12 Mar 10 | FORMER South Melbourne captain John Rantall has joined the AFL North Coast board to assist in the development and growth of the game.
12 Mar 10 | Coffs Harbour continued its dominance of North Coast cricket on Sunday when its under-16 years representative defeated Clarence River in the inter-district final. A whirlwind 22 not out off nine balls by wicketkeeper Matt Campbell sealed the victory in the 25th over.
12 Mar 10 | I WOULD like to welcome back all those rugby league fans who follow the greatest game to what will be an exciting 2010, in both the NRL and Group 2.
12 Mar 10 | SOCCER: Sawtell FC looks set to have six men’s teams in this year’s senior competition. There will be first, second and third divisions, under-19 youth league, and two over-35s teams.
12 Mar 10 | SOCCER: North Coast Football (NCF) Youth League squads have less than a week to recover from their trip to Lake Macquarie before they head off to Armidale for their round three clash with Northern Inland Football (NIF) this Saturday.
12 Mar 10 | WORK has started on a $150,000 themed playground at Woolgoolga Beach Reserve. The focal point of the playground will be a colourful, climbing and activity area shaped like a large ship to emphasise Woolgoolga’s links with the ocean.
| Smoking banned at Adventure ...
12 Mar 10 | SMOKING will be banned at the new Adventure Playground in Brelsford Park as part of a Coffs Harbour City Council initiative to keep all new play areas smoke-free. “The dangers of passive smoking have been known for some time and new legislation is regularly put in place to limit smoking in public, indoor places,” Coffs Harbour Mayor, Keith Rhoades, said.
| Work starts on new playground
12 Mar 10 | IF you enjoy getting on your motorbike and cruising through the Coffs Coast region, then this is the club for you.
The newly reformatted Coffs Motorcycle Club is calling for participants who enjoy getting out on the open road and enjoying a view.
12 Mar 10 | EVERY day is a gift for Michael Crossland, who has lived a life far beyond his years. He has spoken to troops in the Australian Air Force, given talks at detention centres and jails in the USA and inspires high school and university students across the world with his message of hope.
12 Mar 10 | THINK the Bowelscan program is only for old men?
According to one of the local coordinators Ken Hall, of Coffs Harbour Rotary Club, you may need to think again.
“We encourage everybody, both male and female, who are over the age of 35 to purchase an eight-dollar kit and follow the instructions,” Ken said.
12 Mar 10 | READERS of bestsellers, quality literature, gardeners, cooks, motoring and fishing enthusiasts, collectors, university students and parents need to put the second week of the April school holidays into their diaries.
12 Mar 10 | COFFS Coast band Egg Heat Fish took out heat three of Youngblood 2010 battle of the bands competition at Club Coffs on Tuesday night to join SAYD, The Proposition and wildcard Darktown Strutters in next week’s final.
12 Mar 10 | HABITATS, natural resources and the survival of native flora and fauna should be the words on the lips of everyone talking about the draft Coffs Harbour Priority Habitats and Corridors Strategy (PHACS) 2010-2030, says landowners Connie and Jim O’Connell.
12 Mar 10 | COFFS Harbour City Council last night approved to move forward on a proposal to raise an additional $6 million for vital flood mitigation works through a special rate variation of 4.4 per cent 2010-11. Council will now seek the community’s views on the proposal.
09 Mar 10 | RED Cross volunteer doorknockers will be out and about in the Coffs Coast area throughout March with a special effort on Sunday, March 28.
09 Mar 10 | COFFS Coast people aged 17-24 years will have the opportunity to learn new skills when EnviTE begins the National Green Jobs Corps in the Mid North Coast region later this month.
09 Mar 10 | THE Federal Government’s decision to order an import risk analysis for beef imported from countries that have had mad cow disease is a result of concerted pressure from everyday Australians, Federal Member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker said.
09 Mar 10 | COFFS Harbour Regional Conservatorium has received a $22,600 State Government grant for the commissioning and presentation of new works by composers Grant Collins and Paul Svoboda. The work will be performed at the official opening of the conservatorium’s new building, scheduled for mid-2010.
08 Mar 10 | NORTH Coast Football (NCF) entered the Youth League competition on Sunday with four teams travelling to Lake Macquarie region for matches against Macquarie Football. NCF came away with three wins and one loss, with an average of six goals scored per game.
08 Mar 10 | SOUTHERN Cross University has been named as an Employer of Choice for Women by the Federal Government’s Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA).
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