EXPRESSIONS of interest are now open for a subsidised farm planning course in the Manning Great Lakes area. Hunter Local Land Services has partnered with Tocal College to support landholders with small properties in the Manning Great Lakes (MidCoast LGA)…
A SECTION of road west of 105 Squires Road, including access to Possum Pie Road and Elmar Road, will be closed to all traffic to remove an asbestos pipe. From 9am – 2pm on Thursday 16 March Council will undertake…
MIDCOAST Council has joined forces with the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation and the University of NSW on an innovative new pilot program which evaluates child pedestrian safety around local childcare centres. Seven Local Government Areas in New South Wales, Queensland…
WHEN the Albanese Government announced their intention last week to explore the possibility of a new offshore wind zone in the Pacific Ocean off the Hunter, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen described the world’s climate emergency as…
MIDCOAST Council has secured over $1 million from the NSW Government as part of the NSW Koala Strategy. “This funding recognises the MidCoast as a priority region for koala conservation,” said MidCoast Council Mayor Claire Pontin. Advertise with News of…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE a few questions to ask about the proposed turbines. Is this another uncosted blowout disaster like the NBN, NDIS and Snowy Hydro 2? 1) Where will the turbines be manufactured, by whom and…
DEAR News Of The Area, As a friend and former workmate of Kevin Carter I have to endorse his concerns about MidCoast Council’s motion seeking to add parts of Bulga State Forest to Biriwal Bulga National Park. Kevin and I…
SIX amazing women have been selected as finalists for this year’s Coffs Coast Woman of the Year, to be announced at the International Women’s Day Breakfast on March 8. Three major Coffs Coast women’s groups, Zonta Coffs Harbour Inc, BPW…
MAXINE Rowley from the Sandy Beach Action Group Inc (SANDBAG) presented the main outcomes of a study conducted throughout 2021 which was undertaken by members of the local Sandy Beach community who have ongoing concerns about the health of Hearnes…
LONG-TIME Coffs Harbour resident and community volunteer Mick Maley has responded to Mayor Paul Amos’ call for opinions on what the community would like to see happen to the Coffs Jetty Precinct. Cr Amos shared a ‘Community Plan’ for the…