Berry industry attracts wide array of job talent

RIGHT FIT: Former Sydney fitter John Chapman is the workshop manager at Costa Berry Farm . John Chapman has worked on some of the world’s largest engines and now he has brought his expertise to the Coffs Coast. He is the new workshop manager at the Costa Berry...

Tourism teeing off on Coffs Coast

Launching the Australian Ladies Classic to played at Bonville Golf Resort were top profile golfers Lizzie Elmassian, Emma De Groot and Nikki Garrett. Trevor Veale The Coffs Coast hits the world stage in coming weeks with new a ALPG tournament, the Australian Ladies...

Job creation grants to open export markets

GROWING MARKETS: Oz Group’s Gurmesh Singh and Peter Locke inside the Co-op’s Coffs Harbour processing plant off Isles Dr.  – Trevor Veale Federal Government funding towards local farm production companies is aimed to boost employment in the region...

Coffs Coast must decide on its future

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: Gary White discussed a strategic planning framework for the larger macro growth of the city considering how to integrate the CBD, Park Beach Plaza and the Jetty strip area. Last Tuesday’s monthly breakfast saw a presentation from Gary...

Staff wanted: hospitality workers needed at resort

POSITIONS VACANT: General Manager, Brad Daymond, at Bonville Golf Resort. –  Trevor Veale. The management team of Bonville Golf Resort have been hard at work redeveloping the company’s newly acquired tourism asset, Pacific Bay Resort. The team are...

It’s going to be clean and green in 2018

BRIGHT FUTURE: The outlook is green for the Bachrach Naumburger Group THE Bachrach Naumburger Group, owners of Park Beach Plaza, Park Beach HomeBase and Gateway House have started the year with a green approach. They have reduced their environmental footprint with the...

NSW stamp duty exemption for small business

  Do you remember the “Berejiklian Back Flip” of May 2017? It was spectacular. The backflip, performed two months out from implementation undid at least 12 months’ work in preparing to abolish the unfair & inefficient Emergency and Fire...