A Northern NSW startup building homes from hemp has landed $2 million to scale up its Toormina manufacturing facility, for what it says will be Australia’s first large-scale hemp SIP plant.
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Posted inAwards, Feature, Port Macquarie, Sport
Nominations open for Wayne Richards Sporting Scholarship and Sunrise Hastings Sports Awards
Know an outstanding local athlete, coach or volunteer? Nominations for the Wayne Richards Sporting Scholarship and the Sunrise Hastings Sports Awards close 30 October.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Tourism
Adventure race, laneways art trail floated for Coffs events shake-up
A mountain-to-sea adventure race. A laneways art festival after dark. Coffs Harbour is dreaming big for its next decade of events, and wants locals to weigh in.
Posted inFeature, New England, What's on
New rules to shake up Tamworth’s Boulevard of Dreams
The free-for-all on Tamworth’s Boulevard of Dreams is over. Here’s how buskers will be allocated their spots for the 2027 Country Music Festival, and the new sound rules they’ll need to follow.
Posted inCasino, Feature, Regional Development, Sport
Casino rugby league clubhouse reopens with flood-resilient rebuild
Casino’s rugby league clubhouse, wrecked in the 2022 floods, has reopened as a $1.6 million flood-resilient rebuild.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Good News, Local politics
New faces bolster three Coffs Harbour committees
Four locals, including a recent regional tourism award winner, have joined three City of Coffs Harbour committees covering tourism, disability access and ageing.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Community development, Consultations and feedback, Feature
Coffs Harbour eyes $60 million car park fix for CBD squeeze
Coffs Harbour is short on parking, and it’s only going to get worse. Council is weighing up a $60 million fix, and wants to know what locals think first.
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, Housing, Lismore, NSW Politics, Regional Development
Northern Rivers rebuild delivers first homes, unlocks flood-free land
Four relocated homes are in. Seventy-six more lots are coming. The Northern Rivers rebuild is picking up pace, and officials say it’s changing lives on the ground.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Community development, Feature, Public Transport
Coffs Harbour bus interchange upgrade to ease city centre crush
A $1 million upgrade is about to transform one of Coffs Harbour’s busiest transport hubs, with new crossings, shelters and a traffic-calming redesign. Construction starts within weeks.