Coffs Coast News Of The Area 21 April 2023

SWIFF braces for record crowds

WHAT began as a 2015 plan by a husband-andwife duo to bring more new movies to their local community has ballooned out to something nobody could have anticipated.

Eight years later and the Screenwave International Film Festival, known better as SWIFF, has earned the Coffs Coast the title of now being home to the largest film festival in regional Australia – and it opened last night, running for the next sixteen days.

The 8th Screenwave International Film Festival opened its 2023 line-up of over 140 film screenings and special events with the NSW premiere of legendary Australian

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SWIFF braces for record crowds

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director Rolf de Heer’s new film The Survival of Kindness to a sold-out crowd at CHEC Theatre.

Cast and crew from around Australia travelled to launch this year’s festival with Festival Directors Dave Horsley and Kate Howat, and SWIFF’s Festival Patron –Australian screen icon Jack Thompson.

With SWIFF’23 having already broken the previous presales record, and Festival Directors now anticipating the previous alltime attendance record to be broken, theatres on the Coffs Coast are bracing for big crowds this year – particularly with festival being the first experience for punters wanting to check out the newly upgraded Bellingen Memorial Hall, which has been closed since 2020 for a multi-million-dollar facelift.

“Our taste in movies is broad, and SWIFF’s line-up each year reflects that,” said Artistic Director Kate Howat.

“We love a popcorn comedy as much as we love a good French doco or Korean drama.

“Curating the festival is about finding a balance there, so festivalgoers have a super fun time but also push their own film tastes a little further with each festival,” Kate said.

SWIFF’s eighth festival program will present 80-plus different feature films from over 30 countries across the world –including the Australian Premiere of Brandon Cronenberg’s new satire of the rich and famous in Infinity Pool (Alexander Skarsgard, Australia’s Cleoptara Coleman), programmed alongside Cannes award-winning favourites EO, Joyland, and The Eight Mountains, to biting satires and hilarious comedies Give Me Pity!, Ruben Ostlund’s Palme d’Or winner Triangle of Sadness, and Owen Kline’s cringe comedy Funny Pages, plus Berlinale Jury Prize winning documentary Nelly & Nadine, and frozen Russian coastline surf epic Corners of the Earth: Kamchatka.

Local feature The Road To Patagonia has already proven a favourite with festivalgoers, having sold out its first session, with SWIFF also screening the World Premiere of a new short film, Return Chute, about one of Australia’s last video stores – Bellingen Video Connection.

In addition to the cast and crew of The Survival of Kindness, SWIFF’23 festival guests include Australian conservation icon Bob Brown (The Giants), Afghani refugee activist Muzafar Ali and prolific Australian director

Jolyon Hoff (Watandar, My Countryman, NSW Premiere), debut feature director Luke Cornish and breakdancer Patrix (Keep Stepping, includes performance), along with Gumbaynggirr activist Birrugan DunnVelasco and Australian Tent Embassy founder Gumbaynggirr Elder Uncle Gary Williams (50th Anniversary of Ningla-a-na) in a First Nations-led talk about what’s changed in 50 years since the Australia’s civil rights movement was founded.

Actor Damon Herriman (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Breaking Bad) will provide a few words of guidance at SWIFF’s 2023 Nextwave Youth Film Awards, screening the World Premiere of 28 short films made by young Australians under 25, before sitting down for a fireside chat with Festival Director Dave Horsley about Herriman’s work in Hollywood for SWIFF’s Industry Connect networking event.

Film screenings and events will be hosted at the CHEC Theatre, Jetty Memorial Theatre, and the newly upgraded Bellingen Memorial Hall from April 20 to May 5.

This year’s festival will close on Friday May 5 with the Regional Australian Premiere of Ari Aster’s new Joaquin Phoenix driven dark comedy, Beau Is Afraid.

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ANZAC Day commemorations in Sawtell

By Andrea FERRARI

ANZAC Day at Sawtell will be commemorated in traditional style, with a Dawn Service commencing at 6am in the Lyle Rose RSL Memorial Park in Fourth Avenue behind the RSL Club.

The later street march will commence at 11am and will culminate at the Park at approximately 11.25am, where the Main Civic Service will then be held.

A luncheon will be held for all exservice persons in the RSL Club after the main Service.

Medals are to be worn for identification.

Two Up will commence in the RSL Club at 2pm, and all proceeds of that activity will be donated to Legacy.

An invitation is extended to all serving and ex-service personnel to take part in the march and services, along with students from all local schools.

“ANZAC Day is the one day where Australians come together to commemorate those 102,800 plus members of our Armed Services who gave their lives for our good, our way of life, our freedom,” Dallas Burrage, Sawtell RSL sub-Branch Secretary told News Of The Area.

“It is also a time where we also give thanks to those who survived and to those who continue to serve to maintain the way of life in our country,” said Dallas.

q Wreaths being laid during the 2022 ANZAC Day Civic Service at Lyle Rose RSL Memorial Park in Sawtell.

q ANZAC Parade 2022 marching down First Avenue in Sawtell.

MALICIOUS DAMAGE

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has been met with feelings of sadness and frustration by Jetty Dunecare members.

Smaller trees have been sawn off above ground level causing trip hazards, while lower limbs on taller trees have been pruned and dumped in the bush.

“The damage extends to more than 50 meters long and fifteen meters wide,” Jetty Dunecare President

Desnee McCosker told News Of The Area.

“This patch is littoral rainforest, that’s rainforest growing beside the ocean; there’s not much left of it anymore.

“It’s an endangered ecological community which has taken 40 years to regenerate here, so it’s pretty special,” said Desnee.

“Also, within that area there’s an endangered plant in NSW named silverbush (Sophora tomentosa).

“It’s quite an attractive plant, and it’s been severely hacked back.”

Looking at the vandalism, the Jetty Dunecare members find it concerning that there is someone who thinks they’ve got the right to come in with a saw and make these cuts to the rainforest trees.

According to Desnee, the work looks like it has been done with a battery-operated chainsaw, to have cleared and cut such a big patch.

“We don’t know when it was done, day or night, but we’re really keen for the

community to know that if they see anything like this happening to call the council or the police straight away.

“The council can check and make sure what they’re seeing is approved works going on, or not.”

Jetty Dunecare has a long and reciprocal relationship with City of Coffs Harbour and is currently working through a four-year program funded by the Environmental Levy.

“We have a huge area of work reaching from Coffs Creek to Boambee Creek.

“We use the funding for hiring bush regenerators for skilled and heavy work and such things as chemical weed control,” she said.

In the past twelve months Jetty Dunecare members have contributed $80,000 worth of voluntary work to the area, which includes collecting dropped rubbish by people who are not putting it in the bins.

Having celebrated 40 years of Jetty Dunecare in

2022, the group has a long commitment to looking after the area.

“That’s why we do get distressed and upset when we find malicious damage that uncaring people do,” closed Desnee.

A City of Coffs Harbour spokesperson told NOTA, “City staff are extending the existing bollard fencing to reduce unauthorised access to the site and a sign is to be installed.”

q Jetty Dunecare President Desnee McCosker on site clearing up beer bottles from the vandalised littoral rainforest where tree branches have been sawn off.

q Jetty Dunecare President Desnee McCosker showing the hacked down silverbush, an endangered plant in NSW, in Coffs Jetty littoral rainforest.

q Vandalised trees with the cuttings scattered on the pathways among the littoral rainforests under Jetty Dunecare’s management.

Coffs crew to compete in State Rescue Challenge

By Andrea FERRARI

FIRE and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Coffs Harbour

is amongst five teams of firefighters representing NSW in a multi-agency State Rescue Challenge on the weekend of Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 May at C.ex International Stadium.

The FRNSW crews from Region North - which includes Coffs Harbour - Region South, Dubbo, Wyong and Ulladulla, will compete against eight teams from the State Emergency Service (SES), two from the Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) and one

from Victoria’s Country Fire Authority (CFA), putting their skills to the test in the road rescue competition in a series of events based around car crash scenarios.

The challenge organisers have gathered 55 cars to be crushed by an excavator to replicate different car crash scenarios.

The vehicles will then be cut apart in simulated rescue competitions.

According to the competition rules, each rescue crew of six first responders has just 30 minutes to carry out their tasks under the watchful

eye of competition assessors, judging the teams’ direction, technical competency and medical know-how.

In addition to two main car crash events, the teams will also compete in a ‘trauma challenge’, a ‘first aid’ emergency, an ‘industrial/ domestic’ rescue simulation and a CPR response.

The annual competition, now in its third year, was created to provide organisations with an opportunity to maintain their road rescue skills and encourage cross-referencing of related information and

techniques.

There will be displays from FRNSW, the Rural Fire Service (RFS), SES, VRA and Marine Rescue.

Mark Rutter, Regional Events Coordinator for the championships, told News Of The Area, “The best time for the community to come along and take a look at the displays and competition is on Saturday between 9am and 4pm.

“There’s going to be a lot of people around; the assessors and teams at the pits and teams from the different agencies on hand with their vehicles for community engagement.

“Come along and watch for a while and go ‘wow’,” said Mark.

“It is quite a spectacle seeing the crash scenarios which are all based on real-life crashes.”

FRNSW Assistant Commissioner of Regional Operations, Cheryl Steer, said there will be plenty going on over the weekend to entertain the public.

“When you haven’t seen this sort of activity up close, it’s just great to be able to just get in there and have a look at the equipment and watch how the teams work together to safely cut the cars up,” she said.

“It’s a real eye-opener as well… you don’t normally get to see how first responders deal with car crashes and use their tools they carry on the trucks to save lives.”

Doors open at 7.30am on Saturday and Sunday with the event taking place in the carpark at C.ex International Stadium in Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour.

On Friday the teams take part in a symposium with practical learning which focuses on current techniques, such as electric cars and winching.

“Coffs Lions Club are doing the lunches with the proceeds going to Coffs Harbour Women's Shed,” Rosemary Hansen, Secretary, Coffs Harbour Lions Club told NOTA.

For more information visit FRNSW on Facebook or www. fire.nsw.gov.au.

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q Participants under the watchful eye of an assessor in the 2022 Road Crash Rescue Challenge.

q Fire and Rescue team members compete in the 2022 challenge.

q The rescue agency teams are faced with different car crash scenarios based on real-life experiences.

q The teams compete on a range of challenges including how to manage emergency situations.

ANZAC Day commemorations in Woolgoolga

ANZAC Day will be commemorated with services and a march in Woolgoolga on Tuesday 25 April 2023.

The Dawn Service will be held at the Diggers Club forecourt, commencing at 5.30am following assembly

and traffic control from 5.00. The March will assemble outside the Post Office from 10.30 (with traffic control from 10.00), stepping off along Beach Street at 11.00 for the Main Service at the Diggers Club forecourt from 11.15am.

Community clubs and groups that would like to take part in the March, please contact Christopher Chayko, the RSL sub-Branch Honorary Secretary, on 0432 127 071.

“Wreaths at each Service will be the sole responsibility of the individual or organisation that lays each wreath.

“A table will be provided near the forecourt Memorial before each Service to pre-position wreaths but, unfortunately as the RSL sub-Branch is a small voluntary organisation, no other coordination is able to be provided,” Christopher said.

Those who will be laying wreaths are kindly requested

to inform Christopher in order to be called forward to do so during either Service.

An informal 'Gunfire Breakfast' will be served in the Diggers Club following the Dawn Service.

Tickets, at $17.50 per person, are available by advance purchase only from the Diggers Club front desk.

A two-course Community

and sub-Branch ANZAC Day Lunch will be served in the Club from 12.45pm.

“All, including families and young people, are most welcome,” Christopher said.

“Entertainment will be provided by the fabulous Coffs Coast Pipes and Drums.”

Tickets, at $32.50 per person, are available now by advance purchase from the Diggers Club front desk.

Nominate now for the Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards

By Andrea FERRARI

SEVEN award categories in the 2023 Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards are now open for nominations.

These awards form part of the local NAIDOC calendar and are presented by the City of Coffs Harbour and judged by members of the Yandaarra Aboriginal Advisory Committee.

Named after the longtime campaigner for Aboriginal people, the Aunty Grace Roberts awards were inaugurated in 1998 in recognition of her leadership, guidance and tireless work

showcase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on the Coffs Coast, recognising community members who lead by example and help improve community relations and the quality of life of Indigenous people in the Coffs Harbour region.

Criteria for the seven awards are as follows.

The Grace Roberts Memorial Community Development Award celebrates an individual who has made a significant contribution to enhancing the quality of life of Aboriginal people in the Coffs Harbour Region,

Roles undertaken by the nominee may include those which address the issues of community development, in areas such as culture, heritage, health, legal, political, education and employment.

The Aunty Award and the Uncle Award both recognise the unsung quiet achievers and heroes among the many elders who support their communities.

The Aboriginal Community Organisation or Business of the Year Award goes to a community organisation or business operating in the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area that has greatly contributed to the quality of

life for the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

The Sports Achievement Award recognising achievement as a sportsperson, instructor, coach or mentor.

Similarly, the Arts and Cultural Achievement Award rewards achievement as an artist, practitioner, teacher or mentor.

Inspiring our future leaders, the Youth of the Year Award is open to anyone under the age of 25 and can be for any topic of achievement.

“We are blessed to have such a strong and proud

First Nations community on Gumbaynggirr country,” said Chris Chapman, Director of Sustainable Communities at City of Coffs Harbour.

“Amazing work goes on here thanks to that strong connection to Country, Culture and Community.

“The Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards really celebrate that.

“If you know a First Nations person, organisation or business doing great things, show your appreciation and nominate them.

“You don’t have to be a First Nations person to

nominate someone for an award, but the person you nominate does.

“So, get your nominations in and mark your calendar for a great time at the award ceremony in July,” said Mr Chapman.

Go to www.coffsharbour. nsw.gov.au/NAIDOCweek to nominate online, or pick up a hard copy form from the City’s admin building at 2 Castle St, Coffs Harbour. Award nominations need to be made by 5pm Monday, 8 May 2023.

The awards ceremony will be on Thursday 6 July at Jetty Memorial Theatre.

q Winners of the 2022 Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards.

q At the 2022 Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Awards were Yandaarra chair Lloyd Lynwood, City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Paul Amos, Aunty Award winner Aunty Kathleen Flanders, Cr Tony Judge, Cr Sally Townley, City of Coffs Harbour General Manager Natalia Cowley and Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Chris Spencer. Photos: Marley Morgan Photography.

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Archibald Prize 2022 winner Blak Douglas to speak in Coffs Harbour

By Andrea FERRARI

WINNER of the 2022 Archibald

Prize, Blak Douglas is speaking in Coffs Harbour on Friday 12 May as a guest of The Friends of Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery.

The event is a fundraiser for artwork acquisitions to expand the current collection before the opening of the gallery’s new home in Yarrila Arts and Museum.

For this special occasion, the Friends encourage people to pay it forward and donate a ticket to benefit a local art student.

To donate a ticket to a local art student, visit https://blak. eventbrite.com.au/.

Widely admired for his brave political works including his Archibald Prize portraits, the Dhungatti artist will share his passion as a First Nations artist and activist.

In a statement, the Friends said Blak Douglas will share his experience as a First Nations artist, working to bridge the cultural divide with powerful art that challenges us to think.

Born in Blacktown and based in Redfern, Blak Douglas spent the last 20 years ‘taking a risk’ before taking out Australia’s most prestigious art prize in 2022.

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This special night of celebrating culture includes a performance of songs and dance from the local Giingan Gumbaynggirr Cultural Experience.

Uncle Michael ‘Micklo’ Jarrett will deliver the Welcome to Country.

Talented young composer, musician and language teacher Birrugan Dunn-Velasco is also joining the speakers to share insights into his work behindthe-scenes to create the cinematic Welcome to Country for the new Yarrila Arts and Museum.

Blak Douglas, already admired for his powerful symbolism, painted his 2022 Archibald Prizewinning portrait, 'Moby Dickens', of fellow artist Karla Dickens in Lismore during the aftermath of

last year’s floods. This is only the second time an Aboriginal artist has won the prize since it began 101 years ago, and this was the first time the winning portrait was of an Aboriginal woman.

Blak said he will continue to memorialise First Nations people in every portrait he enters “to make up a lot of lost ground”.

Blak’s acclaimed works include paintings, prints, murals, public installations and sculpture.

His bronze memorial to black deaths in custody titled Silent Cop 2020, now proudly sits in the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery’s public collection after winning Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery’s STILL: National Still Life Award in 2021.

Blak also works with schools to present Indigenous art programs that inspire the next generation of creatives.

“Having Blak speak here at Coffs Harbour Education Campus - the home of Senior College, TAFE and SCU - is a rare opportunity for our region's own students to be inspired,” said Sheree Lyons, spokesperson for the Friends of Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery.

Friends of Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery is a non-profit, volunteer organisation, dedicated to connecting our community with the arts.

Through events and fundraising, the Friends contribute funds to expand the gallery’s permanent art collection for visitors and residents to enjoy.

When you become a member of the Friends, you are connecting with people who actively support the arts on the Coffs Coast.

As a member, you’ll receive invitations to free and discounted cultural events.

You will also be contributing to the ongoing development of the gallery’s permanent collection for all to enjoy.

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by Blak Douglas. The Archibald Prize 2022 winning portrait of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens, who lives on Bundjalung Country in Lismore, is a metaphor for the disastrous floods that hit northern NSW in early 2022.

q Archibald Prize 2022 winner Blak Douglas is coming to speak at Coffs Harbour. Photo: Sally Tsoutas.

q The Giingan Gumbaynggirr Cultural Experience will open the fundraiser event with their special song and dance performance in Gumbaynggirr language.

Eastern Dorrigo Plateau communities gather on ANZAC Day

By Andrea FERRARI

ULONG, Lowanna and surrounding hamlets of the Eastern Dorrigo Plateau communities will remember the contribution of local exservicemen and women at a special service on ANZAC Day.

In the village’s annual tradition, the service starts at 9.45am with the school children marching from Ulong Public School to the Club, followed by the ANZAC Day ceremony at the memorial in the Ulong Club’s gardens, including laying of wreaths and the sounding of the Last Post.

This year Graham Easy, a local resident and grandson of a local World War I veteran, will conduct a reading from letters written by local soldiers from WWI battlefields.

Following the remembrance service, the Club will offer morning tea, including coffee, tea

and scones to all those that attended the service.

Traditional ANZAC Day activities will take place in the afternoon as well as live music.

The Ulong Club’s bistro will be open for lunch.

The community remains proud of the commitment and sacrifices made by the local armed service personnel and the subsequent efforts made by the local community in establishing the Ulong and District Ex-Servicemen and Women’s Memorial club in the 1950s.

“Some families were particularly patriotic with representatives serving in both World Wars, including families such as the Easys and Wards from Ulong, Prices from Brooklana, McGraths from Ulong and Timmsvale, Ronsons and Cramptons from Moleton and the Worlands,” Graham Easy reflected.

Graham, along with local historian Beth Scaysbrook

and the Ulong Ex-Services club, have recently embarked on a project to improve the club’s War Memorial, including the refurbishment of a wooden cross by the Glenreagh Men’s Shed.

The project will also include the reinstatement of the Roll of Honour Board and display of photos of veterans which were all tragically lost when the original club burnt to the ground in 2003.

“These small communities such as Ulong, Lowanna, Brooklana, Cascade, Megan, Moleton and those other hamlets which make up the Eastern Dorrigo Plateau made a significant contribution to the First and Second World Wars,” Beth noted while researching for this project.

“In particular for the First World War, as noted in the September 25, 1915, edition of the Grafton Examiner, ‘…80% of the single men of the Eastern Dorrigo volunteered’.

“It’s also worth noting that

World War 1 commenced just eight years after settlement in Eastern Dorrigo.

“Of the 43 men who enlisted, thirteen died (33 percent) and six were awarded medals.

“During World War Two,

Memorial plaques to remain at Bonville Lookout

By Susan KONTIC

LIKE most Council's in Australia, City of Coffs Harbour has strong policies and planning guidelines for commemorative and memorial plaques on public land.

Public open space areas are an important community resource, so memorials, monuments and plaques need to be considered carefully to ensure they don’t have an adverse effect on these spaces.

In keeping with its guidelines, City of Coffs Harbour has recently reviewed the memorial plaques attached to rocks on Bonville Lookout at Sawtell.

There are just a handful of these plaques scattered across the headland with some of them having been there a long time and now considered part of local history as well as a distinctive feature – at least one dates back to early last century, commemorating a young soldier killed in France in 1917 during the First World War.

Flowers are often tucked into the rocks alongside a couple of the plaques and are clearly visible from the path.

A number of local residents who walk the headland regularly were surprised to learn of the review and concerned to hear that the memorial

plaques at the lookout may be under consideration for removal.

Many locals see the plaques as part of the character and heritage of the area offering a sense of shared community.

Since they are small, well maintained, not easily accessible and no danger at all to the public, they wondered what benefit their removal could have.

Happily, their worries turned out to be unfounded.

This week, a spokesperson for the City of Coffs Harbour advised, “The Reserve Naming and Memorial Policy adopted by City of Coffs Harbour Council on 23 March 2023 remains

unchanged from the previous version in 2020.

“It includes a detailed and sensitive process and

75 people enlisted, including five women.

“Of these seven died and seven were prisoners of war.

“Given that the area’s main industry, that of timber, was classified as a ‘protected industry’, this was an

extraordinary contribution made by the local community.

“The Korean War saw two people enlist and the Vietnam War had three serve of which only one was a National Serviceman,” said Beth.

q Sweeping views and well-maintained paths and facilities attract locals and tourists to Bonville Lookout, and the dozen or so memorial plaques scattered across the rocks add to the charm.

approach to the removal of plaques which includes community and stakeholder consultation.

“No action is being taken to remove plaques at Bonville Lookout at this time.”

q Graham Easy, a local resident and grandson of a local World War One veteran, with Ulong Ex-Services Club President David Timms.

Blind Pretty record debut tracks at Nana Glen

By Andrea FERRARI

A GROUP of year twelve students at Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) collectively known as Blind Pretty ‘cut’ their first recording at ValleySounds Studio in Nana Glen earlier this April.

The band consists of four members - Beau Hussell mans the drums, Jesse Falzon is on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Della Baldwin takes on bass and vocals and Ned Ambrose plays lead guitar.

“The recording studio was a very different experience for the band,” said Jesse Falzon of the emerging indie/alternative rock outfit’s recording sessions.

“It’s a lot of fun at times, when you can really just get to the core of the song and tweak every little thing, and very frustrating at times, when you’re half an hour into trying to lay down a guitar part.

“But at the end of every session we could all feel the songs growing and taking on their own sound, which is a very, very special thing to witness when creating something that can mean so much to you.”

The young musicians said the opportunity to work with Pete Dyball, the owner of ValleySounds studio in Nana Glen, was great; with Pete showing them how things are done in the studio, and

providing industry tips and tricks that will stick with them for life.

“Pete was great at listening to the ideas we had and bringing them to life.

“His input to the songs was greatly appreciated.”

Blind Pretty recorded two songs which they hope to release “very soon”, promoting them through their Instagram account @ blind_pretty, along with merchandise and music videos.

“Working towards an EP has commenced,” announced Jesse.

Blind Pretty officially

formed in the summer of 2022, with the band members having met earlier that year.

They had moved from their various schools to CHEC.

None of them knew each other at the time but met through music class and began jamming together.

Throughout the year they decided to give a shot to “being a real band” and chose the summer holidays to be the launch of the band in a genre of music that takes inspiration from artists such as The Backseat Lovers, Spacey Jane and Sam Fender.

They used Instagram as a platform to get their name

out there by doing acoustic covers of well-known songs.

“That helped us get a good amount of coverage on the Coffs Coast,” said Jesse.

“We have a strong ambition to one day be able to rely on the band as a fulltime job and create music for a living.”

Their first official gig as Blind Pretty was at the Macksville Laneway Festival in mid-March.

Since then, they have supported The Terry’s and played with The Moving Stills at Coffs’ Jetty Beach House to

an enthusiastic audience.

“Performing live is such a special thing to be able to do.

“Watching a crowd interact with your music is such a thrilling and exciting experience.

“When you look around at your band mates and they’re all just loving every moment and having the time of their lives is a pretty beautiful thing to be a part of.

“All the hard work pays off when you see people enjoying your music and when your song is blooming into this energetic track you

always wanted it to be,” he said.

Now Blind Pretty are focused on taking every opportunity they get.

“We want to grow the band and fan base to further spread our music to reach the ears of people, and to enable a connection between our audience and our art.”

The band members are currently in the process of writing an EP, and say they hope to put all their spare time and the majority of their profits into writing and recording.

Free safety workshop for older road users

By Andrew VIVIAN

OLDER drivers have an opportunity to improve their safety when out and about.

Julie Crocker, from Drivewise Training School, will conduct a free road safety workshop on behalf of Transport for NSW to

help people aged 65 or over make safer choices when driving, walking, using a mobility scooter or catching public transport.

“I have run these workshops in various LGAs, and they are proving to be a huge success,” Ms Crocker said.

The ‘On the road, 65Plus

workshop’ will cover a number of topics and tips to help people make safer choices and also stay independent.

It will profile the changes to health that can come with age, and how conditions such as vision impairment and dementia can affect the abilities for road users.

Ms Crocker will also explain the licensing system, including information for those who want to transition from full-time driving to modified licences or other transport options.

The workshop concludes with a discussion on the ten most misunderstood road rules.

There will be the offer for a subsided refresher drive.

The workshop will also have a number of guest speakers from various different agencies, such as the Community Transport Co., Willaid Healthcare Solutions, Transport for NSW and Service NSW.

The workshop, with free morning tea provided, will be held on Wednesday, May 3, from 10am until noon, at the Cavanbah Centre in Harbour Drive.

For details and registration contact Julie Crocker at 0421704787 or drivewise2@bigpond.com.

q Beau Hussell mans the drums, Jesse Falzon is on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Della Baldwin takes on bass and vocals and Ned Ambrose plays lead guitar.

q Blind Pretty band members Beau Hussell, Della Baldwin, Jesse Falzon and Ned Ambrose.

Young bands enter Boom Clash Rockstar contest

By Andrea FERRARI

YOUNG bands have a new competition which aims to elevate their exposure and support their emergence into the music industry.

Boom Clash Rockstar is the brainchild of Brett Pattinson, frontman for Aussie ska band The Allniters, and music industry expert Grant Hilton.

Together, their goal is to encourage and mentor the next generation of music performers.

Created to help young artists find their voices, giving them real-world experiences and shining a light on youth mental health, Boom Clash Rockstar is open to school students aged fourteen to 22 residing in New South Wales.

Local Coffs Coast bands already signed up include Blind Pretty, Temperate and Purple Disturbance.

With little to no exposure to the industry for school leavers, especially for

musicians in regional areas, Boom Clash Rockstar aims to provide young bands with hard-to-come-by industry exposure and experience as they work to make a name for themselves in the Australian music landscape.

Industry insiders connected to Boom Clash Rockstar will provide bands mentoring on their music, stagecraft, song development and production, all while gathering valuable feedback from judges and audience voting.

The prize for the winning band is a spot on a major festival main stage, with the possibility of signing a worldwide digital recording deal.

Speaking with News Of The Area, Boom Clash Rockstar co-founder Brett Pattinson said, "Playing music can be a form of selfexpression and help process emotions or experiences.

“As a result, music can be a powerful tool for promoting

youth mental health and wellbeing.

“While playing in bands and making music is fun, it is a business and can be brutal.

“We hope with this program, we can help young bands find their voice, what makes them unique and stand out from the crowd, and how to prepare them for the industry business."

Committing to the fact that music and visual arts have always gone hand-inhand, there is also an art section.

If you are creative and love your music, but stage performance isn't your thing, you can enter one of the categories in Boom Clash Rockstar's Art Competition and help out your bandplaying mates.

The Art Prize consists of four prize categories – The Poster Prize, The Photography Prize, The T-Shirt Prize and The Multimedia Prize.

104.1 CHY FM Station Manager Angie Vaughan told

NOTA the station is proud to be associated with this competition and initiative.

"The station avidly supports local musicians,” she said.

“We received many music links and CDs from young artists.

“An initiative like Boom Clash Rockstar will assist these young, promising artists in navigating the music industry, songwriting and industry development.

Cancer Council seeks ‘people people’ as volunteers

By Andrea FERRARI

CANCER Council NSW is looking to recruit volunteers to work at the Mid North Coast Cancer Institute in Coffs Harbour.

The volunteers are primarily based in the chemotherapy treatment room; where they chat with patients, family and carers and offer support, as well as providing them with information about Cancer Council services.

“We are looking for volunteers who are ‘people people’; positive, respectful and with good communication skills, who are happy to take the time to listen to people and direct

them to Cancer Council services and information,”

Louise Jeffs, Cancer Council NSW told News Of The Area.

“Those undergoing chemotherapy are experiencing a difficult time.

“Not all patients have friends and family who can be by their side and so the volunteers can provide companionship.

“Just a cup of tea and a friendly chat or laugh can make such a difference to a cancer patient.”

This is not a counselling role, it is a role that helps to link patients and carers to relevant information, support services and resources.

Dave Funnell started volunteering with Cancer

Council at the Mid North Coast Cancer Institute in 2016.

Dave said he enjoys having the time to talk with the patients and family and give them a cuppa.

The patients say they enjoy interacting with the volunteers.

One patient, Robyn, recently called Cancer Council to say thank you to the lovely volunteers in the Treatment Room.

“Dave always makes me laugh and that is really something as I am usually not feeling very well,” she said.

“He has such a great sense of humour.

“Thank you to all Cancer Council volunteers.”

The feedback Louise receives from the volunteers is that they enjoy their work, they find it rewarding and like working with the staff at the Cancer Institute.

“It is a privilege to have the conversations with patients and hopefully help the time they have in the Treatment Room go a little faster,” said one volunteer.

The volunteer roles are available between 10am and 3pm on weekdays and can be half or full shifts.

Louise said volunteers would ideally be available on a weekly or fortnightly roster.

Training on Cancer Council services is provided.

If you would like to find out more about the role, please call Louise on 6659 8414, email louise.jeffs@nswcc.org. au or visit https://volunteers.

q Blind Pretty, musicians who met at Coffs Harbour Education Campus, have signed up to Boom Clash Rockstar.

“Killing Heidi and Silverchair are just two of the many successful bands from Australia's regional areas.

“I know there is some real talent here in Coffs, and I'm excited to see and hear what these future rockstars have to offer."

Boom Clash Rockstar is proudly supported by Twenty10, GLCS, Headspace, Raise, Studios 101, Inside Out, Big Deal Touring, Niche Advisory, Studio 57,

Abbey Road Studios, Stage Door Productions, Offbeat Operations Entertainment Agency, Sports Marketing Australia, SOHO Media Group and 104.1 CHY FM.

The Coffs Harbour/ Northern Rivers final will be held at the Hoey Moey on Saturday, 17 June.

Online applications can be made at boomclashrockstar. com.au.

Entries close on Sunday 14 May.

q Dave Funnell started volunteering with Cancer Council at the Mid North Coast Cancer Institute in 2016 and really enjoys the role.

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Due to the growing popularity of our online services and a subsequent reduction in customers visiting our Customer Service Centre in person - we are changing our front counter opening hours to 9am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday commencing Monday, 24 April 2023.

Our customer contact phone service remains unchanged and is available from 8:30am to 4:30pm (Monday to Friday).

Woolgoolga Red Cross launches new song book

By Andrea FERRARI

SING-ALONGS have a fresh face at Woolgoolga Red Cross Friendship Afternoon Teas (FATS) with the launch of a new song book.

On Friday March 30, the monthly Friendship Afternoon Tea attendees were handed the fresh song book, which received a very positive response.

Friendship Afternoon Tea coordinator Kerry Chaffey told News Of The Area, “The old song books had been in use for many years and were beginning to deteriorate and become outdated, so it was decided that an updated version was needed.

“As the generation of audience has changed it became apparent that songs from groups such as The Seekers and even The Beatles were more appropriate than some of the post-war melodies which had been staples of the older versions, although some of them have been retained for their familiarity.

“As they sing, faces light up and inevitably little stories about associations with songs can be heard.

“Everyone has a connection with some pieces of music, and we hope we have found a few with the new selection of songs.

“The new books are the result of a team effort involving local Red Cross members who collated the music, lyrics and graphics; the Kempsey Red Cross office who did the printing, and Woolgoolga High School who did the binding of the booklets for us.”

The Friendship Afternoon Teas have been running in Woolgoolga since the early 1990s and sing-alongs have been an integral part of the get-togethers.

“One constant of these gatherings is reflected in

happy faces and involvement, including swaying and tapping in time to familiar tunes, as people join in singing with familiar words and music,” said Kerry.

Over the years entertainment has been provided by a myriad of local entertainers ranging from chefs making pancakes on site, local schoolchildren,

some of whom now bring their own children to perform, ballroom dancers and various singers and musicians.

Those who attend enjoy the pleasures of a home baked afternoon tea and the various talents.

Woolgoolga Red Cross and Woolgoolga High have a strong mutual relationship as evidenced by their

collaboration with the booklets, but also the fact that several students often attend the monthly afternoon teas to assist with the serving of refreshments and chat to the patrons.

“The young people bring with them a positive energy which our patrons find to be uplifting,” Kerry said.

“We are very grateful to Woopi High and hope that our association with them will continue for many years."

The Red Cross FATs are held at the Seniors Centre on the last Friday of each month and are open to everyone. Entrance is a very reasonable $2 to help with expenses,

while raffles enable them to support a small part of the humanitarian work of the organisation.

Enquiries can be made to Kerry on 0475 774 663 and if you are interested in volunteering Kerry would love to hear from you.

q Judy Boyle, who designed the layout, Carol Elliot from the High School who coordinated the project, and Kerry Chaffey who sourced and edited the new song books.

q The book from which they will sing their songs.

q Woolgoolga High School Teachers‘ Assistant Kate March with students from the Young Leaders Group who help out at the Friendship Afternoon Teas.

q Pianist Jenny Halliday and Coordinator Kerry Chaffey trial the new song book.

Nexus Gallery welcomes new exhibitions

By Andrea FERRARI

NEXUS Gallery at The Old Butter Factory in Bellingen is getting back to earth with its two new exhibitions.

The Main Gallery is showing the Coastal ClayMakers' ceramics exhibition titled ‘20’ in celebration of their 20th birthday this year.

The Studio Gallery houses Gail Sue's exhibition of paintings titled ‘Memories and Landscapes’.

The exhibitions open at 1pm on Sunday 23 April and run until 19 May.

Founded in 2003, Coastal ClayMakers began life when a group of graduating TAFE ceramics students were keen to continue to meet regularly on a social basis, and to

continue learning together.

While the group continues to attract TAFE students, it welcomes anyone with an interest in ceramics.

Members have a vast range of experience, including professional potters, teachers, students, home hobbyists and those just starting their love affair with clay.

“Coastal ClayMakers provides members opportunities to come together throughout the year to learn about and practise all aspects of ceramics, including hand building, wheel throwing, glazing and firing,” Coastal ClayMakers President Wendy Phillips told News Of The Area.

“Monthly informal

gatherings include ‘Members Make’ days, where attendees can work on their own projects in the company of like-minded folk.

“Other meetings include weekend workshops; for example, in August, visiting artists Johanna deMaine and Tatsuya Tsutsui will share their skills and knowledge with participating members.”

The exhibition of members’ work is simply called ‘20’ and shows a diverse range of works by the local Mid North Coast ceramic artists.

In Gail Sue’s ‘Memories and Landscapes’ exhibition in the Studio Gallery, we see the result of the artist taking inspiration from a saying by Robert Henri.

‘The most vital things

in the look of a landscape endure only for a moment. Work should be done from memory; memory of that vital moment.’

“I am pleased to present ‘Memories and Landscapes’, an exhibition in which I have explored a variety of approaches to the landscape genre,” Gail said.

“Among the highlights in this exhibition are new

Fundraiser hopes to bring Bus Stop Films to town

By Andrea FERRARI

COFFS Coast Autism is organising a fundraiser to open a Bus Stop Films in Coffs Harbour.

Bus Stops Films has been in operation since 2009, teaching film studies to adults with disabilities and others from marginalised communities.

They use filmmaking and the film industry to change community attitudes globally around the rights and contribution to society of and by people with disability.

Bus Stop makes films with, for and about people from diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Programs are taught by passionate filmmakers and industry experts to

give the students a holistic filmmaking learning experience and offer students increased social, literacy and work ready skills.

Students who participate in Bus Stop Film programs benefit from exclusive workshops, excursions, workplace opportunities, mentoring with industry professionals and the opportunity to work collaboratively on a film project.

Key Employment CEO Jodi Wood is getting behind this endeavour with gusto.

“Opening a Bus Stop Films here in Coffs Harbour, would be awesome for our community,” she said.

“Coffs Coast Autism is an amazing not-forprofit organisation run by

volunteers from families living with autism, to support other families living with Autism within our region.

“They have arranged a weekend full of fantastic events of which the highlight is a Gala Ball to be held at the C.ex on Saturday 29 April.

“Get your friends, work

mates, clients together and purchase a ticket or a table of tickets for the event

“If you can’t make it yourself there is a way you can donate a ticket to someone who is desperate to come but can’t afford it,” she said.

“It will be a fabulous night and it would be so great to see a big response from the Coffs Coast community in support

works such as ‘Blooming Wattle’ inspired by our wonderful floral emblem, which I painted from a memory of golden foliage flashing by as I drove along the road.

“In contrast to another recent piece, ‘Hush Hush Who’s There’, in which I explore the unexpected relationship between the natural world and myth.

“This painting is still recognisable as a landscape, but comes from a place in my imagination, in response to my surroundings,” said Gail.

The exhibition opens on Sunday 23 April 2023, at the Nexus Gallery, with an official gathering from 1pm to 3pm.

“I will be in attendance and will be happy to answer any questions anyone may have regarding my work,” said Gail.

of Coffs Coast Autism and the amazing work they do.”

For tickets visit www. stickytickets.com.au/6kt2z/

the_main_event_spectrum_ spectacular_gala_ball_ over_18s_event.aspx.

q Gail Sue’s Blooming Wattle painting in the ‘Memories and Landscapes’ exhibition at Nexus Studio Gallery.

q Reanne Brewin’s ceramic tableware, showing in ‘20’.

q Tamasin Pepper’s work in Coastal ClayMakers’ exhibition.

q Coastal ClayMakers member Jo de Graaff’s stemmed bowl.

q Green HIlls by Gail Sue, showing in the Studio Gallery at Nexus.

q Bus Stop makes films with, for and about people from diverse backgrounds and abilities.

q Coffs Coast Autism is fundraising to bring Bus Stop Films to Coffs Harbour.

Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport confirmed for 2023

By Andrea FERRARI

THE second Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport has been confirmed for 2023.

The month-long motor sports event held across the Coffs Coast will start on Saturday 4 November and go through until the weekend finale on 26 and 27 November.

Building on the widespread positivity of the inaugural event in 2022, event chair Bob Carle told NOTA, “We are in the process

of contacting Clubs and organisations for their 2023 involvement.

“We wish to announce the renewal of our major naming rights sponsors, Coffs C.ex and Goeff King Motors, following the success of our first event last year.

“We expect to have a couple of new events and hope to run our own rally,” he said.

Motorsport Australia has taken its Australian Rally Championship (ARC) to Canberra this year, which Bob

described

as being “a bit of a let-down”.

“Our Festival will start with our combined Motor and Bike Show on Saturday 4 November.

“Other events spread over the four weekends of that month including karts and motorcycle racing, off road, hill climbs, rally cross and burnout competitions and Speedway finishing on the weekend of 26-27 November, all to be confirmed as we progress plans.”

The Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport team is back on website duties.

“We’re starting to reestablish the website with this year’s information and our Facebook site is active and should get better with new ideas.

“We’re rehashing both sites with more local motorsport information, plus Festival updates.”

Taking in learnings from last year’s event, the committee is looking forward to making some changes in

the Festival, to “make it better and easier for spectators and competitors”.

“We are always looking for helpers and especially any business sponsors who may be interested in coming on board to help make this festival a local annual event,” Bob said.

“Any amount of help and support is gratefully received and we guarantee value for your money in return.

“The whole idea is to get people to come back to the Coffs Harbour area from

Kempsey to Grafton, to spend their money supporting local businesses.”

The Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport is a Coffs City Rotary Club initiative, the proceeds from which support local and world causes.

All other local club events are there to help build their profile and give them a chance to make some money.

“Hopefully these visitors we are attracting help support sponsors of these clubs and competitors’ sponsors as well,” closed Bob.

q Bob Carle, Chair, Coffs Coast Festival of Motorsports, at the inaugural event in 2022, presenting trophy awards to winners of the Wingless Sprint Drivers. Photo: Mike Camilleri.

q SSA Junior Sedans compete at Grafton Raceway. Photo: Mike Camilleri.

Earth Day 2023 - Invest In Our Planet

By Andrea FERRARI

EARTH Day is an annual event on April 22 for individuals and groups around the world to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

First held in 1970, Earth Day now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally, including one billion people in more than 193 countries.

The official theme for 2023 is ‘Invest In Our Planet’.

This theme is designed to persuade businesses, governments and citizens around the world of the need to invest in our planet to improve our environment and give our descendants a better and safer future.

In inspiring people ‘How to do Earth Day 2023’, the organisers have listed ways we can all contribute, including: plant trees or a pollinator garden, reduce your plastic consumption, participate in advocacy, make sustainable fashion choices, plan your own event, and donate and activate on social media.

Sustainable fashion organisation Sustain your Style reports, “The global fashion industry is generating a lot of greenhouse gases due to the energy used during its production, manufacturing, and transportation of the million garments purchased each year.

“The fashion industry accounts for between five percent and ten percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.”

Knowing this, Coffs Harbour businesswoman Sophie Bird launched her

own sustainable fashion business.

“Fashion is one of the largest producers of waste and emissions in the world, it also has some of the worst working conditions,” the founder/owner of Tallow and Tide Sustainable Fashion shop in Coffs Harbour told News Of The Area.

“Making more conscious choices each time votes for the kind of world we want to be in,” said Sophie.

“One that is earth conscious, ethically minded while still maintaining the individual flare that fashion provides us.

“It really is the only way,” she said.

World Earth Day organisers suggest reducing your plastic consumption is another way to a more earthcaring you.

Take 3 for the Sea, the award-winning Australian charity on a mission to rid the oceans of plastic pollution, notes that since the mass production of plastics began in the 1950s, the production of new, or virgin, plastic has risen exponentially; from two million tonnes per year in 1950 to 367 million tonnes in 2020, projected to exceed one billion tonnes per year by 2050.

Feeling empowered to do her bit, another local businesswoman, Price Attack Toormina franchisee Rhonda Locke said the recent soft plastics debacle highlighted the urgency to reduce our waste.

“Many of us, in good faith, were taking our soft plastics back to our supermarkets,”

Rhonda told NOTA.

“Unbeknownst to the supermarkets, those collections ended up in landfill because of issues with the recycling company.

“So now we see the supermarkets are moving away from plastic bags completely.

“As a local business with the backing of a national group, we are meeting that call to arms by introducing lines, and seeking out hair care companies that make it easy for customers to reduce their landfill input.”

Rhonda is now stocking AG Care’s one litre recyclable

foil pouches, which replace their previous plastic one litre container.

“In one year alone, this has the potential to save 400,000 bottles from ending up in landfill.”

The suggestion by Earthday.org to plant trees or a pollinator garden as a way to mark Earth Day warms the heart of The Gourmet Garden School’s founder Ian Epic Earth, who lives to plant and pollinate.

A gourmet food gardening scientist, educator, and garden guide, Ian told NOTA, “Planting trees or fabulous

flowers is a wonderful way to invest in our planet at the same time investing in our own health and wellness.

“In planning your planting, why not choose food-bearing or something special for wildlife, or planting flowers that feed our critically important insect populations.

“Invest globally by

Jazz By The River in Mylestom

By Andrea FERRARI

Jazz By

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The evening features Ian playing solo guitar before Heather takes the stage solo on the piano.

Ian and Heather will then team up to jam on some jazz and blues together.

“Allow yourself to be transported to anywhere in the world,” Mid North Coast musician Heather told News Of The Area.

“The beautiful old hall is a perfect setting which allows an intimate exchange of energy; we know the audience will interact with us.

“We

“We like that local sort of audience,” Heather said.

To encourage audience participation Heather comes

with a bag full of percussion instruments and hands them out.

“It’s pretty interesting how the music flows,” she said.

Heather has a strong and swinging piano style, and the ability to charm an audience with witty and fun-filled performances.

Teaching piano at the Coffs Harbour Conservatorium, Heather is active on the music scene up and down the coast.

She describes her music as "Entertaining, engaging… my music touches people's hearts and brings joy to their soul".

Ian has recently returned to Australia after living in Ireland since 2002.

Ian is best associated with gypsy jazz and bebop genres, achieving success in the 1980s in the band Sweet Atmosphere co-led with Australian violinist George Washingmachine, playing songs of the 1930s and 1940s.

starting locally,” he said.

“This way we get to enjoy the immediate benefits of our efforts: free fruit, beautiful habitat and future building materials.

“Better yet, we get beautiful gardens, cooling shade and clean water.”

For more information visit www.earthday.org/.

A master of the guitar, he presents music that varies from ancient Celtic airs to Gypsy Jazz, Arabic, American blues and roots, New Orleans style and his original compositions.

Ian learned guitar as a boy growing up in Macksville in the 1970s, and also plays banjo and trumpet.

He has appeared on more than 70 albums as a leader or a sideman, and has composed music for film and television.

One particular claim to fame is that his guitar playing was featured in a recent Qantas safety video.

Ian has performed and recorded with players like James Morrison, Martin Taylor, Robin Nolan, Tommy Emmanuel and Hank Marvin of The Shadows fame.

Doors open at 6.30pm and the show starts at 7.00pm.

For more info see flyers around the Coffs Coast and Ian Date Music on Facebook. “Bring your picnic along, nibble at your own grazing platter and enjoy the beautiful setting,” invited Heather.

“THE magic is happening in Mylestom.”

That is the promise from

pianist Heather Rose, ‘the Queen of Boogie Woogie’, who is performing with Australian guitarist Ian Date for one night only on Friday 28 April.

The River,

jazz and blues gig at Mylestom Hall, brings old friends Heather and Ian together once more.

will take people on a journey, make them laugh and they’ll have their toes-tapping.

q Sophie Bird, founder and owner of Tallow and Tide in Coffs Harbour, with her daughter, Tallow, dressed in Organic Cotton Knits ethically produced by a woman-led company.

q Price Attack Toormina franchisee Rhonda Locke is stocking AG Care’s one litre recyclable foil pouches, which replace their previous plastic one litre container.

q Ian Epic Earth’s garden path planted with pollinator plants, attracting insects and giving them food.

q We need this dragonfly more than he needs ussitting pretty on Ian Epic Earth’s soily knuckles.

q Heather Rose promises a night of music that will transport you to anywhere in the world at Mylestom Hall on Friday 28 April.

q Ian Date, a world class acoustic guitarist, revels in the intimate setting of performing at Mylestom Hall.

OPENING WEEKEND ON NOW

Record-breaking result in Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race

By Andrea FERRARI

‘MISTRAL’, a Queensland multihull REX, broke the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race record by five seconds in the 2023 event.

Coming in to Coffs Harbour at 6.08am on Saturday 1 April, Coffs Harbour Yacht Club (CHYC) Commodore John Wait said, “At first thought to be an April Fool’s Day joke, it was confirmed that the first boat to cross the line, Mistral, broke the record for multihulls by five seconds.

“The record now stands at 17 hours 3 minutes”, he said, beating the 2014 record set

by another ORMA 60, Team Australia (Sean Langman), of 17 hours 3 minutes 5 seconds.

The annual Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race produced some thrilling results and was judged a great success by Royal Prince Alfred and Coffs Harbour Yacht Club participants, volunteers and organisers.

27 monohulls and four multihulls completed the race, which started in light winds off Sydney’s Northern Beaches’ Barrenjoey lighthouse on Friday 31 March.

Mistral, the yacht built by Coffs Harbour sailor Pierre Gal, delighted locals by being

declared the overall winner of the event.

It was sailed two handed by Rupert Henry and Grego O’Shea and was closely followed by another twohanded boat, Disko Trooper.

“It was a good doublehanded fleet and weatherwise it suited the smaller boats,” Rupert Henry of Mistral said.

“It was a good fleet all around.

“We were lucky the bigger faster boats didn’t get too far away from us.”

Supermax monohull Andoo Comanche finished in a time of 19 hours 46 minutes 40 seconds, outside last year’s winner Blackjack,

Thai community celebrates Songkran

By Andrea FERRARI

THE THAI community in Coffs Harbour celebrated their New Year Songkran festival with a colourful event of songs, dance and festivities at the Harbourside Markets at the jetty on Sunday 16 April.

“It was a very happy event and one of the best the Thai community has put on in many years,” Robyn Lawrence, who has close family ties with the community, told News Of The Area.

The annual Songkran or Water Festival started with a full parade through Harbourside Markets,

cheered on by spectators and stall holders alike.

“It was such a spectacle with all the bling and glitter, cymbals and drums; a very happy atmosphere,” said Robyn.

“The crowd was really great, clapping along with the parade.”

Traditionally, each year Thai communities gather together to have fun and to celebrate their culture with a mix of water blessings, dancing, Thai food, the 'Miss Songkran' quest and fundraising which helps the Thai community benevolently throughout the year.

This year stalls also included balloon animals, face painting and a very large ‘lucky egg’ stall.

A great many prizes were also on offer, including Thai massages, beautiful soaps and useful household items, “all of which were all gone by the time the event was over”.

A figure of a Buddha, blessed by the community, sat amongst the flowers and tributes, watching the whole market scene come alive.

“The race was tightly contested with 11 boats finishing between 8pm and 11pm on April 1, followed by another seven boats finishing between midnight and 1am,” Coffs Harbour Yacht Club Team Leader Moyra Mendham said.

“It was fantastic to see so many sailors support this event.

“CHYC sailing members were rostered over 24 hour shifts to greet finishing crews, from driving the escort boat, to ferrying sails and gear to and from Celestial, you never knew what was going to be required next.

“It was a real team effort,

and I am so proud of them all.”

Every boat entered finished the event, with the last boat, Highway Patrol, finishing twelve hours before last year’s final finisher. Race officials and volunteers were greatly indebted to Graham Taylor from Coffs Harbour Marine Rescue who generously manned radio control throughout the night.

“We are delighted with the success of the event and planning is underway for next year’s race,” said Rob McLelland, Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.

A large crowd gathered to enjoy the sunny morning seated on the lawn to watch the lively music, beautifully detailed costumes and dancing on the market stage.

“With exciting Thai music and traditional Thai dancing by members of the community, including a small group of excited Thai ladies from Grafton, it made a really great show,” said Robyn.

Turning out to be the biggest Songkran festival the Coffs Thai community has ever held has delighted everyone involved.

“It was such a wonderful and successful day.

“The market organisers, and the crowd supported us really well.”

Funds raised go to help the Thai community when they find themselves in need of help.

q The record-breaking ‘Mistral’, a Coffs Harbour built yacht, and overall winner of the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race 2023. Photos: Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. whose record of 17 hours 10 minutes 31 seconds still stands.

q Coffs Harbour Yacht Club member Jacqui Young, holding the FINISHED photo frame.

q Rob McClelland from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club with winning skippers Rupert Henry and Greg O’Shea of ‘Mistral’, and John Wait, Coffs Harbour Yacht Club Commodore.

q Coffs Harbour's Thai community enjoyed their “biggest and best” Songkran festival.

q Celebrating the Songkran festival, the Thai community in Coffs set up a Buddha shrine and water bowl for blessings at Harbourside Markets.

q A solo dance by Jamrus Chart who worked hard as a main organiser of the successful event.

q The New Year Songkran Parade brought traditional costumes and music to the Harbourside Markets.

Wesley Mission celebrates team commitment and service

By Andrea FERRARI

WESLEY Mission hosted a long lunch in early April for its teams from Coffs, Ballina, Grafton and Taree as a ‘thank you’ for their ongoing commitment and service to the area.

Monday 3 April saw

around 90 people gather at Jetty Beach House in Coffs Harbour where they were officially welcomed by Alex Webb from Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (BMNAC), who gave the Welcome to Country.

Rev. Stu Cameron, CEO and Superintendent of

Wesley Mission, said he is particularly proud of the Coffs Harbour team’s success with the Youth Refuge program.

“Focusing on long-term housing solutions, it is something that has grown significantly in regional Australia,” said Stu.

“Wesley Mission is in it for

q The Coffs Wesley Mission services team: Katie, Wesley Dalmar Out of Home Care, Vicki, Wesley Vocational Institute, Bonnie, Wesley LifeForce Aftercare and Jo, Wesley LifeForce Training.

the long haul and in Coffs we are exploring an opportunity around community housing.”

Some 40 percent of Wesley Mission’s work is outside of Sydney.

“Wesley Mission is Sydney based but not Sydney centric,” he said.

Happy to be celebrating the good works of her colleagues around the Mid North Coast, locally based Meena Johnson, Program

Manager of Wesley Youth Accommodation Services, Coffs Harbour told NOTA, “It’s been a challenging year but it’s good to be here now.

“Our team has been really task-focused which has got us a lot of good outcomes for young people, despite the housing crisis,” she said.

The long lunch was seen as a start to Wesley Mission’s Easter celebrations.

“Wesley Mission is part of

Red sky season delights and warns

By Andrea FERRARI

RED SKY season means some spectacular skyscapes to feast upon at dawn and dusk, something the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is helping us understand through the old saying, ‘A red sky at night is a shepherd’s delight, a red sky in the morning is a shepherd’s warning'.

It’s a saying that comes in a few variations.

Since biblical times and probably before, proverbs and folklore such as this developed as a way for societies to understand and foretell weather, say the BOM.

The 'red sky' proverb has endured across cultures for centuries, and modern

science can explain why this is so.

What causes a red sky at sunrise and sunset?

The BOM explains.

The sun is low on the horizon at sunrise and sunset.

At these times of the day, sunlight has had to travel through more of the atmosphere to reach us.

When light hits the atmosphere, it is scattered, particularly when dust, smoke and other particles are in the air.

This scattering affects the blue part of the light spectrum the most.

So, by the time the sunlight reaches our eyes there is generally more of the red and yellow parts of the spectrum remaining.

Dust and smoke particles commonly build up in the atmosphere beneath highpressure systems, which are generally associated with dry and settled weather.

In areas of the world where weather systems move routinely from the west to the east, including across southern areas of Australia, the 'red sky' proverb often holds true.

A red sky sunrise suggests that an area of high pressure and fine weather, with its trapped dust and other particles, has moved out towards the east.

This allows for an area of lower pressure and deteriorating weather, perhaps a cold front and band of rain, to move in from the west during the day.

On the other hand, a red sky sunset tells us the worst of the weather has now eased, with higher pressure and improving weather approaching from the west for the following day.

What often makes red sky sunrises and sunsets even more spectacular is the position of the sun in the sky, relative to clouds.

When the sun is low on the horizon, rays of light shine back up onto the underside of clouds high in the sky, reflecting back those bright orange and red colours that make it look as if the sky has turned to fire.

With a red sky sunrise, the eastern sky is more likely

to be cloud-free with finer weather, allowing the sun to shine upon the higher cloud moving in with the deteriorating weather from the west.

With a red sky sunset, it’s the western sky that’s more likely to be clear, with the sun’s rays shining up onto clouds further east.

Michael Williams, farmer and owner of Demlane Farm in Dorrigo, is well aware of the ancient weather proverb.

"Dorrigo is blessed with pink sunsets for the cooler months of the year,” Michael told News Of The Area.

A shepherd, or sheep farmer, Michael’s farm raises sheep up on the Dorrigo

the broader Uniting Church,” said Stu.

“Lifeline Coffs Harbour is also an offshoot of Wesley Mission,” he said.

Wesley Mission provides a broad base of community services and supports.

In Coffs Harbour these include Wesley Dalmar Out of Home Care, Wesley LifeForce Aftercare, Wesley LifeForce Training and Wesley Vocational Institute.

Plateau that are bred for their meat quality, as well as growing a range of citrus.

From his rolling pastures he has a bird’s eye view of the sky and what it holds.

“The south-westerly lows that sweep across the continent in winter have already dropped any moisture and mean dry weather for us.

“Any wind and dust add to the pink glow so months of this weather can mean low water levels and poor pasture growth.

“Too much of a good thing," he warns.

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q Alex Webb from Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (BMNAC, who gave the Welcome to Country, with Rev. Stu Cameron, CEO and Superintendent of Wesley Mission.

q Team members from the Coffs Harbour Wesley Mission at the long lunch enjoy the photo booth: Lisa Johnson, Julee Townsend, Cheryl Nolan and Meena Johnson.

q Michael Williams, owner of Demlane Farm, has a bird’s eye view of the sky from his rolling pastures on the Dorrigo Plateau.

q A classic red sky at night on Sunday 16 April, seen from Bagawa State Forest in Coramba looking west.

Japanese Children’s Day come to Botanic Gardens

THE Japanese Children's Day Festival returns to the Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens on May 7 from 9am to 3pm.

The festival has run for many years in Coffs Harbour as an integral part of the ‘sister city’ relationship with the city of Sasebo in Japan.

Held on the oval alongside the sensational Japanese gardens, it is always a wonderful spectacle for children and families to experience the vibrancy of Japanese culture, try the delicious food and be part of the games and festivities.

“This year we have the

6-7 MAY 2023

world-famous Byron Taiko Drummers and performers, and our local Diamond Martial Arts academy doing the impossible, breaking bricks and blocks with their bare hands,” organiser John Vickars said.

“Troppo Bob, a magician and balloon

artist extraordinaire and Mr LJ Hooker Bear will be entertaining and amusing the children, and a few new surprises.

“Showtime Castles will be providing Takeshi's Castle and an obstacle course, the biggest inflatable slide on the Mid North Coast and a miniature jumping castle for the little guys.”

Also on offer is the chance to try kite making, plus calligraphy stalls, anime comics and a koi fish display, while the koinobori kite flags will be flying all day.

“Make and decorate your own kite, you can even get your name on it in Kanji letters.”

At midday, all children who wish to attend in

Japanese or anime costume are invited to take part in a costume parade around the arena.

The Wholechild Early Learning Centre is running a traditional watermelon smashing competition and some very creative face painting.

Entry is by gold coin donation per person.

For more Information contact John Vickars on 0428 380 201.

WHAT'SVIBIN'

A solid foundation to learning

ST AUGUSTINE’S PRIMARY

SCHOOL is a leader in education and is proud of providing quality Catholic education on the Coffs Coast for 110 years. The school has a strong focus on every child thriving - socially, academically, spiritually, creatively and physically - in a nurturing environment.

From a child’s perspective, one of the most important parts of school is the social aspect - making friends in a happy and safe environment. St Augustine’s takes seriously the responsibility of creating a culture of caring throughout the school where every child feels like they belong in our ‘village’.

St Augustine’s emphasises a strong academic foundation, particularly

in English and Maths, taking the ‘best of the old and the best of the new’ approaches to ensure the achievement of every child. The HPL (High Potential Learners) program challenges children in Maths, English, STEAM subjects and Creative Arts and has links with specialist teachers at St John Paul College for older students.

Academic skills are critical but not the only part of the school experience. Visual arts, music, dance and drama are core parts of student life at St Augustine’s with weekly opportunities to explore and star in these key areas. Our sports program emphasises skills, values and participation but also gives the children opportunities to excel at the highest level.

The partnership between home and school is fundamental to a child’s success at school. Open communication about successes, and challenges, adds so much value to the parent - teacher relationship and significantly contributes to

student achievement and well being.

St Augustine’s provides great opportunities and a solid foundation in learning, enabling every child to thrive.

Academic growth is a key focus at St Augustine’s and we strive to ensure that every child improves every day.

OPINIONLETTERS

HYPOTHETICAL

Taking a Legal Look

On theCouch

Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au with Jasminda

By Manny WOOD

Expert’s

CHERYL contacts a local solicitor and arranges an urgent hospital visit so that her father, Bill, can make a Will.

Bill is suffering from terminal cancer and is in palliative care.

When the solicitor arrives at the hospital, he meets with Bill alone and is satisfied Bill has the mental capacity to make a new Will.

Bill explains to the solicitor that he only has two daughters, Cheryl and Jan, and that he wants Cheryl to “have the lot” because he hasn’t spoken to Jan for 20 years.

The solicitor returns later that afternoon and is still satisfied that Bill has the capacity to execute his will, despite the fact that Bill appears to be rapidly deteriorating.

The solicitor requests that one of the doctors write a letter attesting to Bill’s capacity.

Dr Jo writes a letter on the Hospital’s letterhead that states “I, Dr Jo believe that Bill has capacity to make a Will.”

Unfortunately, Bill dies the next day.

Two months later, Cheryl begins to administer Bill’s estate and Jan contests, alleging that Bill’s last Will is invalid because he did not have testamentary capacity.

Jan adduces alternative medical evidence stating that someone in Bill’s condition at the date the will was signed could not have had capacity.

Cheryl relies on Dr Jo’s letter, which the Court ultimately rules to be inadmissible as it does not explain the basis for her ‘belief’ that Bill had capacity.

Cheryl is unable to adduce any other evidence that Bill had capacity at the time the will was made and Jan’s claim is successful.

Had the solicitor ensured that the letter from the doctor was admissible, the Court may have accepted that Bill had capacity and his Will would have stood.

Thank you to Jamie Visco for his assistance with this column.

Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.

This column is only accurate at today’s date and cannot be relied upon as legal advice.

Conaghan not representing Cowper on the Voice

DEAR News Of The Area,

THE median age of people in Cowper is 47 whilst the median age for Indigenous people in Cowper is 22.

Pat Conaghan defending the National’s position against the Voice referendum attempts to silence both the numerous young emerging Indigenous leaders but

also the sensible non-Indigenous who share a desire for reconciliation and solutions rather than division.

The member is representing only the male pale stale rather than fighting for meaningful constitutionally recognised Indigenous consultation.

Regards, Peter LEWIS, Park Beach.

Coffs 1919 Flu Pandemic: Supplementary Safeguards (Part 5)

must pass from the time passengers boarded a ship until they were permitted to disembark.

Times gone by

By Karen FILEWOOD

AT the public meeting held by Council on 5 April 1919, which sought to recruit volunteers in case of a local influenza outbreak, it was revealed alarmist reports were circulating, falsely claiming there were nineteen cases of flu in the area.

Consequently, Mr Johnstone (proprietor of the Fitzroy Hotel), afraid of placing hotel guests at risk of the flu, refused to accommodate a returned soldier who arrived in Coffs Harbour by ship.

This was despite two months passing since the State government declared a four-day quarantine of coastal shipping between each port, meaning four days

The local Chamber of Commerce objected to the restriction at Coffs Harbour, advising the Office of Public Health in early April.

Two weeks later the shipping quarantine was replaced with an inspection at each port of call and anyone suspected to have influenza was to be taken directly from the ship to hospital.

Langley Bros., whose ships regularly called into Coffs Harbour, placed a notice in the local newspaper that all persons leaving port by boat required a health inspection before embarkation.

Passengers also needed a medical certificate, signed by the doctor, to be presented at the shipping office 24 hours before departure. In the same newspaper, it was announced Dr Larbalestier had opened an inoculation clinic at his surgery in Grafton St for one hour each day.

Even with these precautions, influenza was diagnosed again on 14 May at ‘a teamster’s camp in the swamp behind the school’ (now Coffs Harbour Public School).

Do you have a pressing problem, annoying anxiety or community conundrum? Jasminda Featherlight, our resident roving Agony Aunt, is here to help. Jasminda will be responding to questions from readers. SEND your concerns to Jasminda care of media@newsofthearea.com.au and include your name and suburb.

DEAR Jasminda,

My friend uses a filter when we are in photos together which makes her look completely different, but it makes me look different too.

I don't wear a lot of makeup and yet, in photos she posts on social media, I have impeccable eyebrows, bright lipstick, and my teeth are much whiter.

I'm happy in my own skin and just want to be seen in photos the way I am in real life.

Flawed.

Lillian R.

Dear Lillian,

THERE was something quite fun about those early filters where everyone sported dog ears or devil horns or myriad other embellishments because we all knew they were fake (except for one ex-partner of mine whom I suspect really did have devil horns, but that's another problem for another day).

Now, though, filters can make you look like a sultry Hollywood star complete with narrow waist, peachy complexion, and teeth so bright they glow in the dark. With retouch tools you can erase every blemish.

The problem is that sooner or later people who use filters have to head out into the real world, or go on a date, and no amount of soft lighting is going to remove those dark shadows and crowded teeth and the bit of Duck Pad Thai stuck to your double chin.

Then there's the other issue you've uncovered - the filtered by association issue - where everyone in the photo gets a glow up whether they want to or not.

This is particularly fraught when it's a family photo and they are all genetically enhanced with dark eyeliner, perfect brows, false eyelashes and bloodred lipstick: Mum, Dad, little Johnny in his soccer gear, and Bruce the nowemasculated Bullmastiff.

Good on you for keeping it real, Lillian. Tell your friend to stop posting pictures of you unless you approve of them or else you'll start repaying the favour with an au naturel series.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

The large family had no food or ‘comforts’ and it was impossible to separate the teamster from his family contacts.

Being too unwell to be taken to the temporary hospital in a sulky, the family was transferred to the showground in the Council car, where the patient was voluntarily nursed by Harry Duncan and a baby girl with the flu was nursed by her mother.

‘belief’ is not enough

The street name says it all!

For Auction

Open House: Saturday 22

April, 12:15pm – 12:45pm

Address: 20 View Drive, Boambee East NSW 2452

Price guide: $1.3m - $1.4m

Beds: 6, Bath: 3, Car: 2

Land size: 1040sqm

SELDOM do we come across a home that not only sets a grand presence in the street, but once you are inside opens up to large living areas with scenic views across both the hinterland and coastal area of the southern Coffs Harbour region.

The home has been designed for the largest of families, or even two families co habituating. This dwelling is literally two homes in one, a three bedroom home sitting on top of another three

bedroom home.

Starting with the downstairs area: there is a large open plan living area stretching from one end of the home to the other.

At one end a modern kitchen complete with island bench, stainless steel appliances, dishwasher and plenty of cupboard and bench space.

Running from the kitchen is a short hallway that accesses two good sized bedrooms, both with built in robes and a bathroom with separate toilet.

Off the other end of the kitchen is a large laundry area.

That's right - upstairs and downstairs both have their own kitchens and laundries.

The downstairs area also has two separate outdoor areas, both covered, one to

the side of the home and the other a large 25-plus square metre area overlooking the sparkling in-ground pool.

Also on this level is the sixth bedroom, once again with its own built-in wardrobe, a perfect office, study, guest accommodation or bedroom.

Leading upstairs from the formal entry is a stunning timber staircase which leads to the top level of the home.

From the moment you get to the top of the stairs you know you are in for something special with the grandiose openness of the home coming into full effect.

Stunning polished timber floors and high ceiling greet the visitor as well as the views becoming apparent. Mirroring the large

downstairs outdoor area is a large 25-plus sqm outdoor patio with amazing views.

This patio is accessed by large stacker doors, which when fully open truly bring the outdoors in and the indoors out.

The imposing kitchen is the central hub of the top level. Designed with a classic black and white palette with stainless steel appliances.

The island bench alone can seat six people comfortably.

The most impressive thing about the kitchen however is that whilst standing in there, you can literally drink in the views from three of the living areas.

Off the kitchen is a family room with hinterland views.

This room has a partition wall separating it from the formal dining room, which

then flows to the formal lounge room with stunning new dark carpet and three magnificent picture windows which truly epitomise the meaning of the word 'views'.

In keeping with the grandiose nature of the upstairs area, and indeed the home in general, the main bedroom is indeed a suite.

Just the bedroom area itself is over 36sqm, not including its verandah, accessed through large sliding doors and framed by plantation shutters, once again with splendid views.

The ensuite is befitting the nature of the bedroom, with a corner spa bath, separate shower area and separate toilet.

A bedroom of this size wouldn't feel right without a large walk robe, so of course

that is here as well.

Two other large bedrooms are accessed from the hallway, both 3.5 x 4 metres, as well as a well appointed three-way bathroom and large separate laundry.

If there isn't enough outdoor living already, there is an additional patio across the rear of the home.

There are so many extras we will run out of space: large double garage with workshop area, under home storage, solar panels on the roof, the list goes on.

Homes like this do not come along very often, don't miss your chance to call it your own.

Agent: Chris Hines and Kim McGinty

Mobile: 0439 667 719 (Chris) and 0432 953 796 (Kim).

Live the dream

6 Bryant Cl, Toormina

Charm and elegance combined with a user friendly design to ensure this wonderful family home appeals to the most discerning buyer! The home features: 4 bedrooms – master with ensuite and all with robes and ceiling fans, separate lounge, dining and rumpus rooms with high raked ceilings allowing natural light into these areas. The timber kitchen is well appointed and overlooks the inviting inground pool and covered entertaining area. There is also a double drive through garage, air conditioning with the leafy reserve nearby allowing privacy. The quiet cul de sac location adds further appeal to this beautiful home with the shops, schools and public transport all being close by. Put this home on the top of your inspection list.

For Sale – $895,000.00

Scott Bellamy 0438 581 611

Owner wants action – Price reduced!!!

32 Amaroo Cres, Toormina

Our owners are committed to moving North and have reduced the price on their lovely home. Their fantastic 3 bedroom family home presents in excellent order and is packed full of surprises. The home is air conditioned with the modern kitchen having a walk in pantry with the large enclosed sunroom adding additional living space. There is also a covered barbecue area and a detached colour bond shed for you to tinker in. The single garage has an electric roller door and internal access with the tandem carport housing other vehicles. This lovely home backs onto a park like reserve with the shops and schools being close by. Inspect today, you won’t be disappointed!

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• Generous open plan living area

• Sunroom which leads to fully fenced rear yard with outdoor entertaining area

• Main bedroom has walk-in robe and stylish ensuite

• Renovated combined bathroom/laundry

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• Set on a large 836.1sqm block this home has

• Two living areas plus study, main bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite located at the rear of the home, separate from the other four bedrooms

• Single lock up drive through garage to rear yard with carport

• Outdoor entertaining area, Inground pool (currently not functional) with established gardens

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The Entertainer 9 ANNA KRISTINA CIRCUIT, BOAMBEE

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$830,000 - $850,000

• Great easy care family home ideally located in quiet street

• Large open plan living, dining area, plus formal sunken loungeroom

• Generous sized bedrooms, main with generous ensuite with full size bath

• Fully covered extra-large entertaining deck overlooking the sparkling inground pool

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• Substantial high set home located in great family friendly neighbourhood

• Two living areas including formal lounge at the front of the home, plus tiled family room situated off the central kitchen with plenty of bench space

• Enormous main bedroom with ensuite & walk in robe positioned at the front of the home

• Two outdoor entertaining areas, including one overlooking the sparkling inground pool

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Land Size: 886.8sqm

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• Set on a huge 1100sqm lot and surrounded by thoughtful plantings the executive residence offers size, space and privacy.

• From the moment you arrive at the formal entry you know you are entering something special

• The kitchen and all three bathrooms have been recently renovated.

• Timber floors, plantation shutters, large deck overlooking pool, this home has it all.

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• This home is basically one three bedroom home on top of another three bedroom home

• Huge living areas with expansive views, sparkling in ground pool and quality inclusions

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137 Sawtell Road

Toormina

Unrealestate Coffs Coast unrealcoffs

Sawtell Tennis Club hosts Rafa Nadal Tour event and Sawtell Holiday Classic

By Aiden BURGESS

JUNIOR tennis players from here and abroad have spent their Easter school holidays playing in two prestigious tournaments at the Sawtell Tennis Club.

The club hosted the Rafa Nadal Tour event for the first time, as well as the Sawtell Holiday Classic.

Sawtell Holiday Classic event organiser Eli Baylis explained the importance of hosting the Rafa Nadal Tour.

“It has some of the best under 12s and under 14s players in Australia, and if they win at the final event

Pair combine for first time to win Sawtell

Golf Club’s women’s championship

By Aiden BURGESS

JOY Lawrence and Sandra Guymer have combined for the first time to win Sawtell Golf Club’s women's 4BBB Championship.

The 2023 champions won the event with a score of 74 (35 and 39) played over two rounds.

It was the first time the winning pair had combined to play together, as Lawrence explained.

“I had never played with Sandra before, and it was a one off,” she said.

“My normal partner Trish Bailey broke her wrist weeks before, so I teamed up with Sandra and

it worked well.

“When she’d have a bad hole, I’d have a good hole and vice versa, which is what you need to win an event like that.”

After much individual success at the club, it was the first time in twelve years Lawrence had won the Women's 4BBB

Championship.

“I’ve won it twice before with my sister Mavis, but that was a while ago,” she said.

“It was good to get another notch on the belt, and I like team events as it's much more fun playing with a partner.”

Runners up were Kate Pollard and Debbie Telford, with the event sponsored by Coffs Harbour Toyota and Lorraine Lacey.

Bowling for a great cause at Red Rock Bowling Club

By Aiden BURGESS

BOWLERS have hit the greens for a great cause this Easter at the Red Rock Bowling Club.

The fundraising event helped to raise money for Bear Cottage, the only

children’s hospice in NSW that’s dedicated to caring for children with life-limiting conditions.

The fundraising day was held on Monday, 10 April, and was a great success raising $6070 thanks to the generosity of local

businesses, as well as City of Coffs Harbour donating $500.

The fundraiser attracted 90 people with 75 of them bowling on the day.

Event organiser Debbie Costelloe said the fundraiser had made a welcome return.

“It’s the fifth one we’ve

of the tour, they get to go to the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain,” he said.

“A big thing for us getting to host it is mainly because we have good European style clay courts.”

Baylis said the Sawtell Holiday Classic attracted a good field for the first event.

“It’s the first time we’ve had it here, and it’s a good tournament for those who didn’t qualify for the Rafa Nadal Tour event,” he said.

“There’s more local players in this tournament, and we have cash prizes and under 18s that they don’t offer for the tour event.”

Noah Baylis was one of the local juniors who took part in the Sawtell Holiday Classic on his home court.

“I usually play at Easter time, and I won a tournament here a while ago,” he said.

He nominated playing in a tournament on the other side of Australia as his tennis highlight.

“I’ve been playing since the age of three, and now I’m thirteen,” he said.

“Playing in the Indigenous national tournament in Darwin has been the highlight,” he said.

had, and we hadn’t had one for a few years due to COVID,” she said.

“The last event I had, I thought it would be the last, but Bear Cottage needs money so I thought we’d go again.

“I did say this would be my last year doing this event, but by popular demand I will be doing it all over again next year with it being bigger.

“It was a great day,

everyone was happy, laughing and enjoying themselves, and it was well supported.

“The support this year was amazing, and a lot of people told me they want it again.

“It was a bloody great effort from everyone, and Red Rock Bowling Club donated the green fees, which was fantastic.”

Costelloe highlighted the importance of the day's

cause.

“It's a very worthy cause to raise money for, as a lot of people don’t know about Bear Cottage,” she said.

“The day was also about raising awareness for Bear Cottage and what they do.

“It’s the only hospice for children in NSW, so it doesn’t matter where you come from, if you have a child with lifelimiting conditions, you can use it.”

q Noah Baylis, Luke Blackman, Hayden Brown and Tomas Lupinksi.

q Joy Lawrence and Sandra Guymer with their women's 4BBB Championship trophy.

q Players hit the greens at Red Rock Bowling Club.

q Some of the fundraising items.

Coffs Harbour orienteer wins Orienteering Australia award

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour’s Helen O’Callaghan has been honoured for her outstanding contributions to orienteering.

O’Callaghan was announced as the winner of Orienteering Australia’s Silva Award for Services to Orienteering.

She received the award at the Easter 2023 Australian Orienteering 3-Days Carnival held in the Snowy Monaro

region. Her outstanding leadership and collaboration at all levels, including across state boundaries, are underpinned by her passion to increase participation in orienteering, especially juniors.

O’Callaghan was instrumental in the planning and promotion and conduct of increased junior orienteers’ participation in the 2022 Australian Orienteering

Schools Championships experience, and the 2022 All Australian Junior Development Team.

The Bush ‘n’ Beach Orienteering Club member was the joint recipient of the Orienteering NSW 2022 President’s Award for her work with junior orienteers in the NSW State development team. She continues to work in collaboration with colleagues from other states to build on

that experience for upcoming championships, which is essential for the future of orienteering in Australia.

Orienteering NSW President Robyn Pallas described the importance of O'Callaghan's contributions to orienteering.

“The growth and vitality of our sport depends on the input of our volunteers to the new generations of orienteers,” she said.

“Our junior orienteers are growing in number and success thanks to the determined input of leaders like Helen O’Callaghan.”

Group 2 Rugby League season kicks off this weekend

q Helen O’Callaghan.

By Aiden BURGESS

THEY’VE waited eight months for their season to begin.

Now this moment has finally arrived for the region’s rugby league players, as the latest Tooheys New Group 2 Rugby League season gets underway this weekend.

Coffs Harbour Comets kick off their season at home when they host defending premiers South Grafton Rebels at Geoff King Motors Oval.

The Comets will look to bounce back this season after not playing finals last year.

Last season’s preliminary finalists the Woolgoolga Seahorses take on the Nambucca Heads Roosters at Coronation Park.

The Seahorses were one

Record numbers trial for North Coast Force teams

By Aiden BURGESS

THE NORTH Coast Force representative program has gone from strength to strength having announced its strongest junior representative teams yet.

For the first time over 200 players trialled for teams, with the record number of players nominating to trial driving selection standards.

A further landmark for the program is the inclusion of a Youth Girls 15 team, which means that 2023 will see AFL North Coast fielding teams in each male and female age group for the first time.

North Coast Force teams will feature in six age groups in 2023; under 13s, under 15s, under 17s, Youth Girls

13, Youth Girls 15, and Youth Girls 17,

It was only twelve months ago that the Force added a Youth Girls 13 team and this rapid expansion is a true reflection of the exponential growth of girls AFL footy throughout the region.

Community Football Manager Paul Taylor said that the program is becoming the envy of other regions.

"The strength of the Force program has grown year on year from both a quality and quantity perspective, and this is drawing new players to it each year," he said.

"There's no doubt the link to the Sydney Swans Academy gives the program extra standing in many people's eyes, but the work that our

Force coaches are doing is the key to ensuring that our players are improving and making their mark within the club scene and talent pathway.

"With former local players involved at AFLW, VFLW, SANFL, and various state league levels, our region is gaining a reputation as a breeder of talented players.

“This opens doors for the next generation of players, and our aim is to ensure that they're best prepared to grasp the opportunities that come their way."

North Coast Force teams will compete at the Hunter Challenge Cup on 10-11 June, as well as the Northern NSW Championships in Coffs Harbour from 8-10 July.

win away from the grand final last season, while the Roosters were wooden spooners in their return to Group 2 competition.

Sawtell Panthers also hit the road for Round 1 when they travel to take on the Grafton Ghosts.

The Panthers missed the finals in their return to Group 2 competition in 2022, while the Ghosts made the second week of last year's finals series.

The Bellingen Valley/ Dorrigo Magpies make their return to Group 2 after a two-year absence when they host the Macksville Sea Eagles at Bellingen Park.

The Sea Eagles were knocked out in the first week of last season’s finals series.

The Coffs Harbour Comets Ladies League Tag side begin their premiership defence at home with a grand final rematch against the South Grafton Rebels.

q Coffs Harbour Comets Ladies League Tag team begin their premiership defence at home against the South Grafton Rebels.

North Coast Force teams will take on other regions at the two carnivals, including the Central Coast, Hunter Metro, Hunter Country, North West, and Illawarra.

q North Coast Force in action.

Photo: Brad Greenshields.

Community football season kicks off

By David WIGLEY

THE 2023 community football season kicks off this weekend as almost 5000 players from four years old and upwards will lace up their boots across the North Coast Football (NCF) region.

This year’s women’s division one competition has expanded to seven teamsWoolgoolga Wildcats, Urunga Raiders, Boambee Eagles, Coffs United Lionesses, Bellingen FC, Sawtell FC and Coffs United Pridettes.

Women’s senior football has been dominated by the Urunga Raiders and the Boambee Eagles for the last few years but the new kids on the block could change that.

Coffs City United Lionesses staked their credentials when they defeated Urunga in the final of the Challenge Cup in Nambucca last month.

The Lionesses take on the Boambee Eagles on Saturday 22 April at Ayrshire Park.

Urunga are the reigning premiers and defending champions after defeating Boambee on penalties in last year’s grand final.

Urunga kick-off their season against the Coffs United Pridettes on Saturday 22 April on their home turf.

The Woolgoolga Wildcats dominated last year’s division two competition and with the addition of talented juniors moving up to senior football

will be a force to be reckoned with.

Sawtell FC competed in last year’s Coastal League One Women competition and have been improving every year.

Sawtell have a strong junior base so their talent pool improves every year as players make the transition from junior to senior football.

Sawtell host Woolgoolga on Saturday 22 April at Toormina Fields.

Bellingen FC have been a dominant force in girls junior football, winning last year’s under 16s grand final but have the bye in round one and will have to keep their powder dry for round two..

The NCF Men’s Premier

League consists of six teams; Coffs City United, Coffs Coast Tigers, Northern Storm, Sawtell FC, Woolgoolga Wolves and Westlawn Tigers from Grafton.

Reigning premiers and defending champions Coffs United will be under stiff competition from old and new rivals.

Coffs Coast surfers excel at Barney Miller Classic

In the only Sunday fixture of the round, the Lions open their campaign with the ANZAC Day Challenge Match 2023 against Northern Storm on 23 April at 2:10pm.

The teams will be wearing specially designed ANZAC Day Challenge Match uniforms and a short ceremony will take place before kick off.

Woolgoolga Wolves host Coffs Coast Tigers on Saturday 22 April at 3pm, both teams have had a strong preseason and a good run in this year’s Australia Cup.

Sawtell FC travel to Grafton to face the Westlawn Tigers, kicking off at 3pm at Barnier Park.

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Coast’s top surfers have won titles during last month’s Barney Miller Charity Surf Classic at Sawtell Main Beach.

Both Sawtell Boardriders Club and Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club

members achieved top results at the annual event.

Three Sawtell Boardriders Club members won their divisions; Piper O'Sullivan won the under 12 girls, Rio Luther Barr won the under 14 boys, and Chad Schomberg won the over 40's men.

Three Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club members won their divisions; Jarrah White won the under 12 boys, Will Martin won the under 16 boys, and Jayke Sharp won the open men’s.

Sawtell Boardriders Club members also achieved top four results at

the Barney Miller Classic.

Jazz Kennedy finished second in the under 12 girls and Tyler Grayson in fourth.

Lyla Freudenstein finished second in the under 14 girls, Isla Schomberg came in third, and Polly Salter in fourth.

In the under 18 girls,

AFL North Coast season gets underway this weekend

By Aiden BURGESS

THE latest AFL North Coast season is set to get underway this weekend with opening round matches in Sawtell, Woolgoolga and Port Macquarie.

The Sawtell/Toormina Saints and Coffs Harbour Breakers begin their season with a local derby at Richardson Park.

The Breakers finished runner’s up last season while the Saints missed playing finals.

Northern Beaches Blues kick off their season with their first game at the

Wiigulga Sports Complex in Woolgoolga, as they play host to the Byron Bay Magpies who are entering the competition this season.

The Blues will look to bounce back after missing the finals last season.

Port Macquarie Magpies begin their premiership defence at home when they take on the Grafton Tigers, who were knocked out at the preliminary final stage by the Magpies last season.

Northern Beaches Blues women begin their premiership defence at home against the Byron Bay Magpies in Woolgoolga.

The Magpies women also won a premiership last year taking out the QFAW Division 2 South grand final.

The Coffs Harbour Breakers under 18s begin their premiership defence in Sawtell when they take on the Sawtell/Toormina Saints in their grand final rematch at Richardson Park.

This year's AFL North Coast senior’s competition features six senior men’s teams, six women’s teams, five reserves teams, and four under 18s teams.

AFL North Coast’s junior season gets underway on Sunday, April 30.

Teal Haigh finished fourth, and in the under 18 boys Jai Jackson finished fourth.

Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club members also performed strongly at the Barney Miller Classic.

Sage White finished third in the under 12 girls, and Luca Martin

came second and Hamish Harrigan finished third in the under 14 boys. Creed Smart finished second in the under 18 boys, while Tim Lewis came second in the over 40's men and Taj Watson finished fourth in the open men’s.

q Reigning women’s champions the Urunga Raiders greeting the Coffs City Lionesses before the Challenge Cup grand final.

q Sawtell/Toormina Saints and Coffs Harbour Breakers are to play off in the opening round.

Photo: Green Shoots Marketing.

q Under 14 boys winner Rio Luther Barr. Photo: Kyle Chapman.

q Under 12 girls winner Piper O’Sullivan. Photo: Shan O’Sullivan.

q Under 12 boys winner Jarrah White. Photo: Carly White.

q Under 16 boys winner Will Martin. Photo: Kyle Chapman.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athletes enjoy successful Port Macquarie competition

By David WIGLEY

EIGHT competitors from Chris Hisa Brazilian Jiu Jitsu returned from the Australian Federation of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition in Port Macquarie with a swag of medals.

The triumphant team from Coffs Harbour won eleven gold medals, three silver and one bronze which resulted in first place in both the GI and NO GI competitions.

Competing against nineteen Brazilian Jiu Jitsu schools from top academies in Sydney and regional areas, Head Instructor and 1-degree Black Belt Cris Hisa applauded his stable of

grapplers.

"Considering this was a team with considerably no experience in competitions, the results are fantastic, showing that dedication and hard work can beat any barriers,” he said.

“I am extremely proud of our team, the way they have been training and the way they competed, showing such maturity on the mats to achieve the amazing results."

“This achievement came from a lot of hard work and full commitment from our team, strenuously training in preparation for over two months, working on both conditioning and techniques,” Hisa said.

Coffs City and Northern Storm to commemorate ANZAC Day

By David WIGLEY

THE annual ANZAC Day Challenge Match kicks off at 2:10pm on Sunday 23 April between Coffs City United and Northern Storm at McLean Street.

Rivalries and differences of opinion are thrown out of the window as the clubs stand united together for something they are deeply passionate about.

Last year’s Lions first grade coach Glen Williams reflected on last season’s inaugural event and provided insights into this weekend’s event.

“2022 was the inaugural

match between Coffs United and Northern Storm as the ANZAC Day Challenge Match,” he said.

“It was an idea between the two clubs, Craig Caruana and myself, to bring more light towards our remembrance of the ANZACs, rather than people thinking it's just another public holiday.

“Last year two returned servicemen were in attendance, with Garry Heskett reliving some stories about Gallipoli and the ANZACs

“This year, John Lloyd from the sub-Branch will be in attendance to welcome the supporters and Grant Rigby

will be the bugler to play The Last Post.

“Craig (Caruana) organised a perpetual trophy last year that Coffs United hold as they won the inaugural match.

“Matthew Clarke, aka Chooky, will pick the man of the match, awarded last year to Chris Dooley.

“Matt depicts great spirit and fight after his accident that has left him in a wheelchair.

“He is well known to both clubs, being manager of Coffs United Mens team for over a decade, and his son Kieren is the Northern Storm club captain,” Williams said.

Coffs Harbour wins Netball NSW Regional League Championships

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour Netball Association’s under 17s are the North Coast champions, after taking out the Division 3 title at the Netball NSW Regional League Championships in Port Macquarie.

The Netball NSW Regional League Championships sees each association on the

North Coast compete against the region's best netballers to win the title of Regional Champions.

Coffs Harbour Netball Association was well represented in Port Macquarie, entering an opens team and under 17s team.

Coffs Harbour Netball Association president Tanya Slaviero said it was a great

effort from the two teams at Port Macquarie, especially the under 17s who had shown great improvement.

“Both teams played extremely well and the opens came away with third, and I am happy to announce that our U17s took out the Division 3 title,” she said.

“The under 17s went into their third carnival of the year having not won a game in their first carnival.

“They really improved and really held themselves together and had a sensational tournament.

“They came together really well as a team, and we only had two former rep players and the rest have only started playing rep this season, so they just came together really well on the day.”

Coffs Harbour Netball Association also had five players selected for the Mid North Coast team to take part in the Regional State Cup in Sydney in October.

Coffs Harbour Netball Association will be hosting their annual representative carnival at the Coffs Harbour Netball Courts on Sunday, 30 April.

Slaviero said the home carnival would prepare Coffs

Harbour representative teams for the upcoming state titles.

“It’s preparation for the senior state titles in Newcastle on the June long weekend, and the junior state titles in early July in Sydney,” she said.

“We have teams in each age division, under 12s, 13s, and 14s at the juniors, and under 15s, 17s, and opens at seniors.”

q Coffs Harbour Netball Association’s under 17s team.

q Coffs Harbour Netball Association’s opens team.

q Coffs Harbour celebrating first place in the GI and NO GI events.

q Chris Hisa on the podium celebrating one of eleven gold medals.

q Matt ‘Chooky’ Clarke proudly wearing the ANZAC Day Challenge match uniform at last year’s inaugural match.

Mother and daughter team triumph at Coffs Harbour Golf Club

By Helen RHODES

THE mother and daughter team of Holly and Milla Adamson had a fantastic golfing day on Wednesday, winning the 2 person aggregate stableford event with a massive score of 80 stableford points.

Milla had a score of 41 and Holly a 39, both terrific individual scores.

Milla, who is only eleven years of age, is improving in

Coffs Harbour Rifle Club

By Geoffrey

HART

APRIL 12 - Howard

St Rimfire Range. The 30m Field Class match was conducted with 30

Coffs Harbour District Darts at Sawtell RSL Club

By Ray BEASLEY

SUMMER COMP

Monday 17 April

Surgical Steel def Fluke

Shots 8-1

Bad Habbits def

Thunderstruck 5-4

Coffs Harbour Bridge Results

By Nerellyn MITCHELL

MARCH 27th - NS L Power, D O’Meara; EW D Anderson, A Anderson

March 28th - H Blewitt, J Parker

March 29th - NS R

Roark, P Griffin; EW A

Anderson, D Anderson

March 31st - NS N

Williams, D Hickie

April 1st - C Tolley, B

Woolgoolga Cross Country Results

By Steel BEVERIDGE

WEEK THREE (17/04/2023)

ONE LAP (2.5 kms) :

Dylan Hannaford 11:36.5, Matt Evans 11:36.6, Anthony Vrachliotis 11:45.0, Amber

Hundle 11:47.0, Jaiveer

Grewal 12:33.6, Austin

Hundle 12:34.0, Daniel

Jhureea 12:59.7, Ryan Berry

13:01.5, Amy Hannaford

13:30.8, Alix Vrachliotis

14:24.6, Heather Vrachliotis

14:25.0, Alex Greenhalgh

Coffs Table Tennis Club

By Dale ALLEN

COFFS Tennis Results –

Friday, 14 April, 2023

Group A (D1 and D2)

Reece Baker d Colin Deng 3/0, Arpit Pathak d Robert Campbell 3/0, Gerard Martin d George Ruaporo 3/0, David Cini d Troy Prystasz 3/1.

leaps and bounds. Milla’s GA handicap has come down by over 17 strokes in only four months - an incredible achievement.

So Coffs Harbour golfing ladies, look out for team Adamson in future eventsthey are a great combination!

Tuesday 11 April - Single Stableford 9 Hole Comp. with 48 starters

Sponsored by Opal Cove Resort

Overall Winner - Sandra Cheeseman 19. A Grade - Kay Gam 18 c/b, Jo Gal 18. B Grade - Anne Grundy 20, Joanne Torrens 17 c/b.

NTP’s - 3rd (Pro Pin) Sandra

participants. Master Grade: Ben R 95.7, A Grade: Jeffrey Pfeiffer 90.2, Alan Newey 88.2, Phillip Payne 87.2, Daniel Finlay 86.4, Stuart D 86.2, Geoff Slattery 85.2, Anthony Khalil 79.2, B Grade: Johan Greyling 85.2, Dustin Kohlhagen 79.3, Allan

Misfits def Bull Rush 5-4

Wrong Hole def Warriors

7-2

100s

Donna K (2)

Kelly (1)

Ben (2)

Chris K (5)

Craig C (2)

Dave (1)

Dean (6)

Garry G (2)

Gary K (1)

Herring; EW P Jonutz, N Mitchell

April 3rd - Section A - D

Jeffery, AM Taylor

Section B - NS

R Roark, D O’Meara; EW P

Lee, J Clayton

April 4th - D

Featherstone, D Johnson

April 5th - NS R Roark, P

Griffin; EW C Tilley, R Tilley

April 7th - NS N

Williams, D Hickie; H Chalk, D Strachan

April 8th - NS L EssexClark, A Fisher; EW C Tolley,

14:34.4, Zoe Counter 16:41.2, Mel Counter 16:51.8, James Kelly 17:37.6, Lyn Fulton 19:09.6, Ruth Cully 21:53.7, Bob Wright 21:57.8, Steel Beveridge 32:17.2.

TWO LAPS (4.8 kms) : Hayden Counter 24:31.5, Craig Hundle 24:48.5, Rajveer Grewal 32:54.5, Leanne Kelly 42:48.6.

THREE LAPS (7.1 kms) : No runners

Results also available here: https://www. woolgoolgaathletics.com. au/cross-country/weeklymondays/

Division 1 Reece Baker d David Cini 3/0, Gerard Martin d Arpit Pathak 3/2, Arpit Pathak d David Cini 3/0, Gerard Martin d Reece Baker 3/2. WINNER: Gerard Martin from Reece Baker.

Division 2

Troy Prystasz d Colin

Deng 3/1, Robert Campbell d George Ruaporo 3/2, Colin Deng d George Ruaporo 3/0, Robert

Cheeseman, Anne Grundy, 6th Suzanne McOrist, Anne Grundy.

Wednesday 12 April - 2

Person Aggregate Stableford with 110 starters

Sponsored by Geoff King Motors

Holly Adamson & Milla Adamson 80, Chi Welsh & Maureen Franklin 76, Mandy Darley & Janelle Passlow 73, Lyn Neaves & Gayle Jones 71, Joan Levingston & Christine Tessari 70. NTP’s - 3rd (Pro Pin) Greer Galloway, Chi Welsh, Pat Haigh, 6th Greer Galloway, Lynda Bradley, Christine Tessari, 12th Jana Rothacker, Chi Welsh, Athene

Matten 78.5, Ashley R 78.1, Gary McKinnon 76.1, Mal Pfeiffer 74.3, Member-440 73.1, Member-677 66.2, C Grade: Matt Walsh 88.7, Hugh N 77.3, Michael A 77.1, Jessica Hancock 74.5, Nathan Cribb 74.3, Sarah Jones 72.0, Amritpal Singh

Jeremy (5)

Keven P (2)

Kevin C (1)

Micheal (1)

Nathan (3)

Ricky (1)

Rob Ha (2)

Rob Ho (2)

Sean (4)

Stephen (1)

High pegs

Keven P (78)

Nathan (50)

B Herring

April 10th - NS L Power, J Leach; EW E Colley, D Strachan

April 11th - C Coupe, L Coupe

April 12th - R Roark, P Griffin; EW C Everson, S Dilosa

April 14th - NS D Johnson, M Johnson; EW L Quinn, P Haigh

April 15th - NS R Bingham, P Griffin; EW E Colley, D Strachan

Park Beach Women’s Bowling Club

By Mandy TRENGOVE

CHRIS Sheridan and Valda Slater played in the Final of the Club Women’s Singles on Wednesday 12 April with some wonderful bowls played.

Congratulations to the new Club Singles Champion Chris Sheridan and Runner Up Valda Slater.

Results of Social Bowls

Wednesday 12 April

M Phillips/H Illingworth,

Campbell d Troy Prystasz 3/1. WINNER: Robert Campbell from Troy Prystasz.

Group B (D3 and D4)

Dale Allen d Char Berglund 3/0, Steve Frawley d Terry Baker

3/1, Ann Joy d Yash Tyagi

3/0, Krishna Vomaravelli d Lachlan Dierkx 3/1.

Division 3

Dale Allen d Krishna Vomaravelli 3/1, Steve Frawley d Ann Joy 3/0,

Brentnall, 15th Dallas Lamb, Holly Adamson, Lea Smith. Congratulations to Amelia Mehmet-Grohn for her fantastic eagle 3 on the 10th hole.

Saturday 15 April - NSW Golf Medal Round 3/Club Medal - Stroke Event with 39 starters Machelle Nichol (20) 73 c/b, Gayle Jones (14) 73 c/b, Kerry Wilson (13) 73 c/b. Gross Winner - Ada Lynch 87 c/b. NTP’s - 12th (Pro Pin) Lynn Major, 15th Lindy Ingham, 26th (Pro Pin) Louise Knight. Putting Comp. - Norma Andrews with 27 putts.

69.0, Anton K 66.1, Cooper Finlay 55.1, Mitch Upton 48.1, Hayley R 41.2, Wendi H 38.1, Sue Cordell 28.0, Visitors: Damon Kriss 62.0, OPEN SIGHTS: Ashley R 94.7, Anthony Khalil 91.2, Daniel Finlay 91.1, Sarah Jones 89.1, Matt Walsh 88.0,

Rob Ha (66)

Steve (58)

Bull pegs

Nathan (1)

Leader Board

Wrong Hole 71

Surgical Steel 64

Bad Habbits 56

Warriors 55

Thunderstruck 38

Bull Rush 27

Fluke Shots 23

Misfits 22

Sawtell Golf Results

By Janet O’DOWD

8/4 MISTRESSES & Masters

Final - sponsored by House of Golf - Peter & Nicki Owen

Robbie O’Dwyer (Matt Fitzpatrick) 179, Jane Roser ( Cameron Young) 180, Vicki McNamara (Joaquin Niemann) 182

11/4 Medley Stableford

A: Craig Gardner 38, Carlo Zanetta 37. B: Doug O’Connor 40, Paul Quinn 39c/b. C:

M Trengove, L McLeod def S Davies, C McVicar, A Worboys 33/6

B Bodel, V Maher, D Crockett def J Watkins, E Kidd, P Garner 24/10

K Moody, D Rowe, M England def D Futcher, P Poulton, S hancock 15/14

L McLean, A Oak. C Jones def J Rodwell, C Irvine, V Valentine 14/12

L Clancy, D Allen, J Bishop def M Long, M Watt, J Slater 16/13

C Taylor, A Orr, J Stirton def AM Taylor, E Blanton, L Loadsman 19/11

Krishna Vomaravelli d Ann Joy 3/2, Dale Allen d Steve Frawley 3/0. WINNER: Dale Allen from Steve Frawley.

Division 4

Lachlan Dierkx d Char Berglund 3/0, Yash Tyagi d Terry Baker 3/0, Char Berglund d Terry Baker 3/0, Lachlan Dierkx d Yash Tyagi 3/2. WINNER: Lachlan Dierkx from Yash Tyagi.

Division 5

Boyd McGregor d David

q Milla and Holly Adamson, winners of the two person aggregate stableford event on Wednesday.

Johan Greyling 82.1

The 50m F-Class match was conducted with 19 participants. Cooper Finlay 198.10, Dustin Kohlhagen

195.9, Ashley R 195.7, Daniel Finlay 194.7, Ben R 192.5, Johan Greyling 191.9, Jessica Hancock 190.8, Anthony

Coffs C.ex Golf Results

By Graeme ROBERTSON

COFFS C.ex Golf results played at Coffs Harbour Golf Club on Sunday 16 April.

Winner Gary Brazel 39 Pts; Runner-Up; Adam Woods 36; Ball Winners; Cathy Robinson 34; Jose Caravante 33; Freddy Caravante 32;

Gerard Crowe 35c/b, John Paine 35. Balls to 33. NTP

7 A: Mark Greenshields, B: Peter Watt (pro pin), C: Gary Reidy. NTP 11 A: Charles Autry-Hall, B: David Knudsen, C: Barry Worboyes

12/4 Stableford Kerry Humphreys 37, Lynne Rapley

33c/b. Balls to 31. NTP 7

Jackie Chapman. NTP 11

Sharon Shipman

13/4 Play 9 Dennis

McCann 21c/b, Peter Hirth

21. Balls to 17c/b

14/4 Medley Stableford

Results of Mixed Pairs

Friday 14 April

R Aitken, B Johns def D

Hargraves, Y Schmidt 22/7

K & T Blow def J Murtas, I Trengove 26/22

R Oakley, V Slater def P Poulton, E Kidd 21/10

L Clancy, J Brown drew with B White, J Stirton

15/15

C & N McVicar def C

Lloyd, M Holding 21/16

D Walsh, S Bailey def K Dunn, L Loadsman 17/16

T Rhodes, G Duffey def M & C England 27/7

S & D Wilson def D

Iles 3/0, David McGrath d Kieran Murray 3/1, Daniel Day d David Iles

3/0, Boyd McGregor d

Kieran Murray 3/1, Daniel Day d Kieran Murray 3/0, David McGrath d Boyd

McGregor 3/1, Daniel Day d David McGrath 3/1, Kieran Murray d David Iles 3/2, Daniel Day d Boyd McGregor 3/0, David McGrath d David Iles 3/1.

WINNER: Daniel Day from David McGrath.

Khalil 190.7, Allan Matten 187.4, Matt Walsh 187.4, Hayley R 186.2, Sarah Jones

183.3, Sue Cordell 182.2, Michael Paul 181.2, Michael A 178.2, Member-677 177.2, Mitch Upton 175.3, Anton K 174.2, Wendi H 173.5

Steve Robinson 30; Warick Wallace 30; Peter English 29; Rick Paxton 27; Mark

Heelis 27: Ben Gately 26: Doug Moy 26; NTP’s: 3rd Peter Woods; 12th Adam Woods; 15th Mark Heelis; Chip-Ins; Gary Brazel; Adam Woods; Peter English; Terry Smallman; Ben Gately; Jose Caravante; Next game is at Bellingen on 30 April.

Brian Holman 42. Balls to 34 15/4 Stableford A: Steven Oberleuter 41, Cameron Pollard 40c/b. B: David Knudsen 40c/b, Grant Martin 40. C: Robert Law 38, David Jackson 37. Balls to 34c/b. NTP 7 A: James Murdoch (pro pin), B: Stephen Cooper, C: Kevin Bailey. NTP 11 A:Craig Gardner, B: Allan Robertson. C: Chris Ryan

16/4 Medley Stableford

Stephen Provost 34. Balls to 33c/b

Futcher, R Lane 29/12

C Venturi, S Campbell, L McLeod def C Williamson, A Stone, J Phillips 18/16

T & M Monck, A Orr, R Douglas 22/17

Following a glitch in the results for the CEX 8s+, actual 3rd and 4th place were composite Red Rock/Park beach team

Cheryl O’Dwyer, Coral Garrett, Sue Cornish 3rd and Park Beach team

Denise Walsh, Mandi Monck, Pam Poulton 4th Congratulations ladies!

Sawtell Veterans Golf

By Ian REYNOLDS

RESULTS for 17 April 2023

9 Hole Stroke Net 29

Starters

Ladies Pam O’Sullivan 31 W/c/b, Rosie Hrncir 31, Lynda Wood 32, Jean Beby 35c/b

Men

David Starr 29, Jack Odendaal 32, Brian Bayliss 34c/b, Cliff Hutchins 34c/b

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Woolgoolga Bowling Club Results

By Glenn LANE

TUESDAY 11/4/23

J Ryan and J Hurrell defeated M

Lampert and C Latham 17 - 16

R Bennell and S Bailey defeated

G Cunningham and T Allen 24 - 19

T McKenzie and P Buck defeated

F Cacciattolo and J Taylor 21 - 16

K Stirling and M Hodge defeated

R Whelan and J Gibbins 26 - 9

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Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club

By Marilyn ELY

SAFETY Beach Women’s Golf Club competition Tuesday 11

April.

Easter is over for this year and what a great time it was, before the cooler weather really makes its presence known.

Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club

Park Beach Mens Bowling Club

By Mark STAR

PENNANT Results 15/04

Grade 4.2 Park Beach def

Macksville 10/0

Grade 7.1 Park Beach def North Beach 9/1

Tuesday Open Triples 11/04

M. Trengove, A. Worboys, L. McLeod def J. Clarke, M. Berube, D. Powell 27/10

K. Johnson, A. Dorrington, D. Hull

def C. Hanson, P. McLachlan, S. Jones

21/14

T. Gordon, C. Jones, J. Phillips def T. Monck, C. Sheridan, M. Monck

21/19

S. Macca, J. Thorn, D. Wilson def G. Williams, R. Beaumont, R.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club

Monday Vets

RESULTS Coffs Harbour Golf Club

Monday Vets - Monday 17 April 2023

49 members played a single stableford event in windy conditions with the results as

Results Safety Beach Golf Club

MIDWEEK 12

April 18 Hole Stableford

Sponsor Coffs Coast Sports Physio

Winner R. Treweek 42

C Boyden and S Dodd defeated G Lane and J Weston 28 - 10

S Bracher and W Bracher defeated G McInerney and G Pallister 21 - 20

H Pallister and C Davis defeated A Wroe and P Wroe 29 - 9

Lucky Rinks 1. J Ryan and J Hurrell 2. K Stirling and M Hodge 3.

C Boyden and S Dodd 4. H Pallister and C Davis

Jackpot K Stirling, M Hodge, R Whelan and J Gibbins

Woolgoolga Wanderers Bowling Club Results

Wednesday 12/4/23

T Collins, J Whalen and I

held a V Par game on Tuesday 11. Always a bit contentious, this game was strongly supported and the deserving winner was Trish Hill with a +1 score, the only player with a plus score. How is that!

Runner-up on c/b Carole Stone -2, 2nd runner-up Di MacRae on c/b from Di Richards -2. NTP 4th Janelle Coleman, 7th Lorraine Broomfield, 11th Di MacRae. Thank you Lorraine Broomfield

Shepherd 21/17

J. Bennett, E. Crestani, L. Morris drew R. Wisely, S. Crawford, D. Condon 20/20

G. Skinner, L. Boekman, T. Urchardt def M. Smeeth, H. Slater, P. Lilly 23/21

W. Moore, M. Flint, P. North def

B. Worboys, I. Trengove, N. McVicar

23/10

R. Finch, W. Grimshaw, R. Oatley def R. Aitken, B. Odmark, B. Johns

27/11

D. Catling, J. Bishop, R. Host def M. England, E. Kidd, C. England

31/09

W. Carson, J. McLeod, R. Alford def A.Orr, A. Stone, R. Lane 24/18

C. Weatherall, V. Valentine, D. Valentine def R. Douglas, J. Long, J. Robinson 25/16

Thursday Men’s Triples 13/04

follows:

Gents:

Keith Mellalieu 20

Roger Martin 19 c/b

Ken Barber 19

Trevor Bissett 18

Ladies:

Marilyn Waterhouse 21

Betty Peen 20

Jo Corrigan 19

R/up T. Bettison 40 cb

3rd A. Singh 40

4th M. Ashcroft 39

5th T. Keighran 38 cb

WEEKEND

15 April

4BBB

Sponsor The Toms Familly Winners A. Woodbridge & Z.

National Title

Carruthers defeated M Bellette, P Diamond and M Stewart 16 - 14

Bear, R Pillon and D Mason defeated G Smith, J Martin and J

Brooks 23 - 14

P Hatton, M Mulligan and B

Kowal defeated G Woolley, S Ferro and A Wicken 20 - 15

B Pendred, M Lampert and P Jones defeated J Taylor, G Lane and B Lipmann 23 - 15

G Burgess, K Ryan, and I Cork defeated R Holliday, L Main and N

Lynn 26 - 23

Lucky Rinks 1. G Burgess, K Ryan, and I Cork 2. Bear, R Pillon and D Mason

for donating the raffle won by Merrin Wingfield.

As this is the time of the year many of our players and their partners hit the road to enjoy the wonderful sights, our fields become a little depleted. Safety Beach hosts the pennant comp on 17th and is looking forward to the Interclub Challenge with Grafton at Safety Beach on Friday 28th which is always keenly contested. Ladies, don’t forget the 9 hole

G. Williams, R. Beaumont, B. Kelly drew T. O’Halloran, D. Hull 17/17

C. Brian, R. Kelly, K. Morrison def D. Francis, R. Douglas, P. North 20/16

N. Condon, M. Benham, J. Swan def S. Jones, M. Flint, D. Wilson 30/15

R. Lane, G Pallister def M. Hodge, C. Cunningham 23/16

B. Odmark, M. Berube, R. Alford def M.Miller, R. Finch, M. Moppett 21/11

W. Moore, B. Edwards, D. Condon def T. Gordon, R. Host, J. Bishop 23/13

J. Loundes, S. Kindred, G. Kindred def A. Taylor, J. Wills, S. Campbell 19/13

J. McLeod, P. Crockett, P. Newman def D. Catling, R. O’Keefe, L.

Jo Torrens 18 c/b

Ball Comp:

Gents

Norman Shannon 17 c/b

Jeff Howlett 17

Rick Jenkins 16

Ladies

Bev Miles 18 c/b

Joan Levingston 18

Susan Maione 17 c/b

Loberg 62

R/ups B. Irvine & T. Hunt 63 cb

3rd B. Smith & D. Willis 63 cb

4th P. Lawson & D. King 63 cb

5th D. Yarnold & W. Stone 63

INDIVIDUAL STROKE

Winner B. Smith 68

R/up L. Zanella 69

3rd P. Lawson 70 cb

Lucky Loser 1. G Woolley, S Ferro and A Wicken No Jackpot

Woolgoolga Bowling Club

Results

Friday 14 /4/23

I Gentle and I Cork defeated N Haines and J Hampstead 17 - 15

J Taylor and P Buck defeated D Mason and R Bennell 19 - 18

J Hurrell and T Allen defeated W Prosser and C Davis 36 - 15

G Lane and H Katala defeated J Clarke and J Thompson 25 - 13

Lucky Rinks 1. J Hurrell and T Allen 2. J Taylor and P Buck No Jackpot

Ambrose medley on Thursdays or the 9 hole Wine or Dine stableford, also medley playable over the week, or more strongly supported Friday afternoons. Pro Terry can provide lessons, equipment and clothing and answer your questions regarding regular fixtures.

With the weather a little cooler, it’s a great time to enjoy our picturesque course. Come and join us at our very friendly club.

Miles 20/19

P. Jenkins, G. Howard, D. Hyde def C. Weatherall, D. Valentine, R. Aitken 23/20

R. Wisely, M. Star, J. Brett-S def S. Crawford, C. Jones, G. Power 27/19

P. Toy, J. Bennett, L. Morris def J. Eding, H. Katala, G. Colman 26/08

J. Robinson, W. Grimshaw, R. Harris def K. Johnson, T. Welsh, R. Shepherd 23/22

D. Schroder, P. McLaughlin, K. Kaaden def P. Booth, I. Trengove, M. Clark 23/08

Park Beach Bowling Club conducts free bowls lessons every Saturday morning, weather permitting, from 9.30am.

All ages and skill levels are welcome.

Please put your name down at the Club reception by 5.00pm Friday.

Nearest the pins:

22nd Marilyn Waterhouse & Ken Barber

26th Becca Saunders & Max Griffin.

We have a couple of Single Stableford events coming up, followed by a two person team event - A Multiplier.

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club

By Ken MASON

SAWTELL RSL Snooker Club

Tuesday 11 April 2023

Main Draw Winners: Keith Mellalieu - R/U Wayne Farrell

Consolation Winners: John Cornell - R/U Norm Monaghan

“It was a huge effort from our little country club to get five crews to Perth,

the other side of the country!

“Finally, the biggest thank you to our almighty leader, Boat Captain Trevor 'Clutchy' Clark for STORY STARTS on BACK COVER, Page 40

representing Woopi on the sand, competing in the Under 14 Sprint and the Under 14 Flags, and achieving a top twelve result in both.

“How exciting for one of our youngsters to achieve such amazing results!”

Matthews-Frederick thanked those that made the club's trip to Perth such a success.

and a massive thank you goes out to John Portsmouth and Alan Stenning who drove the boat all the way to the West Coast and back again!” she said.

“Thank you to the Seaview Tavern, Mullaway Early Learning Centre and Harvey Excavations for their ongoing support, without whom we wouldn't have a boat.

“Thank you to all of you local legends who came along to our Sunday Sippers to help us make the journey and fly the Woopi Flag on

orchestrating the journey and allowing all of the boaties the opportunity to compete at a West Australian Aussies.”

q Woolgoolga Surf Life Saving Club members at the Australian Championships in Perth.

Death Notices

Elsie Maud (nee Brown)

5 January 1931 to 12 March 2023

Aged 92 Cremorne, Sydney Formerly of Coffs Harbour

Loved and sadly missed by her children

Vicki & George & also by Allison & Jessica

There will be a private cremation Contact: 0416 217 591

GILKES, Barbara

13th April 2023, peacefully at home with family by her side. Late of Woolgoolga, formerly of Sydney. Dearly beloved wife of Andy. Barbara will be sadly missed by all of her extended family and friends.

Aged 89 Years

Rest In Peace

A Funeral Service for Barbara was held in the Uniting Church Woolgoolga on Thursday 20 April 2023 followed by a private cremation.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

GIBSON

John Kilpatrick

16th April 2023, passed peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus with family at his side, late of Coffs Harbour and formerly of Walcha. Much loved husband of Johanna for 70 years. Caring father of Jenny-Lee, Robyn, Cathy and their partners. Proud grandfather ‘J.K.’ of Caroline, Morgan, Camilla, Ashleigh, Xani, Martin, Cameron and great-grandfather of Will. John will be sadly missed by all his extended family and friends.

Aged 96 Years

A Life Well Lived

A Funeral Service for John was held in Our Lady of The Way, Toormina on Thursday 20 April 2023 followed by a private cremation.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

HUDSON, Kathleen Ruth ‘Katie’

14th April 2023, late of Mater Christi Nursing Home. Much loved by her daughter Trish and her friends Cathy and Errol.

Aged 73

At Peace

Katie’s Funeral Service was held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Thursday 20th April 2023.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999 Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW Accred No 12033-01

William ‘Bill’ David Jupp

8th April 2023

Passed away peacefully with family by his side, late of Karangi. Cherished and adored husband of Ruth. Loving father and fatherin-law of Maree & Michael, Lyndall & Natalie, Phillip and Karen & Gianni. Proud grandpa to his grandchildren and great-grandchild. Beloved brother to Shirley and Daphne.

Aged 78 Years

Finally at peace

Bill’s private family funeral service was held on Friday, 14th April 2023 at the Coffs Harbour Crematorium Chapel, Coramba Road, Karangi.

VICTOR

(02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

Peter David Julian Dickson-Smith

6th April 2023

Passed peacefully at the Coffs Harbour Health Campus with Barbara by his side. Late of Glenreagh.

Very much loved father and grandfather. Loving member of the community.

Aged 88 Years

At Peace

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Peter’s memorial service to be held on Wednesday, 26th April 2023 at 11am in the School of Arts Hall, Coramba Street, Glenreagh.

In lieu of floral tributes, a donation to the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour supporting PolioPlus may be left at the hall. As per Peter’s wishes he was privately cremated.

VICTOR RULLIS FUNERAL SERVICES

(02) 6651 5007 www.funeralcoffsharbour.com.au

McKENZIE

Cyril ‘George’

18th April 2023, peacefully at RFBI Raleigh Urunga Masonic Village with family by his side. Much loved husband of Noleen. Loving father of Lynette, Denise, Miriam, Kristine and their husbands. Adored pop of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. George will be sadly missed by all his extended family and friends.

Aged 87 Years

Forever In Our Hearts

Relatives and friends are invited to attend George’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Monday 24th April 2023 commencing at 10.00 am.

KEITH LOGUE & SONS

Coffs Harbour 6652 1999

Funeral Director’s Assoc. of NSW

Accred No 12033-01

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CD collection of 10, big bands, swing, dixieland, jazz. $10 the lot. 6651 8500

CHEST Freezer Fisher & Paykel includes basket $100. 02 6653 6586

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BOOK SET, vintage (circa 1965) World of Disney, 4 in set, clean pages, no screen learning, $100 Ph 0407654879 f210423

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LITTLE Golden Books library of 4, clean pages no screen learning $100 ph 0407 654 879 f210423

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HEAD phones, bluetooth wireless, new. $35. 0428 250 205 F200821

HOLEYPILLOW for painful ear. Used once Made in Australia. $30 ono. Ph 0428 099 704

LOUNGE 2 seater single seater wood arm rests exc cond. $100 6651 7710

MATTRESS and base king single, as new $300

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METRONOME for piano lessons $25. 6651 8500

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JIGSAW colt js65jd exc cond $30. 6651 7710

JIGSAWS x 20 Clean and complete as new $4 each Ph: 02 6651 2553 F100323

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MG TC 1949 project $12,000. 0409 372 995

NORDIC track VR 19 exercise bike w/ manual $550. 0417 481 120

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PIANO, Yamaha electric exc cond. $500. 6651 8929 or 0412 432 057.

PRESTIGE Pressure cooker perfect cond. Trivet, basket and spare seal incl. $99

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COMPRESSED cement sheet ‘Hardies’part of sheet 1800mm x 900mm x 15mm, L-shaped. $65. 0407654879

COMPUTER aided drawing machine Open to offers

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DONUT Maker ‘Sunbeam’ DM3200, 5 normal size donuts $50. 0407 654 879

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DRESSING Table 6 large drawers & mirror solid timber, exc cond $95. 0422 440 802 Moonee Beach

RAYMARINE RAY53 Marine VHF radio DSC and GPS inbuilt. New and unused. $450

Ph: 0403 497 020

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DVD complete set all 7 seasons Madmen $50ono 0488 763 132 F240323

FISHING rods. 2 Surf casters over 4m long 1 boat rod. Complete with reels. $100 for the lot. Ph: 6656 2373

FLAVOURCHEF cooking systyem-brand new $50 ono SMS 0409 916 076

FRIDGE, fisher & paykel 275L, exc cond, $125 ono. 0428150643 F120321

FRIDGE, GC, goes well. Small freezer at top $100. 6653 8337 or 0419 166 688

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LAPTOP hard drive cloning kit $30. 6649 2967

LARGE bench for work or decoration. 2m have a look. Phone 6652 3791

LOUNGE 2 seater 2x 1 seater wooden arm rests exc cond $100 Call John 6651 7710

RECLINER fully operational. $150

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SHOES, size 8.

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SHOWER Screen good cond 2 sides, one slider can deliver locally $99 call 0434 212 460

SLEEPING Bag 1900 x 900, also opens out to a blanket. Used once. $50 ono. 0439 682 267

SLEEPING Bag 3D Jumbo with inner Opens out fully, - 5deg used once. $75 ono 0439 682 267 F060123

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SMALL TV, VGC Bauhn, 50 x 30cm $25 ono. 6650 0380

STEERING Wheel to accelorator solid steel lock bar. Extra security for outdoor overnight parking $25. 6651 8500

SWAG – Big Country King Single in great condition $100 0408 522 575 F161222

TANDEM Holstar Grand Tourer bike, exc cond $1200. 0458 274 319

TAPEGUN, Commercial hand tying machine includes 8 rolls tape & 5000 staples. $100 0407 654 879

TAPESTRY, Glass framed and wall hung $95. 0422 440 802

TENNIS racquets, man and ladies older style (Yvonne Goolagong) $40.00 each. Phone 0401 221 864

THE Great Courses university level complete 7 DVDs and books - Classic American Literature $50ono. The Great Courses university level complete 4 DVDs and books - Classic British Literature $50ono Ph: 0488 763 132

TIFFANY coffee maker makes 10 - 12 cups of coffee, drip type with filter $20 ono. 6650 0380

TIMBER venetian blinds various sizes 50ml slats Brown oak as new 2 sets 210cm W, 1 set 120cm W. From $50 to $100. 0405 083 245

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WALKING STICK, dual handle, quad foot, easy lift from seated, adjust height, light wt/strong alum $50 0407654879

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TWIN cab Rodeo ute fitted with camping body in tray, roof rack and carry box on top, wired for fridge, close to Macksville $6,000. BD06ND. Ph 02 6568 2820

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TYPEWRITER, portable Vintage Royal 200, hard cover carry case, GC $100. 6653 1402 F030223

WALKER 4 x 8inch wheels top cond. $60 Ph: 6652 7062

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Standout performances from a female-led cast help set this crime drama apart from the throng. Embellished with the moody backdrop of a Scottish town and the peculiarities and intricacies of forensic science (don’t mix acid and petrol), this second season has a new case to explore, with all the familiar faces, including Molly Windsor, Laura Fraser (pictured) and Martin Compston, returning. In tonight’s second instalment, Emma (Windsor) and Daniel (Compston) face tough decisions after the end of the trial.

FRIDAY, April 21

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Traces. (Mal) A second bomb attack puts pressure on McKinven and Sarah to find and stop the culprit.

9.20 MOVIE: Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears Part 1. (2020, Mv, R) Phryne Fisher embarks on a globetrotting adventure. Essie Davis.

10.10 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. (Ml, R)

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.55 Close To Me. (Mals, R)

11.40 Smother. (Mal, R)

1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Peace never lasts in Midsomer, but fans wouldn’t have it any other way. In tonight’s second instalment of season 23 – yes, this delightfully cosy detective series has composed intriguing murder plots since 1997 (retirement beckons but don’t fret) – it’s a place of investigation, rather than a destination, for much-loved DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon, pictured). Challis Court is a swanky gated retirement community set up for former police officers, where the retired criminal catchers dream of relaxing and enjoy their golden years. When a new member of their community, Elaine Bennet (Sabina Franklyn), is found dead, it’s soon apparent this idyll is not all it’s cracked up to be.

I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE!

TEN, 7.30pm

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– while hosts Dr Chris Brown and Julia Morris (pictured) are happily ensconced in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, the “spiritual home” of the series, for the first time in three years, it’s the untraditional pairing’s last hurrah for the foreseeable future, with Brown decamping to rival network Seven in July. Until then, the number of hangry and humbled celebrities in the so-called jungle is starting to dwindle – two more are sent packing tonight in an emotional double elimination – so tune in for one of your last chances to see Morris and her beloved “Docteur” in action.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Wrecks That Changed The World. (PG)

8.30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways. (PGa, R)

9.25 Exploring Northern Ireland. (R)

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (MA15+av)

11.40 Cheyenne & Lola. (MA15+lv, R)

2.00 Romulus. (MA15+av)

3.50 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.55 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs, Pete Colquhoun and Charlie Albone give a World War II veteran’s garden a makeover.

8.30 MOVIE: The Da Vinci Code. (2006, Mav, R) In Paris on business, a Harvard professor uncovers an ancient and far reaching conspiracy when he is asked to investigate the murder of the elderly curator of the Louvre whose body was found inside the museum. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen.

11.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl, R) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 8. Parramatta Eels v Brisbane Broncos.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Parramatta Eels versus Brisbane Broncos match, with NRL news and analysis.

10.40 MOVIE: Man On A Ledge. (2012, Mlv, R) A suicidal man distracts authorities. Sam Worthington.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal) Harries meets children from war-torn Ukraine.

8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Malv, R) Follows NSW Ambulance’s Sydney operations as it deals with a case involving a stabbing victim.

9.30 Territory Cops. (PGadl, R) A man wanted for a serious domestic violence charge has trapped himself on a balcony.

10.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

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Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Traces.

R) 1.15 Capital. (Ms, R) 2.05 The Durrells.

4.50 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds. (R) 5.55 Great Australian Stuff. (PG, R)

6.50 Bluey. (R) Bingo pretends to be Boss Bluey’s new employee.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 MOVIE: Eat Pray Love. (2010, Ml, R) An unhappy woman goes on a round-the-world journey to find herself after undergoing a painful divorce. Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem.

9.50 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (PG, R) Part 1 of 4. A young hairdresser joins an underground movement trying to stop the rise of the far right.

10.50 Fires. (Mal, R) Farmers deal with the fire’s aftermath.

11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

SUNDAY, April 23

R) 4.15 Grand Designs NZ. (R)

5.00 Art Works. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Compass.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Grand Designs: Tunbridge Wells. (PG)

8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mv)

Part 2 of 4. Barnaby investigates when a resident of a police retirement community is found dead.

9.50 Close To Me. (Madl)

10.40 MotherFatherSon. (Malns, R)

11.40 Smother. (Mal, R)

1.20 Road To Now. (PG, R)

2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.05 Rage Closer. (R)

3.10 The Heights. (PG, R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.05 Breaking The Biz. (PG, R) 10.50 Earth’s Sacred Wonders. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure World C’ships. H’lights. 3.30 Athletics. Marathon de Paris. H’lights. 4.30 Going Places. (R) 5.00 Where Are You Really From? (PGa, R) 5.30 Lost Home Movies Of Nazi Germany. (PGavw, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Wonders Of Europe. (PG)

8.30 A Year From Space. Images captured by satellite help tell the story of the big events of 2022.

10.00 Becoming Marilyn. (Man, R)

11.05 Outlander. (MA15+)

12.20 Germinal. (Masv)

1.20 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Decade. (Mls, R)

3.05 MOVIE: Little Woods. (2018, Mal, R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 6. Geelong v Sydney. From GMHBA Stadium, Victoria.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff.

11.00 MOVIE: Charlie’s Angels. (2019, Mv, R) A team of elite female agents, known as Angels, recruits the services of a young systems engineer who has blown the whistle on a dangerous new technology that her former employer is developing. Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska.

1.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. (2002, PGhv, R) Boy wizard Harry returns to Hogwarts. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson.

10.45 MOVIE: Birds Of Prey. (2020, MA15+alv, R) Margot Robbie.

12.40 The First 48. (Mav, R)

1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PGm, R)

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Harries meets children from war-torn Ukraine.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown.

8.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv) Danny helps Texas Ranger Waylon Gates deliver an infamous drug cartel boss to arraignment.

9.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mav) A silver ink note threatening Maxine Roby’s life is found at the crime lab.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Whistler struggles with a CI.

11.30 Fire Country. (Mv, R)

A massive tree falls on Eve.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

Wolf And Sheep. (2016, M, Dari)

Chance Harvey. (2008,

(2020,

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Fleche-Wallonne Women’s Race. H’lights. 3.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. FlecheWallonne Men’s Race. H’lights. 4.00 UCI World Tour. Amstel Gold Women’s Race. H’lights.

4.30 UCI World Tour. Amstel Gold Men’s Race. H’lights. 5.00 Going Places. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of The Giant Mammoths. (PG) An investigation into the mammoth.

8.30 The Black Death: Outbreak. (PG) Part 1 of 2.

10.30 Muhammad Ali. (PGavw, R)

12.15 24 Hours In Emergency. (PGa, R)

2.00 How The Nazis Lost The War. (PGa, R)

3.40 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. (PG)

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal) The farmers meet two new ladies and choose one for a romantic date.

8.30 7NEWS Spotlight. (Return) An exclusive, special investigation.

9.30 The Latest: Seven News.

10.00 Born To Kill? Dale Hausner And Samuel Dieteman. (MA15+av) A look at Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman.

11.00 Quantum Leap. (PGav)

12.00 The Rookie. (Madv, R) The rookies develop confidential informants.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

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8.50 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.50 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.20 Australian Crime Stories. (Mv, R)

11.30 The First 48. (MA15+al)

12.15 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+v, R)

1.10 The Garden Gurus. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The celebs will want to impress as they board the African Queen

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) Captain Milius returns to Hawai’i as the NCIS team works to catch a dangerous high-value US government target with the help of an informant unlike any they have ever encountered.

10.00 FBI. (Mv, R) OA is forced to confront his fears.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R)

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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MONDAY, April 24

9.20 Legacy List. (PG, R) 10.25 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGal, R) 11.15 Icons. (PGalv, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 A Way Of Seeing. 2.20 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.15 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

TUESDAY, April 25

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.25 Belsen: The Untold Story.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Kirby loses her songwriting mojo.

7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) Documents the work of the highway patrol.

8.30 MOVIE: 1917. (2019, MA15+av, R) During World War I, two British soldiers are assigned the critical task of delivering a life-saving message. George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth.

10.50 The Latest: Seven News.

11.20 How To Look Good Naked. (Man, R)

12.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

4.50 Anzac Day Dawn Service.

6.00 NBN News.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav) Remy pursues a depraved pastor and his sadistic brother who kidnapped two teenagers.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 My Market Kitchen. (R)

4.20 10 News First Presents: ANZAC Day.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

9.00 Accused. (Premiere, MA15+av) A father he comes to believe that his teenage son may be planning an unimaginable crime.

10.00 The Good Doctor. (Mam) Marcus and Audrey clash over a patient.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (MA15+asv, R)

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The celebrities face their final food trial, before yet another celebrity will be eliminated from the jungle.

9.00 NCIS. (M, R) Gibbs and McGee head to Alaska as the team works to uncover the conspiracy behind the serial killer.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

WEDNESDAY, April 26

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Alone Australia. (Mal) The participants focus on their own strategies.

8.30 Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live. Part 1 of 2.

9.30 Rogue Heroes. (MA15+lsv) Stirling arranges a rematch.

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 Furia. (MA15+av)

12.05 Unit One. (MA15+s, R)

4.25 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

THURSDAY, April 27

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. (M)

8.30 Asking For It. (Malv) Part 2 of 3.

9.30 Miniseries: Conviction: The Case Of Stephen Lawrence. (MA15+) Part 2 of 3.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Exit. (Final, MA15+adv)

11.55 Beneath The Surface. (Madl, R)

4.25 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 The 1% Club. (Premiere, M)

8.35 Accused. (Mav) After a married couple discovers their newborn is deaf, they elect to try a surgical procedure.

9.35 We Interrupt This Broadcast. (PGals) Sketch comedy series.

10.35 The Latest: Seven News.

11.05 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Tears For Daniel And Murder Of Innocence – Sian Kingi. (MA15+as, R)

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.00 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+as) An internet dating site becomes the source of terror for a young widow. Muncy struggles with Velasco’s absence.

10.00 Fire Country. (Mv) A wildfire breaks out in Drake Country.

11.00 Bull. (Ma, R)

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) Auditions continue as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of celebrity judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli and series creator Simon Cowell. Hosted by Ant and Dec.

9.45 The Front Bar. (M) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 Fantasy Island. (Ma) Roarke and Javier grow closer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.00 Gogglebox Australia. (Final) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

10.00 Law & Order: SVU. (Masv, R) Rollins catches up with an old flame.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

COFFS COAST

Friday, 21 April 2023

SPORT

Local Community News ~ Proudly Independent

National Title

By Aiden BURGESS

WOOLGOOLGA Surf Life Saving Club have returned from Western Australia as national champions, after winning the Boat Section at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships in Perth.

The Woolgoolga club’s Long Strokers men’s team won the national title for the Masters 200s category, continuing their gold medal streak after also winning the event at the NSW Surf Lifesaving Championships.

The team of Trevor Clark, Denis Crosley, Wayne Bailey, Ian Thorncroft and sweep Tim White capped off an amazing season by winning the national title.

Woolgoolga Surf Life Saving Club Fundraising/ Social Officer and rower in the Boat Section, Meggen

Matthews-Frederick, praised the performances of the Long Strokers team.

“They have had an amazing season, bringing home the biccies to Woolgoolga,” she said.

“Congratulations boys, we are all so proud of you and your hard work, and we can't wait to admire your trophy in the boat shed all year.”

She also highlighted other top performers from the Woolgoolga club who performed well in Perth.

“Our Under 19 girls, The Weapons, made it through to the semi-finals at Aussies which is their best result yet, making them in the top twelve crews in the country,” she said.

“Congratulations to the girls (Sophie Hinterholzl, Bessie Dungey, Molly Dungey and Jordyn McSkimming) and sweep Damien McSkimming on this result.

“The women, Yeah Baby, as well as the men, the Barracudas, made the quarter finals in the reserve grades,

and the Postmen rowed superbly in their first Aussie titles, to round out a fantastic effort from Woopi.

“We stood strong in our representation compared to many much larger clubs, and all crews performed

extremely well.

“Lara Hannaford was