A NEW beer born in Coffs has landed exclusively on tap and in the bottle shops at the Moonee Hotel, the Toormina Hotel and the Sawtell Hotel. The summer-inspired craft beer is the product of a new partnership between the…
SUMMER Skills is a collaboration between the NSW Government and TAFE NSW offering free training to people aged sixteen to 24 to gain the practical skills to launch a career or land a job for summer in high-demand industries, including…
ON Tuesday 20 December 2022, Christmas joy will again light up Sawtell Golf Club at the annual Carols by Candlelight (subject to weather conditions). This year marks the sixteenth Sawtell Uniting Church carols, a much-loved community event that marks the…
DISAPPOINTED by Council’s diluted motion to protect a small 0.5 ha patch of critically endangered ancient Lowland Sub Tropical Rainforest on the edge of the Coffs Bypass alignment between Shephards Lane and Gatelys Road, the Advocates for Grandpa’s Scrub urge…
SAWTELL Super Fun Day 2023 is just over two weeks away, being held on Sunday 1 January 2023. “It’s all systems go for the 103rd Sawtell Super Fun Day and we have a great day’s activities and entertainment ready for…
ROOFING Matters apprentice David Hart has won a prestigious Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarship through the NSW Government. Just turned 20, David told News Of The Area, “It’s an honour to be chosen and I feel great. Advertise with News of…
RESILIENT Communities, an OzGREEN program, has now ‘graduated’ its first cohort of community groups along the Coffs Coast, having run throughout 2022. OzGREEN’s unique program is based on 30 years experience and fosters the transition from feelings of sadness, helplessness…
THE Refugee Learner Drivers program, run by the Australian Red Cross in Coffs Harbour, celebrated its five-year milestone on Wednesday 30 November. Some 20 past participants, a handful of current learners, volunteers, stakeholders, Red Cross leadership and donor representatives gathered…
PLANS are afoot to establish a city farm/community garden behind Park Beach Plaza on land owned by City of Coffs Harbour. A group of interested and committed people who would like to see this idea come to fruition are calling…
DEAR News Of The Area, Opportunity awaits those who are charged with administering public lands in the Coffs Harbour Jetty area. I refer to the air space immediately above the railway station and the railway line nearby. This has several…