News
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Empowering service users
Until recently, Council was managing a range of Community services and facilities. Since 1995, it has been working with service users and staff introducing an…
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Celebrating multiculturalism
Come November, Coffs Harbour will host the Inaugural Holiday Coast Fiesta, an annual celebration to take place in Melbourne Cup Week every year. While an…
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Catering for every interest
Coffs Harbour, Nambucca and Bellingen Councils have developed a unified approach for promoting their popular region with an organisation known as Tourism Holiday Coast. Situated…
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Disaster management
When 500 mm of rain, or 16 inches on the old scale, fell within six hours on 23 November last year, the equivalent of almost…
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International stadium brings world class athletes
One of Coffs Harbour’s most valuable and best used assets is its International Sports Stadium. The venue caters for a range of sport and entertainment,…
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Conference mecca
Superb weather, a beautiful location, excellent facilities, plus a full range of accommodation choices, places Coffs Harbour at the leading edge of the conference and…
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Foreshore rejuvenation a winner
An extensive program to rejuvenate one of Melbourne’s great natural resources, the Port Phillip Bay Foreshore, has won the Environment Prize in the 1997 Institution…
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Editorial
As we move closer to the new millennium, concepts such as ‘reform’, ‘change’ and ‘a vision for the future’ will undoubtedly continue to dominate both…
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Historic native title agreement
The first agreement between an Australian Local Government authority and a native title claimant has been signed by Queensland’s Redland Shire Council and the Quandamooka…
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Urban renewal in Qld
Three Councils were among the winners in the recent Queensland Design Awards presented by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. Brisbane, Bundaberg and Logan City…
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Playing to win in Launceston
Matters of environmental health are an important part of Local Government activity. Because they concern public well being, health and safety they are often fraught…
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Support for CEOs
The need for training to enable employees to broaden their skills, maintain up to date knowledge and function efficiently is not confined to the youngest…