The impressive new glasshouse at the botanic garden in Coffs Harbour should be complete by the end of July this year. It was a difficult decision having to demolish the old one in 2018 but it was way past its use-by date - held together by paint by all accounts. It s been a labour of love for volunteers and staff at the local botanic garden (its official title is the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden). The steel and glass design of the building will reflect its surrounding landscape. Lindy Hills was the president of the Friends of the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden for many years and instrumental in lobbying governments and applying for grants for the new glasshouse, and now with construction underway she can t wait to see the finished product.
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Subscriber only As some Coffs Coast venues tentatively dip their toes back into the live music scene, the C.ex Club is taking a more conservative approach. CEO John Rafferty said the club has no plans to book any major concerts in the near future, or hold any free live entertainment. He said the club had worked hard on its COVID-19 safety measures to become the best in the area, and after the recent Avalon cluster which was linked to an RSL, they will continue to play it safe. We still haven t done a concert at this stage and we re not rushing into it, purely because of the way COVID is. We don t want to start selling tickets in case we have to shut things down again.