Coffs Coast Advocate

Meet the Clarence Valley's 'Bite Club' members

It's the club no-one wants to be a member of, but it is growing every year.

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11th Dec. 2020 11:12 PM

SHARK: Third incident this month in notorious spot

Report reveals terrifying struggle with shark at the same location of fatal attack this month

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30th July 2020 12:07 PM

A spearfishermen was approached by a shark swimming ‘aggressively’ toward him, resulting in a struggle.

Surfer's close call near fatal shark attack spot

'We were surfing only a couple hundred metres up the beach when that attack happened'

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25th July 2020 6:07 PM

BEHIND THE DESK: Are surfers the most daring athletes?

Does the reward of catching the perfect wave outweigh the associated risks?

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17th July 2020 12:07 PM

TOTALLY GNARLY: Surfing is quite possibly the most dangerous sport in the world, but that doesn’t seem to stop people searching for the perfect wave. Photo: Gary Nichols

‘Most are nervous to venture back into the water’

OFFSHORE winds and big southerly swells created perfect surfing conditions. Yet the popular, secluded surf spot at Wilson’s...

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16th July 2020 3:07 PM

A bouquet of flowers placed near the site of the fatal shark attack at Wilson's Headland.

‘Minnie crew’ rocked by shark tragedy

The most courageous response is to carry on putting fate in God’s hands, knowing the odds are stacked in your favour. But...

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16th July 2020 12:07 AM

Tucabia Bears (renamed Yuraygir Bears in 2016) won the North Coast Football 3rd Division grand final against Maclean Bobcats at Rushforth Park South Grafton on Saturday, 5th September, 2015. Several members of the team are Minnie Water residents with a close association to Mani Hart-Deville and his family. Photo Debrah Novak / The Daily Examiner

‘This may be their first experience dealing with loss’

GRAFTON Headspace manager Jason Grimes explains how friends and family can support one another following the tragic death...

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15th July 2020 12:07 AM

Teen dies in suspected shark attack – Grafton, Saturday, 11 July 2020 03:44:19 PM, Distraught surfers leave the beach. A teenage boy has died in a suspected shark attack on the Mid North Coast today., Witnesses have told police a shark attacked the teenager while he was surfing at Wilsons Headland at Wooli Beach, near Grafton, just before 2.30pm Photo: Frank Redward

Help available for people affected by shark tragedy

Mental health workers to arrive at Minnie Water following fatal shark attack. For anyone else needing support, here's where...

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14th July 2020 12:07 PM

AFTERMATH: Friends and family at the scene of the fatal shark attack on Saturday, July 11 at Wilson's Headland, Wooli NSW.

Search continues for shark behind fatal attack

NSW Department of Primary Industries deploy SMART drumlines at Wooli Beach after death of 15-year-old surfer

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14th July 2020 5:07 AM

AFTERMATH: The scene of the fatal shark attack on Saturday, July 11 at Wilson's Headland, Wooli NSW

‘TRAGIC’: First fatal shark attack in region's history

After a series of close encounters off our beaches, a beloved teen has died in what is understood to be the region’s first...

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14th July 2020 4:07 AM

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