Tag: coffs harbour
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COFFS COAST YACHT RACE SAILS BACK STRONGER THAN EVER
A long established Coffs Harbour race is set to sail into a new beginning. The Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Bluewater Classic didn’t catch any breeze last year because of damage to the marina, but a new race from Newport is on the horizon.
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BOARDWALK GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE
Coffs Harbour’s Mayor says council did not secretly change a key aspect of the Jetty Foreshore redevelopment, despite its website suggesting otherwise. An internal investigation is now underway to find out why the wrong plan has been ‘live’ for years.
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YOUNG PERFORMERS STAR AT EISTEDDFOD GALA
Coffs Harbour’s 45th annual eisteddfod season came to a close today. The event wrapped up with a dance gala highlighting some of the adjudicator’s favourite performances.
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FOOTBALLERS IN FINE ORIGIN TOUCH
Yet another national sporting competition has made it’s way to Coffs Harbour. National Touch Rugby Association players have descended on the International Stadium to play out their deep and passionate state of origin rivalry.
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ARMED GROUP BELIEVED TO BE BEHIND MID NORTH ROBBERIES
Police have released CCTV images over a string of armed robberies on the state’s Mid North Coast dating back to November in 2015. Police believe the six armed robberies are linked. In each incident, a group of between three to five masked men have targeted licenced premises and clubs. As well as stealing cash from…
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STROKE RATE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN ON COAST
A new study has found New South Wales is home to 12 out of 20 of Australia’s stroke hotspots… The North Coast took out three of the top four positions for the highest incidence of strokes in the country
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MINT TRACKS RAIL HISTORY
As we speed towards a cashless society, growing numbers of people are actually rejoicing in a jangling pocket full of coins. Some of them were out in force in Coffs Harbour today, getting the latest piece of commemorative gold, direct from the mint.
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MEDICOS GET CLOSE SHAVE TO PROVE LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
One of Australia’s largest fundraisers has made its way to Coffs Harbour. Medical students, preparing to battle blood cancer on the frontline, have taken their fight a step further, joining The World’s Greatest Shave.
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LOCAL MPs HOPING FOR HOSPITAL CASH
Mid North Coast MPs have revealed their wishlists ahead of tomorrow’s state budget – and hospital funding features prominently.
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COFFS COAST’S ITALIAN CONNECTION
A reminder today of Coffs Harbour’s rich Italian history, with the presentation of an historic photograph to the city’s museum. The photo taken at Boambee Reserve in 1956, features 134 of Coffs Harbour’s first Italian immigrants, celebrating the ordination of the city’s first Catholic priest, Father John Dacey. The now 85-year-old Father Dacey was joined…