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Don't fall for this Facebook trick

RUMOURS are swirling that Facebook has a hidden section where you can view all the people who are secretly stalking you or admiring you from afar.

New coats of history for the old Pier

ADDING HISTORY: The Pier Hotel's Owen Bolsdon and Maxine Skinner toast to the new look facade.

Coffs Harbour's Pier Hotel takes on a new, olden day look

Subbies 'the lifeblood of towns such as Gympie'

Sahdow Housing Minister and Burnett MP Steve Bennett with Gympie MP Tony Perrett at the Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival on Saturday morning.

Shadow Minister visit Gympie, calls for reform

Palmer PA to give evidence on fugitive nephew

Clive Mensink, the nephew of Clive Palmer, leaves the Supreme Court in Brisbane, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Mr Mensink Mr Mensink has asked the court to issue an injunction preventing the Queensland Nickel administrators from appointing receivers to three other Palmer nickel companies who were in a joint venture with QN.

Palmer's PA to be scrutinised in court over fugitive nephew

'Something badly wrong' with govt offer to retiring worker

Christoph Schnelle recently had a client who had to choose between a $400,000 lump sum or $37,000 pension for life from their government employer.

Pension choice angers business columnist Christoph Schnelle

From Shark Tank to top honours at uni

Southern Cross University's 2017 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Bethany Mantle.

Lismore student's lifetime of achievements, at just 20 years of age

Pressure on Curtis Island LNG as AEMO warns of gas shortage

Santos' GLNG project at Curtis Island.

Serious warning puts pressure on LNG exporters.

Bring it on. Bargains at Bisque Interiors.

OPEN TO PUBLIC: Two days only, Bisque Interiors direct sale to the public.

On sale, two days only. First in best dressed.

Money

CommBank dumps $2 ATM fee

AUSTRALIAN consumers could see the death of the ATM fee after our largest bank has made the bold move to axe the $2 charge

Don't be surprised: New $10 note to make debut

MONEY: Australia's new $10 banknote.

Subtle differences are on $10 released tomorrow.

New $10 note could be in your wallet tomorrow

The new $10 note.

It has cutting edge technology to protect against counterfeiting

Award is the icing for locals who love their work

WINNERS: Coffs Harbour Franchisee Craig Budden (third from left), Aussie founder John Symond (second from right) and the Coffs Harbour Aussie Homeloans team.

Local business recognised as a stand-out

Saving money made simple for pensioners

SAVING MONEY: John Scarborough says people should grow as much food as they can, and that lettuce, silverbeet and herbs are good crops to start with.

Local shares how he makes pension go further

$5 savings hack saved me $50,000

How to save money fast by stashing your fives

Fifth biggest mortgage lender is someone you know

FAMILY BANK: The Bank of Mum and Dad is funding almost a third of first home purchases.

Who is the biggest lender behind the Big Four?

Technology

Apple Watch Series 3 has embarrassing glitch

IT’S JUST one day until Apple’s newest smartwatch goes on sale, and there’s a problem — just the small fact it doesn’t actually work like advertised.

iPhone 8: So what are the cheapest deals around?

So what's the best deal with the latest iphones

Comparison website has crunched the numbers

'Techno-tantrums': How to raise kids in a digital world

Dr Kristy Goodwin helps modern parents, educators and health professionals understand what young children, aged 0-12 years really need to thrive in a digital world.

Balance is the key to navigating kids online use

Aldi worker's act of kindness rescues grandfather

An Aldi worker has helped a 75-year-old grandfather work out how to use his new iPhone.

Telstra forced to apologise after giving 75-year-old little help.

Opinion

Using secret audio recordings as evidence

What grounds are there to use recordings in courts

Building your prosperity through property

People like investing in something they understand - everyone lives in a property - plus you can see, touch and perhaps even drive past the asset you own.

The three simple investing principles you have to know

Rising energy costs

BURDEN ON BUSINESS: Rising power costs have slugged the bottom line of business and here's why costs continue to skyrocket.

Small business bears the brunt of rising power prices

Nuturing our local small businesses

Small business is the main driver of the Coffs Coast regional economy.

Business insights with ETC

Talking about your oral health

BE HEALTHY: Dr Scott Geddes urges proper dental check-ups.

Dental Week is an opportunity to continue educating patients

Interesting ways to earn interest

COMPOUND INTEREST: Learn how easy it can be to earn extra money from reinvestment.

Reinvesting your interest can build a healthy bank balance

Character references for your pet

The Greek Goddess of Justice, known as Themis.

Legal Hypothetical with Manny Wood

Games & Gadgets

Not enough USB ports? This could be the answer

IT’S one of the bugbears of modern laptop and desktop computer users.

Why your iPhone isn't made to last

People are using the iPhone’s Airdrop feature for some shady stuff.

Class action brings out revelations about 'touch disease'

iPhone X: the epic fail of its biggest feature

iPhone X has a Super Retina Display, TrueDepth Camera System, Face ID and A11 Bionic Chip with Neural Engine. Picture: Apple

How do you use this phone without a home button?

Bad news if you want the iPhone X

A leaked image of the iPhone 8 has shown a fresh design.

Rumours continue to swirl that the iPhone will be dogged by delays