapped his office for a Year 9 desk, spending a full day walking in a student’s shoes to better understand what school life is really like for them.
Posted inBallina, Education, Good News, Grants and funding
East Ballina teacher headed overseas after top scholarship win
An East Ballina teacher is off to the US and Canada, funded by a $15,000 scholarship recognising her as one of the state’s best.
Posted inByron Bay, Environment, Good News
Little Watego’s brush with death sparks new lifeline for Byron koalas
He survived a bully, a plunge into the sea and a rescue enclosure. Little Watego’s story is now helping save Byron Bay’s whole koala colony.