CRICKET is set to heat up this summer with a slew of exciting new initiatives, including a groundbreaking collaboration with the Sydney Sixers that promises to elevate the game across the region.

NOT only will Coffs Harbour Golf Club’s picturesque 27-hole layout be a hive of activity from Sunday but the clubhouse will be as well. The always enjoyable eight days of the annual Balter Festival of ...

A FEDERAL truth-telling process could mean “more justice” for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, an inquiry has been told. Proposed legislation which would establish a national truth and ...

BOARDS at the ready, as the Mid North Coast Disabled Surfers Association (DSA) takes off for another season. DSA’s mission is to “put ‘Smiles On Dials’ by taking people of all disabilities surfing in ...

MANDATORY fire permits have been in place since 1 September, meaning permission is required for any burning on your property during the Bush Fire Danger Period. It is important for newcomers who have ...

WOOLGOOLGA Cricket Club has taken a giant leap forward, launching its inaugural girls’ cricket program in what promises to be a watershed moment for the local game. Club president Aaron Singh could ...

SIXTEEN volunteers from the Gloucester RiverCare Group planted 88 trees along the river in District Park on Friday 4, October. “Gloucester is so lucky to have such a beautiful big park in our town,” ...

COUNCILLOR Claire Pontin was elected as MidCoast Mayor for a second consecutive term as the new-look council met for its first ordinary meeting last Wednesday. Jeremy Miller was elected as Deputy ...

MIXED media artist Dimity Bowden is currently showcasing her latest work at the Gloucester Gallery. Her new exhibition expresses her deep relationship with nature and her lived experience of the local ...

MORE than 40 percent of Mid North Coast women aged between 50 and 74 years are overdue for breast cancer screening. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s a timely reminder for all to book ...

IT might be too late for this year’s footy season, and it’s certainly smaller than originally planned, but the long-awaited grandstand attached to the Gloucester Recreational Centre is set to open ...

DR Aunty Rhonda Radley brought attendees into a state of Ngarrangga or “deep listening” during the fifth “Listening to Indigenous Voices” presentation at The James Theatre in Dungog. This interactive ...