One of the most picturesque villages on the Coffs Coast now has a golden gateway to the Orara Valley following a $1.1 million road upgrade.
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Posted inCoffs Harbour, Grants and funding, Sawtell, Woolgoolga
Coffs Harbour funds a softer landing for basketball, and a Meals on Wheels comeback
A padded landing for basketball players, a pickleball court upgrade and a Meals on Wheels comeback in Sawtell, eight projects are sharing $150,000 in Coffs Harbour council grants.
Posted inCrime, Woolgoolga
Woolgoolga rallies around local teen as three charged with violent assault
A baseball bat, a fractured elbow and a video the whole town is talking about. Three charged over an alleged Woolgoolga assault, as locals rally to stop the footage spreading further.
Posted inAgriculture, Coffs Harbour, Workers and Unions
Return help available for illegal farm workers, department says
Workers told the ABC they couldn’t afford to fly home. The Department of Home Affairs says return costs are usually covered, and help is available for those who need it.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Community development, Indigenous
Coffs Harbour fine-tunes Aboriginal heritage plan
Coffs Harbour has fine-tuned its Aboriginal heritage protections, easing the path for low-risk developments while keeping the framework that protects local cultural sites intact.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Disability
Pathfinders Support Your Path wins national disability services award for second consecutive year
Pathfinders Support Your Path has won national recognition for the second consecutive year for its NDIS services supporting regional communities.
Posted inCoffs Harbour
Sasebo students embrace life on the Coffs Coast
Three Japanese students are embracing Coffs Coast life while strengthening the longstanding sister city relationship between Coffs Harbour and Sasebo.
Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Coffs Harbour, Investigation, Long Read
Duped by the ABC: Food fraud investigation may be rotten
The ABC’s food fraud special ‘Duped’ made Australians afraid of what’s in their fridge. A closer look at the evidence, the lab behind it, and the sources it relied on tells a very different story.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Port Macquarie
Freezin’ for a reason
More than 110 people, including senior police, will brave icy waters at Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie this weekend to raise money for Special Olympics Australia.
Posted inAgriculture, Bucca, Legal
Bucca blueberry farm dam costs owners $100,000, contractor $30,000
A Bucca blueberry farm’s “spur of the moment” dam has cost its owners $100,000 and their contractor $30,000, as NRAR reveals 13 more Coffs Harbour blueberry operations are already under investigation.