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The Coffs Coast Independent

The Coffs Coast Independent newspaper was published between 8 March 1996 and 25 October 2012. It changed its name three times: The Coffs Harbour and District Independent News (8 March 1996 - 25 October 2000); The Coffs Harbour and District Independent Weekly (31 August 2002 - 12 July 2007) and The Coffs Coast Independent (19 July 2007 - 25 October 2012).

The newspaper is available for reading on microfilm in the Local Studies room at the Harry Bailey Memorial Library, and the years 2007 - 2012 are available for searching by using your local HBML card at the State Library's website.

NotesLike many other businesses, the newspaper office on Park Avenue went underwater in April 2009:

"The offices of the Coffs Coast Independent may be flooded, but at least the paper was produced on time, as staff worked from home, shared the few dry desks, and pulled out all stops to get the paper out.

The photograph that won’t be published is the one no-one stopped to take in the peak of the evening floods. Acting editor, Vanessa Almond, was in her underwear bailing water out of the office, after getting soaked to the skin taking photos of the flood conditions outside.

Coffs Coast General Manager, Rod Habgood praised “the contribution of staff under trying circumstances, so soon after the building was inundated by water. It was encouraging to see staff producing the same quality community-based product we do every week.”

“The true meaning of our promotion, the ‘Coffs Coast - We Love It,’ comes to the fore on these occasions – its all about community coming together in this great, slightly wet place we live in,” said Rod Habgood."

3 April 2009

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Coffs Coast Independent celebrating 15 years, Thursday 10 March 2011

Coffs Coast Independent, Thursday 2 April 2009

Masthead in 2009