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Sat, 04/02/2023 - 23:53

THREE local legends were recognised for their achievements and community spirit at Coffs Harbour’s annual Australia Day Awards 2023 celebrations on Thursday 26 January at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden. Citizen of the Year is Helen Mears, a volunteer Pink Lady at Coffs Harbour Health Campus for 40 years. Advertise with News of The...

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Sat, 04/02/2023 - 23:48

68 ADULTS and 30 children from seventeen different countries received their Australian Citizenship on Australia Day, Thursday 26 January, presented in Coffs Harbour at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden by City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Paul Amos and General Manager Natalia Cowley. The citizenship ceremony followed the presentation of the Coffs Harbour Australia Day...

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Sat, 04/02/2023 - 19:00

Candy Jar Books have announced the second of its UNIT Files short story collections, Operation Fall-Out   UNIT: Operation Fall-Out features eight new short stories, all set during August 1973. Each of the stories are connected, to a greater or lesser extent, and feed into an ongoing narrative that readers will hopefully find both enjoyable and […]

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Sat, 04/02/2023 - 12:00
Bruno! We’re catching up with Bruno, the now just over 2.5-month-old Gorilla Infant born at Fort Worth Zoo in November. Baby Bruno is standing (with help from Mom)! Infant gorillas grow and develop much faster than human babies do, so although Bruno is only about 2.5 months old, he’s right on time! You’ll notice him squirming around a lot more these days, reaching out or crawling on his mom when she’s trying to nap. A gorilla infant can control its head and neck movements shortly after birth and will be able to crawl at about 3 months old. 
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Sat, 04/02/2023 - 10:44
Sam Shaw is standing for executive on Sharon Graham ticket, but images apparently mocking Muslim asylum seekers lead to anger in the latest major complaint against Graham and her ‘slate’ The fitness of another candidate for Unite’s executive council (EC) backed by the union’s general secretary Sharon Graham has been called into question after social […]
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Sat, 04/02/2023 - 09:03

In a new phase of a multi-year cover-up, the OPCW has accused Syria of a chemical attack in Douma. But to make the case, the OPCW breaks its own rules and offers an argument that its own findings undermine. In the latest chapter of an international cover-up scandal, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has directly accused Syria of committing a deadly chemical attack in the town of Douma. A new report from the chemical watchdog’s Investigation […]

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