A large-scale artwork on the northern end of the Kempsey bypass has been unveiled. It’s the second on the stretch of old highway at a cost of $155,000.

Group 2 has won bragging rights in women’s league, defeating Group 3 in Kempsey this morning 14 to 8. The inaugural representative game drew a strong, and vocal crowd.

The Grafton community spent four hours this morning pleading its case to retain the Aboriginal Legal Service office in the city. A planned relocation to Coffs Harbour in March has attracted significant criticism and pushback from the community.

After weeks of debate, Coffs Harbour City Council has finally removed dead trees and large branches which were creating a public hazard in Coffs Creek. A licence had to be sought from the Department of Crown Land, as the trees were considered fish habitat. It took weeks to be approved, but for the past two days, council workers have been removing the debris – just in time for the busy Christmas period.   (VISION ONLY)

The first ever Group 2 women’s representative squad has spent the last fortnight training ahead of tomorrow’s inaugural game against Group 3. Following the match, the North Coast Bulldogs side will be selected.

Another milestone for the Pacific Highway upgrade this week as the final girder is installed on the Shark Creek bridge near Tyndale. In the next two weeks, steel reinforcing will be laid before the concrete deck is poured.

A couple in their 30s have suffered a frightening ordeal overnight, as two men reached into their campervan, stole their belongings and threatened them at Nambucca Heads. The pair were asleep with their young child when they were woken by a noise.

$3-million goes a long way, and the Bellingen Memorial Hall committee is planning to use its latest round of funding to create an exciting new space. An historic building in town is in line for a facelift.

Film fans are already praising the program, for the 20-19 Screenwave International Film Festival. There’s 60 top-class feature films, and 22 short films, coming to Coffs Harbour big screens in January.

A sea of people, surf boats and tents lined Forsters Beach at Scotts Head today, for day one of the Combined Surf Boat Series. The prestigious event is the biggest carnival of the year for both the North and Central Coast regions.