After a decade-long battle to get the right approvals the opening of the world’s first frogarium right here in Coffs Harbour was met with huge interest back in December 2019.

The Frogarium, ran by seasoned frog breeder and expert Peter Johnson, was a popular tourist attraction in Bonville, Coffs Harbour from 2020 to 2022, before closing its doors due to Covid restrictions.

Coffs Harbour regional library user group.(ABC Coffs Coast: Liz Keen) Ms Nivison said at the end of 2015 the council gave the go-ahead to draw up concept plans for the art gallery and library upgrade.

A man’s three-year battle to see plans for Australia’s first frog zoo approved by a Mid-North Coast council has croaked, with the amphibian lover deciding to leap onto a neighbouring shire’s ...