Tag: coffs harbour
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MAN CHARGED AFTER SENDING SEXUALISED MATERIAL TO TEENAGE GIRL
A 66-year-old man will face court on Friday after being charged with sending indecent and sexualised material to a teenage girl on the Coffs Coast. Detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad began investigating, after reports a 15-year-old girl had received sexually-explicit messages from a man known to her. Detectives arrested the man…
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LABOR CANDIDATE HOPING TO STEAL COFFS SEAT
Labor’s candidate for Coffs Harbour, believes he’s in with a chance of stealing the state seat away from the Nationals. Tony Judge says 27 years of consecutive economic growth, has not delivered for average Australians, and change is needed.
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MAN CHARGED WITH ALLEGED ASSAULT OF FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
A former teacher has been charged with assaulting four students, at a Coffs Harbour high school. Detectives began investigating after comlaints made by the students – all girls aged between 12 and 14. The 60-year-old man, who worked at the Joyce Street school until last year, was yesterday charged with five counts of common assault,…
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SALLY TOWNLEY ENTERS THE RACE FOR COFFS HARBOUR
The contest for the seat of Coffs Harbour is heating up, with a city councillor to run as an independent for the safe Nationals seat. Dr Sally Townley, a former Greens federal candidate, says people are tired of the major political parties.
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AUSTRALIA DAY ON THE MID NORTH COAST
Australia Day was celebrated on the Mid North Coast with food, music and cars. Thousands of people also gathered at Coffs Harbour’s Jetty foreshore for the annual Saltwater Freshwater Festival.
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GREENS CANDIDATE WILL DONATE HALF HIS SALARY
The Greens candidate for the state seat of Coffs Harbour says if he wins the March poll he will donate half his salary to local young people. Jonathon Cassell made the commitment today at his campaign launch.
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NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR COFFS BYPASS COMMITTEE
Nominations are now open for the Coffs Harbour bypass project community consultative committee. The creation of a committee was announced last week when the state government backflipped on its bypass plans and agreed to include tunnels in the project. Member for Coffs Harbour, Andrew Fraser, said the committee will provide advice on the project, reflecting…
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SURF’S UP AT THE BUNKER
Australia’s surf culture is front and centre of a new cartoon exhibition generating hype in Coffs Harbour. The ‘Surf’s Up’ show at the Bunker Gallery takes a humorous and satirical look at Aussie icons.
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KIDS TAKE TO GOLF LEGENDS’ CLINICS TEE-RIFICALLY
She’s highly regarded in sporting circles, both nationally and internationally. And for the past two weeks, Coffs Harbour golf whiz Suzie Fisher has been helping the game’s youngest fans transform their swing and improve their handicap.
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GOVERNMENT BACKFLIP ON COFFS BYPASS
Tensions have been rising for months over the Coffs Harbour city bypass, and on Tuesday, the state government made a major backflip. It’s announced tunnels will be included in the new design.