Sawtell & Toormina 2452

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Alerts

In an emergency call 000.

🔥 Fires within 100 km

✅ No fires listed within 100 km.

Info from NSW Rural Fire Service, Fires Near Me. Updated Fri, 16 Oct, 5:30 pm.

⚠️ Weather warnings

• 16/16:45 EDT Warning to Sheep Graziers for Northern Tablelands forecast district

Info from Bureau of Meteorology, NSW warnings. Updated Fri, 16 Oct, 5:30 pm.

Roads and traffic: Live Traffic NSW (live feed coming soon).

What's on

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News

Local headlines from News Of The Area and NBN News. Tap to read the full story on their site.

• News Of The Area Coffs Coast trio amongst Australia’s best
  Fri, 16 Oct
• News Of The Area Printed Edition 16 OCTOBER 2026
  Fri, 16 Oct
• News Of The Area What’s on this week
  Thu, 15 Oct
• News Of The Area Local equestrian selected for Australia
  Thu, 15 Oct
• NBN News Wallaroos to host Scotland as part of rugby quadruple-header
  Thu, 15 Oct
• News Of The Area WHAT’S VIBIN’: From Centre Court to Centre Stage
  Thu, 15 Oct
• News Of The Area Special police command prepares to go live
  Thu, 15 Oct
• News Of The Area Coffs Harbour mental health support is in crisis
  Wed, 14 Oct
• News Of The Area Protesters block Bellingen main street
  Wed, 14 Oct
• NBN News One Foot Forward: Coffs man turning his experiences into action
  Wed, 14 Oct

Info from News Of The Area, NBN News. Updated Fri, 16 Oct, 5:00 pm.

🕊️ In memory

Remembering locals who have recently passed. Our thoughts are with their families and friends.

• Robert 'Bob' Wilson
  Service Mon, 19 Oct, Coffs Harbour Crematorium Chapel
  Notice from Victor Rullis Funeral Services
• Kerry Brian 'KB' Smith
  Passed Fri, 16 Oct
  Notice from Keith Logue & Sons
• Yvonne Dawn Jackson
  Passed Fri, 16 Oct
  Notice from Keith Logue & Sons
• Heather Narelle Donohoe
  Passed Fri, 16 Oct
  Notice from Keith Logue & Sons
• Janice May Laugher
  Passed Wed, 14 Oct
  Notice from Keith Logue & Sons
• Gwenda Mary 'Gwen' O'Gorman
  Passed Tue, 13 Oct
  Notice from Keith Logue & Sons
• Gwendoline Corrigan
  Passed Mon, 12 Oct
  Notice from Victor Rullis Funeral Services
• Anita Tracey
  Passed Mon, 12 Oct · Service Wed, 21 Oct, Coffs Harbour Lawn Cemetery chapel
  Notice from Victor Rullis Funeral Services

All recent notices →

Fuel

Info from NSW FuelCheck

Tides & fishing

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Tide times are modelled estimates. Not for navigation; check the Bureau of Meteorology before boating.

Know your 2452

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Council

Council news, public notices and road works, coming soon. For now: Coffs Harbour City Council.

Weekend for kids

Free or under $50 a kid. This weekend: Sat, 17 Oct and Sun, 18 Oct.

No kids' events listed for this weekend yet. Running one? Add it free and tick "Good for kids".

Always-good local favourites

• Muttonbird Island walk Free
  Short walk from the Jetty foreshore out along the breakwall. Whale-spotting in season.
• Jetty foreshores & beach Free
  Playground, picnic spots and calm water by the jetty.
• North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Free
  Boardwalks, sensory garden and Coffs Creek walks.
• Forest Sky Pier, Sealy Lookout Free
  Walk out over the treetops with views of the whole coast.
• Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) Free
  Gallery and museum in Yarrila Place, often with kids' activities.
• Library story time Free
  Regular sessions for little ones at Coffs Harbour library. Check times.
• Coffs Creek walk & cycleway Free
  Flat, shady path, great for scooters and bikes.

Picked by locals. Check times and prices before you go · Suggest one

Sport & field closures

Latest: Council has just updated its sports field closure page. Tap to check. (Fri, 16 Oct, 5:00 pm)

Who decides and when

• Weekday training: council decides by 3pm
• C.ex Coffs International Stadium: by 3pm Friday
• AFL: by 5pm the day before
• Baseball: 6–7am Saturday
• Cricket: Saturday morning (juniors on 105.5 Star FM just before 7am)
• Soccer and hockey: check your association's website

Info from City of Coffs Harbour, Sports field closure arrangements. Council last changed it: Fri, 16 Oct, 5:00 pm. We check it every 2 hours (last check Fri, 16 Oct, 5:00 pm).

Clubs: post games, fixtures and closures free via Add an event.

✈️ Flights

Flying out or picking someone up? Pop in the flight number for its latest status.

Or see everything coming and going at Coffs Harbour Airport (live board on FlightAware).

Holidays

Next NSW public holidays

• Fri, 25 Dec: Christmas Day in 70 days
• Mon, 28 Dec: Boxing Day in 73 days
• Fri, 1 Jan: New Year's Day in 77 days
• Tue, 26 Jan: Australia Day in 102 days

Info from Nager.Date public holidays. Updated Fri, 16 Oct, 5:00 pm.

🔭 This week in the sky

• Wed, 21 Oct: Orionid meteor shower peaks (look north-east after midnight) in 5 days

Dates are the usual peaks; meteor showers are best away from town lights. Info from timeanddate.com.

Next school holidays

• Summer school holidays: Fri, 18 Dec to Wed, 27 Jan in 63 days
• Autumn school holidays: Mon, 12 Apr to Fri, 23 Apr in 178 days

Public schools on the Coffs Coast. Info from NSW Department of Education · Private schools may differ

🧩 Crossword

Today’s Coffs crossword: eight words, a few minutes, no sign-up. Play today’s →

🎱 Lotto results

Surf cams

Coastalwatch charges for its live surf cam feed, so we can’t show it here. Nobody pays to be on this site, and we don’t pay to show other people’s paid content either. Have a look on their site: Coastalwatch.

🏖️ Beach & surf

Swim between the red and yellow flags. Patrol times and beach-by-beach info: Beachsafe.

Info from Open-Meteo (modelled, updated hourly). Not for navigation.