Five per cent of Bellingen Shire’s forests could be clear-felled and almost 20 per cent subjected to a doubling in harvest intensity if new logging regulations go ahead, councillors were told at yesterday’s Bellingen Shire Council meeting. By Janene Carey These estimates, based on mapping analysis, were put forward by Ashley […]
The following is from the minutes for the 14 June 2018 CHCC meeting and records the votes for the proposed new $76m ‘Cultural and Civic Space’; GM18/14 Cultural & Civic Space Concept Business Case Executive Summary This Council Report is a covering report for the Concept Business Case that documents […]
The ‘Oracle’ strikes again. Cr Rhoades has once more given the Coffs Coast community the benefit of his understanding and insight. By ‘Cob” But is it enough to be just ‘technically correct’ and to achieve an outcome that ultimately may be far from satisfactory after all the ‘grandstanding’ as per […]
It is with a heavy heart that I must inform all lighthouse enthusiasts that due to a decision taken by the Coffs Harbour City Council on Thursday evening to advance the planning for their new office block in the Coffs Harbour CBD, containing their Council Chambers, Art Gallery and Library, […]
Coffs Harbour last night voted NOT to join a new Mid Coast Joint Organisation (JO) which includes Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Bellingen so as to collaborate on major projects. Councillors said the New South Wales Government has no legal right to force it into the JO and instead will lobby […]
By The Editor At its 14 June meeting the Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) has a number of issues to ponder. Not the least of which is to decide whether it will become one of the very last councils in regional NSW to sign up to be a member of […]
The delivery of fast and reliable internet to Bellingen has suffered another blow with the government delaying the roll-out of the NBN in Bellingen township by a further six months. The delivery of fast and reliable internet to Bellingen has suffered another blow with the government delaying the roll-out of […]
The Great Koala National Park (GKNP) is an idea that has been floating about since mid-2014 when it was picked up by then NSW Opposition Environment Spokesperson Luke Foley. Mr Foley is now, of course, Leader of the Opposition and is running to be Premier in the March 2019 state […]
New research by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has revealed the nation’s most creative communities outside of major cities. Top five creative hotspots in regional Australia Byron, NSW Hobart, TAS Anangu Pitjantjatjara, SA Surf Coast, VIC Gold Coast, QLD Source: Regional Australia Institute By Samantha Turnbull and Maddie Whitford […]
Last week Council held its regular meeting (24 May) and once more our Councillors were ‘led by the nose’. Ratepayers were yet again denied the opportunity to hear how the monies we pay to Council are used. The old favourite of ‘commercial and in confidence’ inherently came to the fore. […]