The Citizens’ Voice Group will be holding a public forum to address community concerns over the proposed Gordon Street Council Chambers and Cultural Space Development. The forum will be held at the Cavanbah Centre, Harbour Drive on Tuesday October 22nd starting at 6.30pm. This will be an opportunity for a […]
The Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) were last night recognised as the second out of 128 councils in NSW in the Bluett Awards. Here is some information on the Bluett Memorial Awards; “The award is the greatest accolade a council can achieve” and “The pinnacle of local government achievement”. The […]
Coffs Bypass Action Group (CBAG) Spokesperson Rod McKelvey said “CBAG were very pleased to accept an offer from high level Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) representatives to attend a meeting with the CBAG Steering Committee members and also to attend CBAG’s General Meeting held on 10 October 2019”. […]
It was in 1958 that the Dorrigo Shire Council Chambers, situated in the 1880s Gold Rush town of Coramba, became obsolete. The NSW Government Gazette announced the creation of the new Coffs Harbour Shire Council which would establish Chambers in Coffs Harbour. By Tom Strickland Our first Council Office opened […]
The Coffs Harbour City Council has stated that the cost of the proposed Civic and Cultural Centre Project will be $76.5 million. By Peter Higgins However, it is known that certain costs, essential to the project, have not been included in this figure, for example, the cost of the forecourt […]
Earlier this week the Coffs Coast Outlook published a story pertaining to questions Councillor Keith Rhoades raised as a matter of urgency at the last Coffs Harbour Council (CHCC) meeting on 26 September. That story can be found here: https://coffscoastoutlook.com.au/what-is-the-true-cost-of-the-museum-sale/ Evidence obtained recently shows Cr Rhoades has now received an […]
AUSTRALIA will not host a round of the FIA World Rally Championship in 2020, but expects to return from 2021 as the series implements a new policy of event rotation. The 2020 calendar was announced yesterday after a vote of the world motorsport governing body, the FIA, and sees three […]
The Coffs Bypass Action Group (CBAG) has been busy doing their own noise measurements and recordings prior to the release of the EIS. Brian Polack from CBAG, who spearheaded the study, stated that “CBAG is particularly concerned about the validity and interpretation of some of the noise testing data, and […]
Councillor Michael Adendorff recently summed up in an article in the Coffs Coast Advocate of Wednesday 25 September his reasons for voting for the Civic and Cultural Centre development. “A progressive council with healthy financials” was one of the key reasons he gave. Rob Steuermann investigates this in the […]
Just in time for them to pack it up and put it in storage? ” The following was posted today (30-9-2019) on the Faces of Coffs Harbour Facebook site; VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED The Coffs Harbour Regional Museum is urgently seeking volunteers to assist with the operation of the Museum, Harbour Drive, […]