DEAR News Of The Area, HOW revealing (‘Perrottet government plan to end native forest logging in NSW was blocked by Nationals’, 25 May 2023) that Peter Hannan reports in the Guardian newspaper that the National Party blocked a Liberal Party…
DO you feel uncomfortable when you are asked to speak in public? Then be part of the Professional and Personal Development Series hosted by Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Coffs Coast on Tuesday 20 June, during which Danni Auch will…
YOUNGSTERS in school years 7 to 12 can dip their toes into the world of broadcasting through 104.1 CHYFM Coffs Harbour Youth Community Radio’s July holiday workshops. Station Manager Angie Vaughan has curated two, five-day On-Air Presenter Workshops taking place…
COFFS Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, in conjunction with Coffs Harbour Community Drug Action Team (CDAT), is hosting free training for community workers and others who are seeking to upskill themselves across alcohol and drug issues. The training will take place on…
MODERN slavery was in the national news last week with a Melbourne couple appearing in court accused of keeping a person in domestic servitude. Most people think of slavery as something from the past, but, according to Dr James Cockayne,…
THE MACKAY-MCKAY family reunion is making a comeback in 2024 after relatives and descendants have revived their interest in the extended family get-together. A new board has been elected for the Mackay-McKay Family Reunion organisation, with Neville Devir appointed as…
ONE of the best known draw cards for visitors to the Nambucca Valley is the Frank Partridge VC Military Museum at Bowraville. Their goal is to present displays, exhibitions, educational programs and publications that broaden understanding and appreciation of the…
BRIERFIELD Hall is on the cusp of its centenary with an active committee working on a big celebration to take place in 2024. “To commemorate 100 years of the (most recent version) of the Brierfield Hall, the Brierfield Hall Committee…
DEAR News Of The Area, SO a representative group of our Indigenous brothers and sisters, after long deliberations and under the perception that our nation is finally fair dinkum about Reconciliation, have asked that as a starting point they could…
ABOUT a month ago, I was contacted by ABC radio and then the commercial TV stations as, apparently, I am the last bulk-billing GP in the electorate of Cowper on the Mid North Coast of NSW. I run my own…