Coffs Coast Advocate

BOM issues flood watch for two rivers as rain sets in

Keep those raincoats handy folks, we could be in for a wet weekend

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19th Feb. 2021 1:02 PM

The BOM is predicting more wet weather over the next week. Photo: Tim Jarrett

‘F***ing joke’: Dog-driver cops roasting after posting fine

Complaint over penalty for unusual traffic infringement falls on deaf ears.

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19th Feb. 2021 9:02 AM

A man has been roasted on facebook after complaining about a fine he received after driving with a dog on his lap.

Open up land, cut red tape: Conaghan on hostel talks

In a sign of the affordability crisis gripping the region, a small house just up the road was recently listed for a...

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11th Feb. 2021 3:02 PM

Bellorana has been used as a Covid testing clinic. Photo by Janine Watson.

How to stop killing the golden goose ?

‘This holiday season we have seen tourist numbers increase like never before.’

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17th Jan. 2021 1:01 PM

Swimming holes at The Promised Land. Photo by Janine Watson

Which Coffs Coast suburb is having the biggest baby boom?

We’re bucking the birth rate trend and one town is going above and beyond.

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14th Jan. 2021 2:01 PM

Rare footage captures region’s hippie heritage

He was part of the region’s hippie influx in the early 70s.

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09th Jan. 2021 2:01 PM

Peter Geddes and his family came to came to Bellingen in 1972. His early footage has been used in The Promised Land shown recently to appreciative local audiences.

Beach shack for rent : joke underlies serious issue

With so much talk about the pros and cons of the current tourism boom, a beach shack for rent post has provided some light...

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03rd Jan. 2021 10:01 AM

‘Now it really is a crisis’: Can Bello film spark change?

The rental housing situation may be dire but local action group say new film can be a resource to other communities

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01st Jan. 2021 9:01 AM

Kerry Pearse, chair of the Housing Matters Action Group in Bellingen.

Boom causing ‘real fear’ in community

'We’re not a theme park...there are real fears in the community about the numbers of people here in relation to Covid,'...

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30th Dec. 2020 7:12 AM

Bellingen is booming but there are concerns about the spread of COVID and the impact on the town's resources.

COVID test spike prompts Crime Stoppers warning from Mayor

King singles out Northern Beaches residents, telling them not to leave accommodation

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24th Dec. 2020 9:12 AM

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