Douglas, Frank and Barney Cowin at a banana plantation at Valla, circa 1940. The banana farms which once covered the hills west of Coffs Harbour have been gobbled - either turned into blueberry ...

SEVENTY years of Coffs Harbour banana and avocado growing ... retired and the Hannafords' landmark Bruxner Park Rd banana shed and the plantation behind it has been put on the market.

At the beginning of the year Coffs Harbour banana growers were receiving just $5 for a carton of bananas; by May this year they were raking in $115. Adrian Canale, who operates a plantation ...

But for the past two months plantation owner Adrian Canale ... other plantations have been less fortunate. Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga Banana Growers Association president Mick Gentle said ...

Known for its banana plantations, backdrops of rolling, humid green hills, rainforest walks and friendly beaches, Coffs Harbour has been a family holiday spot for generations. But it’s not just boogie ...

But it wasn’t as it seemed. So you can understand why locals in Coffs Harbour freaked out when they thought the Big Banana was being vandalised. Coffs Harbour police received an influx of calls ...

A collector's edition $1 coin featuring a design with Coffs Harbour's Big ... that we had the actual banana plant in there," Ms Holmes said. "We still have a working plantation here, we have ...

Coffs Harbour fun park The Big Banana is set to grow even more after owners Village Building Co. announcing a 20-year master plan backed by a $50m investment. I like writing fascinating stories ...