The National Cartoon Gallery will soon be educating and entertaining locals, artists and tourists with double the number of historical storeys, thanks to funding through the NSW Government’s $100 million Regional Growth Fund. This will bring the Gallery to a whole new level (pun intended!) and make it one of the city’s major tourist and cultural attractions. Once completed, it will double the exhibition space as well as providing a café, commercial kitchen, community art room, and small cinema. Member for Coffs Harbour, Andrew Fraser and Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, John Barilaro announced $2.6 million in funding to add a second level to the Gallery, currently housed in a World War II bunker. The expansion design, which will resemble a WWII Nissen Hut, will provide space to showcase a permanent display of Australian history as seen through the eyes of cartoonists during the past 118 years, and...