A wildlife hospital trailer that has spent years nursing sick and injured shearwaters back to health is being fast-tracked into a registered triage facility, after the H5 bird flu virus was confirmed in a bird at Corindi Beach, the Coffs Coast’s first detection of the disease.
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Posted inAwareness Events, Coffs Harbour
Coffs Coast waste trucks carry cheeky message: don’t be a rubbish driver
Coffs Coast bin trucks are now rolling billboards for a cheeky road safety message, as police warn one age group is fuelling the region’s worst speeding record.
Posted inAwards, Coffs Harbour, Feature
Coffs Harbour man honoured for courageous creek rescue
Coffs Harbour man Brett Neal has been honoured for courage after helping rescue a woman trapped in an overturned vehicle.
Posted inAwards, Coffs Harbour, Feature
Coffs Harbour’s local legends in line for Australia Day honours
Coffs Harbour residents are being urged to nominate local community champions for the 2027 Australia Day Awards.
Posted inBusiness, Coffs Harbour, Entertainment
Curtains close on Coffs Harbour cinema
Coffs Harbour will lose its only multi-screen cinema next week, with BCC Cinemas at Bray Street set to close its doors for good on Sunday, 13 September.
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Coffs Council waives charges for Legacy housing project
Construction is set to begin on a 12-unit transitional housing development in Coffs Harbour after the council waived more than $166,000 in water and sewer developer charges.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Feature
Coffs Coast businesses offered free workshops ahead of bypass changes
Coffs Coast businesses are being offered free workshops to help them prepare for change, including the opening of the Coffs Harbour Bypass.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Feature, Regional Development, Roads and Infrastructure
Coffs Harbour MP backs $5b regional water infrastructure plan
Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh says a $5 billion regional water infrastructure plan would help unlock new housing and economic growth across regional NSW.
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Toormina sports upgrades headline strong quarter for Coffs Harbour
Toormina’s upgraded sports precinct has headlined a strong quarter of capital works delivered by the City of Coffs Harbour.
Posted inAnimals, Coffs Harbour, Feature
H5 bird flu detected in shearwater near Coffs Harbour
A Hutton’s shearwater at Corindi, north of Coffs Harbour, has tested positive for H5 bird flu in the first confirmed detection of the virus in a shearwater in NSW.