How the ‘typical’ Aussie has changed

Meet the new “typical” Australian – a 38-year-old married mum-of-two whose parents were both born in Australia. She has English ancestors, finished high school, has a mortgage on a three-bedroom house and does up to 14 hours of housework a week...

The one piece of data missing from the Census

Few who experienced it have probably forgotten this screen Nikki Todd It’s the data the Census team at the Australian Bureau of Statistics aren’t so keen to see made public. The ABS has refused to say how many people, if any, will be fined for not filling...

Looking for work on the Coffs Coast?

Find the right job on the coast. Are you on the hunt for work in Coffs Harbour but struggling to find the right one? Have a browse through some of the top jobs going on the coast at the moment. 1. ColorTile Coffs Harbour – Retail showroom sales consultant Strong...

City Square set to undergo transformation

Artist’s impression of the potential artistic screening of the Park Ave parking facade. THE City Centre Masterplan Committee have confirmed the transformation of the Coffs Harbour City Square will be under way this year, with work on new shade sails, shelters,...

Coffs Coast TV Ad is a Winner!

MEDIA RELEASE: A TV commercial commissioned by Coffs Harbour City Council has won a prestigious accolade in the Australian Video Producers Association Awards. Made by producers ‘Good Eye Deer’, the innovative ‘Create Your Paradise’ campaign including the video saw...

A community building initiative

TOGETHERNESS: Coffs Harbour City Council’s MyCoffs initiative has determined a number of community champions. CHCC. MYCOFFS is a term I believe you will have become familiar with over the last seven months. In that time, there has been a diverse and...

Coffs Coast’s regional waste contract extended

HANDYBIN WASTE SERVICES: Aluminium can bails. BELLINGEN Shire, Coffs Harbour City and Nambucca Shire Councils have awarded a contract to Handybin Waste Services (Coffs Harbour) Pty Ltd to run the region’s waste services for nine years from March 2018. Since 2003...

Sunny side of Coffs Harbour business

The Sunnys Business Awards are in full swing again. The awards were inaugurated over a decade ago and there is no better way to acknowledge the hard work, achievements and success of our regions many inspirational businesses and business leaders than the platform of...

Giant slide set to open at Big Banana

The wait is over! The Big Banana Fun Park has completed construction on its latest attraction, a six lane Giant Slide known as “The Racer”. Ready just in time for the school holidays, the impressive slide stands at 17.5m high and 83m long and has been...

Supercharge all your sales

I doubt there is any business that doesn’t want to increase their sales, or at least improve the margin on their sales, after all, this is what we start our business for, to sell our product and/or services. Here are my top three techniques to help supercharge...