HUNDREDS of Coffs Harbour netballers have an extra pep in their step, with funding from Greater Bank set to subsidise registration fees. Following a strong 2024, which saw Coffs Harbour’s 17-years Division 3 team take first place at the Netball…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS the debate of who funds independent candidates hots up it was interesting to read Janet Olney (NOTA 21 March) asking “who is funding independent Caz Heise’s campaign?”. Ms Olney argues that no independent would…
NORTH Coast Football has landed a major coup with the appointment of highly respected coach Nico Bonarrigo as the club’s new Technical Director. Fresh from his role as Youth Development Head Coach at Manly United FC, Bonarrigo arrives armed with…
DEAR News Of The Area, CITY of Coffs Harbour has previously received funding for upgrading Woolgoolga and Sawtell community swimming pools. The mismanagement of the project saw funds being returned as the project could not be completed within the funding…
DEAR News Of The Area, THERE’VE been quite a few comments about funding for Caz Heise’s election campaign in the Federal seat of Cowper, and about whether Independents can accomplish anything when they’re not in government. To the first, it’s…
DEAR News Of The Area, GIVEN that the electorate casts their votes based on the proposed and current policies of the major parties, many minor contenders submit their appeals to the electorate based on platitudes. As the upcoming election is…
FORTY-six cyclists from the Coffs Coast, making up Team Faircloth and Reynolds, are in the last stages of preparation for the Tour de Rocks fundraising ride from Armidale to Woolgoolga on 24-26 April. The three-day ride, covering 260 kilometres, sees…
THE world’s fastest bird, the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), paid a flying visit to the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour, then returned to have something to eat. Though found across Australia, the Peregrine Falcon is not particularly…
AT noon last Saturday (6 April) “Nikki” the three-finned green sea turtle was released into the ocean off North Wall in Coffs Harbour. It had been brought back to health at the Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary (CCWS) after a near…
FEDERAL Member for Page Kevin Hogan has promised funding for a reserve at Woolgoolga Beach and a Korora-based football club if the Coalition is elected at the Federal Election. On Sunday, Mr Hogan announced that a Coalition government will commit…