MID-NORTH COAST NSW

Entertainment WHEN Grafton Regional Gallery director Jude McBean retired last year, she turned up being in the thick of things at the upcoming Art in the Paddock.

News IN THEIR 13th year of fundraising for the Cancer Council, local retirement village residents of Jewells Lifestyle Community have raised a record-breaking sum.

Books GIRRINGUN artist Abe Muriata was one of the special guests when the new Clay Stories exhibition opened at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery earlier this month.

Books WHILE most writers struggle to find a publisher for their first novel, Bellingen-based author Colin Thompson had no such drama.

News MORE than 500 rugs a year leave the Coffs Harbour region to help the homeless and people in need around the state as part of the Wrap With Love program.

News LEARNING to swim or how to ride a bike are things most Australians take for granted but for many refugee and migrant women they are part of building a new life.