Coffs Coast Advocate

Pandemic pushes Coast business to new heights

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a positive impact on a Coast business with it’s reach moving overseas.

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01st May 2020 12:05 PM

MEDITATION: Michelle Greene has moved her Qigong classes online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Picture: Contributed

Man fights hard in battle with blindness

A Toowoomba man hasn’t let his battle with blindess stop him from being fighting fit.

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23rd Feb. 2020 1:02 PM

After being told he would go blind, Michael Cooper took up Muay Thai and is now fighting fit.

Sarina club honoured to host big Qld comp

It is the first time the state titles will be held in a regional town

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20th Feb. 2020 5:02 AM

Alligator Creek ITF Taekwon-Do Club will host the Queensland State Titles this year. Picture: Becca Bannan Photography

Sharpen skills with Korean sword fighting classes

ONCE practised as a means of defence, the Korean art of sword fighting is taking off in the Garden City.

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19th Feb. 2020 5:02 AM

REVEALED: What sport do our kids love best?

THE activities our youngsters love to play around the region using their Active Kids Vouchers might surprise you.

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06th Feb. 2020 12:02 AM

ACTIVE KIDS: The sports girls and boys across the Northern Rivers are playing differ from town to town, but touch football and soccer are very popular. Photo: Stephen Laffer

Judo champ is kicking medical goals

The elite Aussie judo champion who spent a decade taking people down, but now Celeste Barrington is turning heads in the...

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10th Jan. 2020 8:01 AM

Dr Celeste Barrington is a former elite athlete and registered nurse, and is one of 71 intern doctors who will join the next generation of medical professionals at Townsville University Hospital. PICTURE: MATT TAYLOR.

Researchers study how to punch someone with 500kg of force

FROM breaking bricks and boards with their bare hands to sending opponents flying, martial artists are as close to...

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12th Dec. 2019 5:12 AM

Sherrilyn Walters is combining her martial arts knowledge with scientific research.

Surgeons save man’s hand after Samurai nightmare

Martial arts expert’s mishap with Samurai sword results in intense 17-hour operation to save hand at Ipswich Hospital

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18th Nov. 2019 5:11 AM

Phillip Warburton cut his hand in an accident involving a Samurai sword.

Fighters’ medal haul showcases Lockyer’s brutal strength

Two Lockyer Valley fighters have been selected to travel to Malaysia to fight in a tournament.

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30th Oct. 2019 3:10 PM

HIT HARD: Laidley taekwon-do instructor Darren Finch with students Cody and Daryl Brown, Kyden Bethell and Catherine Ovenden show off their haul from the state championships earlier this month. The club followed up the wins over the weekend at nationals. PHOTO: DOMINIC ELSOME

Jiu Jitsu champion wins four in a row

THIRTEEN year old punches above his weight to win world title

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28th Oct. 2019 1:10 PM

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