Coffs Coast Advocate

Maintain your gains during COVID-19

IF you’re stuck at home during the coronavirus or want to maintain social distancing but still work out, working out from...

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18th March 2020 8:03 AM

Baker’s home delivery includes free roll of toilet paper

VIRUS relief: ‘EVERYONE likes a cake when they’re down and out.’

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18th March 2020 9:03 PM

Crumbs Bakery owner Kelli Miller is offering a delivery service to the elderly and vulnerable in Casino who are at home because of coronavirus. She delivers bread and cakes and free roll of toilet paper. PIC: SUSANNA FREYMARK

Laying chickens sell like hot cakes in virus preparation

POULTRY farmer sells 220 point of lay chickens in one day.

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20th March 2020 1:03 PM

Two girls from Tyagarah pick up 14 new chickens from Alstonville Poultry Farm. PIC: SUSANNA FREYMARK

LOCKDOWN READY: Bountiful garden and seedling propagation

JERRY’S generosity goes beyond his vegetable beds as he shares his produce.

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23rd March 2020 9:03 AM

Jerry Cresswell's garden in Dyraaba St has plenty of vegies and he is using hydroponics to grow seedlings. PIC: SUSANNA FREYMARK

How are hairdressers coping with coronavirus?

HAIRDRESSERS have implimented tough measures to keep clients safe.

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23rd March 2020 11:03 AM

Close-up of a hairdresser cutting the hair of a woman. Selective focus.

Support our paramedics in the fight against coronavirus

‘WE ARE hearing of paramedics not having enough personal protective equipment to last them through their shifts.”

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25th March 2020 4:03 PM

Byron Central Hospital on Ewingsdale Road just off the Pacific Motorway.

Indecision causes grief for hairdressers

THE government’s shifting position on hairdressers has meant an anxious wait for local operators to see if they must...

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27th March 2020 12:03 PM

Lazuli and Co owner Peta Tillet is frustrated that the government has not shut down hairdressers.

Gym helping to de-stress in a time of uncertainty

AS WE head into isolation and focus on keeping normality, one local gym is focusing on low intensity workouts to help...

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29th March 2020 12:03 AM

The FIT 2478 team are offering their service online during the coronavirus (COVID-19).

There’s a bear in there... and rainbows as well

FAMILIES are placing teddy bears and rainbows in their windows to help take kids’ minds off coronavirus and isolation.

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01st April 2020 9:04 AM

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 29: A teddy bear is seen in a window on March 29, 2020 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Inspired by the Michael Rosen childrens book Were Going on a Bear Hunt, teddy bears and other cuddly toys are popping up in windows across New Zealand to give children something to look forward to on their neighbourhood walks during the lockdown. New Zealand has been in lockdown

Star blogger rallies support for Kenyan children

THIS blogger has used her star power to help raise funds for this Lennox Head based charity which is facing the huge task...

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02nd April 2020 12:04 PM

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