Rebuilt harbour breakwall opens

North Wall officially opens on Saturday. Trevor Veale by Rachel Vercoe It’s been two years in the making and today, locals and visitors will be able to walk along the northern break wall on their way to Muttonbird Island. The $9 million upgrade started in June,...

Community events judged world-class

Curryfest is just one of the many events shining a light on the Coffs Coast. Picture: ROBERT WATKIN by Steve McGrath, GM Coffs Harbour City Council This week we learnt the city of Coffs Harbour had won the globally acclaimed International Festivals and Events...

“They’re ripping us off”

Book hotel directly, not online,to save I’m guilty! How many other everyday Australians have unintentionally fallen into the now normalised way of booking accommodation these days? Trivago, Wotif, Booking.com, all these and more spring up in front of your very eyes...

Success is there to see

Chamber calls for support In a previous column, Cooperation Supports Performance, which was published by this newspaper in July 2017, I wrote about valuable work that Dr Leonie Pearson of the Regional Australia Institute has been doing in relation to so-called City...

Set a goal, aim for it and don’t waver

WOW!!! – it’s been a big and busy month to be involved with the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce. Commencing with the amazing and absolutely inspirational Kurt Fearnley. The Marathon winning, multi World Champion, Olympic Medallist, good guy and all round top...

Wait over for uni build

Garth Shipperlee Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce, Vice-chancellor Professor Adam Shoemaker, Sarah Pryor Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce, Martin Wells President of Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce, and Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker. Jasmine Minhas $12 m investment...