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Seven day state of emergency declared in NSW
The NSW Premier has declared a seven-day state of emergency, and the fire chief is predicting “the most dangerous bushfire week this nation has ever seen”. Key points: NSW frontline agency commissioners made a “unanimous” decision to declare a state of emergency The last state of emergency was declared during […]
Motions for pause on Gordon Street and a poll of citizens before Council this Thursday evening
Two Coffs Harbour City Council Councillors have moved motions asking for a pause and a scientific community poll on the proposed new Cultural Centre and Council Chambers. The motions have been moved by Councillors Swan and Amos are to be presented and debated this Thursday 14 November. Citizens are urged […]
Fire conditions are worsening
Dangerous fire conditions – conditions are getting worse We have reports of a number of bush fires in the north coast and northern NSW areas becoming more intense – and more dangerous. A number of fires are creating their own weather conditions and pyro-cumulous clouds are developing. These are extremely […]
Coffs Harbour airport hosts key aerial firefighter
The 737 Large Air Tanker (LAT) operating out of Coffs Harbour this fire season has already made 107 water bombing missions. Last year the LAT made 125 missions statewide. The LAT has only been operating in Coffs Harbour since August, and is expected to remain a key pillar in the […]
“Let our tankers go through by-pass tunnels” – Gas Industry
The following is a statement from the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce about the following story by Matt Deans of the Coffs Coast Advocate; “Welcome to reality under the existing Dangerous Goods Regulations Coffs Harbour. For years the Coffs Chamber of Commerce has been highlighting the inadequacies and failure to […]
Coffs Harbour City Council’s “healthy financials” – behind the spike.
Last Saturday, 2 November, the GM of the Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC), Steve McGrath, had a column published in The Coffs Coast Advocate titled ‘Council’s strong financial record’. Our resident ‘financial wizard’, Rob Steurmann, analyses the GM’s column. Most people balk at the prospect of checking columns of figures […]
Council in $26m waste crisis talks
Coffs Harbour City Council is in crisis talks over a 26 million dollar landfill contract with neighbouring councils. See the Prime News 7 video clip here; http://Coffs Harbour City Council is in crisis talks over a 26 million dollar landfill contract with neighbouring councils. Coffs Coast Outlook has published several […]
Coffs Council’s “walk of shame.”
A history of favourable land deals for some? For the first half of the 20th century, Coffs Harbour actually had a Civic and Cultural Centre. Yes, we did! For fifty-one (51) years, our citizens of the day maintained a “School of Arts” under the guidance of a volunteer committee. By […]
