CCO has been told by sources close to the Orara valley Axemen that the club will not participate in the 2021 Group 2 CRL rugby Continue Reading
Cr Townley responds to Open Letter on CCS
Yesterday, Thursday 18 February, our partners at the Coffs Coast Independent News (CCIN) Facebook site published an open letter to all Coffs Harbour Councillors on Continue Reading
The airport ‘privatisation’: Some ‘hidden’ issues
A recent CCO analysis questioned whether the airport lease was a good one. We concluded that the answer was “no’ based on currently available financial Continue Reading
Lobbying: How the rich get richer and the poor get poorer -Part 2
Preferential lobbying drives powerlessness, environmental destruction and even in conventional economics is grossly inefficient. Parts 2 and 3 examine how it happens. If your electoral Continue Reading
SCU study looks at whether cannabis can help with Parkinson’s
A pilot study being conducted at the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine is investigating a controversial topic – how cannabis, medicinal or recreational, is used, Continue Reading
Contractor chosen to build Wilgulga Sports Centre
Following a competitive tender process Lahey Constructions Pty. Ltd. has been chosen as the principal contractor for the construction of the Wiigulga Sports Complex. “This Continue Reading
Lobbying: How the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
In this four-part series, we investigate preferential lobbying – what it is, why it matters, how and why it happens and how to stop it. Continue Reading
“If I were the new Mayor”: A fantasy
It’s September 2021 and I’ve been elected Mayor of Coffs Harbour (don’t panic, it won’t happen – this is a fantasy). Paul Amos is Deputy Continue Reading
‘Dark money’ donations undermining faith in democracy in Australia – Report
The Commonwealth Government has the weakest political finance laws in the country. The enormous gaps in Australia’s regulatory framework make it easy for wealthy companies Continue Reading
Exodus from ‘big smoke’ drives regional house prices and rentals up and up
Housing values continued to rise through the first month of 2021 with CoreLogic’s national home value index up 0.9% over the month. The January movement Continue Reading
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