THEATRES across the region are preparing for a massive influx of film lovers from April 20 to May 5, with the Coffs Coast’s premier film and screen celebration, the Screenwave International Film Festival, breaking its previous ticket presales record last…
AN amenity wall, designed to shield the Pacific Bay Resort Precinct from the noise and disturbance of the Coffs Bypass construction happening on its Pacific Highway boundary, has been promised by the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government if re-elected on…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN the Marine Park office block was first built on the waterfront at the Coffs Harbour Jetty the NPWS architect at the time insisted on reducing the height of the two story building to minimise…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN 2014 Bellingen Shire Council held some information nights drawing attention to the sad state of council’s roads and bridges with three rate options. The many photos of ‘ugly’ roads and rotten timber bridges displayed…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN it comes to the community led Jetty Foreshores Masterplan, some councillors are oblivious to how hypocritical their arguments against it come across. Especially those councillors, turned State Candidates, who so vocally supported Yarrila Place.…
THE Greens outlined their vision for a sustainable food system and a broad transition to sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices across NSW in Bellingen last week. Their detailed plan includes the establishment of a NSW Food Systems Council made up…
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to the excited couple expecting their baby to what looked like a baby ‘gender reveal’ celebration found out after ‘popping’ the balloon that they were having a son. How wonderful to have decided upon…
THE women of Nambucca Macksville Evening VIEW Club have been very busy baking and decorating in celebration of their 28th Birthday Mad Hatters Party. The Macksville Ex-Services Club was expertly decorated in Mad Hatter fashion – with tables decked out…
EXCEEDING expectations, OzGREEN’s inaugural Thrive Festival on Saturday 4 March at Bellingen Showground drew hundreds of people in and around Bellingen Shire who came, enjoyed and went happy and inspired. OzGREEN’s festival headline, Creating Thriving Communities Together, invited and encouraged…
1. ON 24/2/23 Police arrested a male and female youth in Nambucca Heads following investigations related to the assault upon two female youths in Macksville on 11 The young person was charged at Macksville Police Station and later released on…