Coffs Harbour
‘They’d be so proud’: The 10-year-olds accepting challenge laid for them 40 years ago
One school keeping an ancient Indigenous language alive is helping to close the gap through cultural education and it hopes to spread the joy.
- by Catherine Naylor
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Crypto casino billionaire Ed Craven’s dad buys trophy beach house for $16m cash
When seller Nathan Tinkler bought the estate north of Coffs Harbour he was ranked Australia’s youngest billionaire, just as Ed is now.
- by Lucy Macken
Generational spat over plan for north coast waterfront land
A multimillion-dollar plan to turn waterfront land into a tourism destination and regional “playground” has divided a north coast city struggling to hold on to its younger generations.
- by Catherine Naylor
How a change in the description of a coastal town will cost a state $200 million
A change in the definition of Coffs Harbour will cost NSW millions and other states win or lose on similar technicalities. These are the mysteries of the GST allocation system.
- by Shane Wright
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Former billionaire halves asking price for palatial beachfront home
And then decides to keep it amid talk his parents might move in instead, since the family’s properties nearby are up for sale.
- by Lucy Macken
How a fight to save the bush became a battlefield
A bid to preserve rainforest trees and protect endangered animals led to a long-running campaign of intimidation.
- by Nick O'Malley
Man allegedly sexually assaulted woman, 76, in NSW aged care home
Police say the elderly resident managed to scratch at the 29-year-old man and run from the room after she was attacked in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Nathan Tinkler finds a buyer for $25 million Coffs Harbour estate
The former mining magnate copped a $5 million discount on his asking price for the beachfront home.
- by Lucy Macken
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Why did the billionaire cross the road? To buy a $30 million mansion
Peter Freedman has long admired historic Jenner House from his penthouse, and soon after being ranked among Australia’s billionaires he crossed the road to buy it.
- by Lucy Macken
Police launch critical incident investigation after death of man, 75, in Coffs Harbour
Peter Buckingham was last seen on Tuesday before his body was discovered the following day.
- by Olivia Ireland
The fierce forest wars reigniting in NSW
The truce that ended the logging wars of the 1980s and 1990s has failed to keep pace with climate change and extinctions.
- by Nick O'Malley