COFFS Harbour’s best junior cricketers have represented their region during the third round of North Coast Cricket Council’s Inter-District competition. Sixers Cricket League-Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s Under 16s, Under 14s, and Under 12s representative teams took on Clarence River…
DEAR News Of The Area, TODAY I was on a stall at the Sunday Harbourside Markets as a member of the community group, Foreshore For All, spreading the message that the Jetty Foreshore land is destined for rezoning. I am…
A NEWLY-WED couple and a local woman who has returned to her hometown to take up an internship are among the cohort of new junior doctors joining Coffs Harbour Health Campus. Doctors Isra Karem and Mostafa Abasseri recently tied the…
RESIDENTS around Karuah were the thankful recipients of assistance offered by the Tea Gardens Red Cross and New Life Community Relief groups, in the wake of destructive storms on 18 January. The area in front of the Karuah Centre became…
A HIGHLIGHT of the year for all the kids and their parents, in and around Nelson Bay, was the Annual Picnic Day. From what I have gathered any visitors arriving in Nelson Bay on that day must have thought that…
THE NSW Government has established a rental taskforce to “hold landlords and real estate agents to account”, and address rental law violations. With an $8.4 million investment, NSW Fair Trading’s Rental Taskforce will analyse activities and trends within the rental…
A COMMUNITY “speed networking” event will be held at MidCoast Council’s Gloucester office on Friday, 4 April. “Speed networking is a fun way to learn about other community groups and share what your group does,” Council said in a statement.…
A NEW sailing season starts this weekend at the Urunga Sail Training Club, with beginners learning the ropes on the beautiful waters of the Bellinger and Kalang Rivers. Australian Sailing National Small Boat Start 1 and 2 courses are offered…