North Coast residents are invited to have a say on their local health services by undertaking a community survey between 4-17 June 2018. This is a great opportunity to get involved.
Further Information:
Bellingen Local Government Area - Health Check Statistics
Access the Survey between 4-17 June at www.ncphn.org.au/speakup...
Bellingen Shire residents are great recyclers with 88% regularly recycling through their yellow bin. This commitment and effort helps to ensure that resources are reused with the materials being processed and recycled back into usable products.
Until recently, many of the items collected through kerbside recycling have been sorted and baled in local facilities and then on-sold to processors in China. This is particularly true of paper and cardboard and mixed plastics. The Chinese government has recently introduced a policy change known as the National Sword, which restricts the...
The North Coast Tourism Awards will be held in Coffs Harbour this year at Opal Cove Resort on 25 July.
NSW based winners of the Regional Tourism Awards gain finalists status upon entering the NSW State Tourism Awards and if successful, go on to the Australian Tourism Awards.
This year’s awards will be a co-production between NSW Business Chamber, Destination North Coast and Destination Coffs Coast. The North Coast includes Lord Howe Island and thirteen local government areas on the mainland from Tweed Heads down to Hawkes Nest in the Great Lake Region.
Bellingen Shire...
The North Coast Local Land Services advises that the Draft North Coast Regional Strategic Pest Animal Management Plan 2018-2023 is now on public exhibition.
We’re changing how pest animals are managed in NSW.
The NSW Government is taking a regional approach to pest animal management through the development of regional strategic pest animal management plans.
Major pest animals such as rabbits, carp, pigs, foxes and dogs to name a few are estimated to cost the NSW economy approximately $170 million annually. The...
Bellingen Shire is lucky to have a wide range of small independent businesses attracting people to Bellingen, Dorrigo and Urunga town centres.
These centres have retained their street-based shopping strips, rare in many coastal areas where big box malls and chain stores have replaced the traditional main street environment. Great main streets are busy and lively places and Council encourages businesses to utilise the footpath outside their premises, where space allows, to add to the buzzing atmosphere and attract people to stop, shop and socialise in the streets.
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Films have the power to bring together communities when viewed in a cinema, as they were meant to be screened. We believe that a cinema doesn’t necessarily need to have four walls! Screenwave Pop-up Cinema provides indoor and outdoor pop-up cinema services, working with Councils, business leaders, and the community to provide interesting cinema experiences all over the NSW North Coast.
By spreading Screen Culture throughout regional NSW, they aim to bring ideas from around the world to regional communities, particularly those communities without local cinema access.
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The NSW Government is helping kids get active with the new Active Kids program.
From 31 January 2018, parents, guardians and carers can apply for a $100 voucher per calendar year for each student enrolled in school.
The voucher may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and membership costs for sport, fitness and active recreation activities.
The voucher can be used at any time during the calendar year it was issued.
To use the voucher, give your voucher details to an approved Active Kids Provider.
The program runs...
Both volunteer surf lifesavers and paid lifeguards will work together over the summer school holidays to help keep our beaches safe.
Beach patrols will be provided at Hungry Head Beach Urunga and North Beach at Mylestom from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily from Saturday 16 December 2017 until Sunday 28 January 2018.
Mayor Cr Dominic King said: ‘Council is happy to provide a lifeguard service to complement the great work done by the volunteer members of our local surf lifesaving clubs. Summer holidays are a fantastic time to get out and enjoy a swim at local beaches “
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Bellingen Shire Council has commenced construction of the next stage (stage 4) of the Hungry Head Shared Cycle Pedestrian Path. This section will extend the path a total of 1.4 km from the Pipeclay Creek Bridge to the Hungry Head Beach turnoff on Hungry Head Road.
The works will be managed under traffic control from Thursday 16 November until Friday 1 December 2017. Motorists may experience short delays at times however the majority of works will be off-road with minimal disruption to road users and the wider community.
Deputy General Manager Operations, Matt Fanning said “...
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