ALMOST thirteen years of painstaking work by the Utungun History Group came to fruition on Saturday, 19 November when a special service was held to mark the unveiling of a lasting memorial to honour those of the Utungun community who…
EROSION is being repaired along the Orara River thanks to two NSW Government Habitat Action Grants funding practical, on-ground rehabilitation works for fish habitats, including managing stock access to waterways, revegetating native plants, reintroducing large woody habitat and bank stabilisation…
“ADAPT your plans” was the call to Transport for NSW (TfNSW) from local residents who gathered on Saturday, 19 November at a 0.5ha remnant of intact Lowland Subtropical Rainforest on the edge of Coffs Harbour in Gumbaynggirr country, under threat…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN the 11 November edition of this paper the Mayor placed a double page spread on what he termed a “community plan” for the Jetty Foreshores. The motion that was passed by councillors to spend…
FRIDAY, 2 December is the date for the final concert of the Coffs Harbour Music Society’s chamber music series for 2022. After previously performing with Trio Shoshin, Bernadette Harvey returns to perform solo on piano. Advertise with News of The…
NOT-FOR-PROFIT youth community radio station 104.1 CHY FM, based in Coffs Harbour, launches its Holiday Donation Appeal 2022 on Thursday, 1 December, 49 years since its first day in the broadcasting business. The independent youth community radio station runs on…
‘OUR Spaces: A short film about the sharing revolution happening in our homes’, created by the Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC), will be showing at Sawtell Majestic Cinema on Tuesday, 13 December. Focusing on solutions to the housing…
THE impact of psychological trauma on children and young people will be a key theme when Southern Cross University hosts a regional mental health forum on Saturday, 26 November, at the Coffs Harbour campus. The Trauma-Informed Care for Allied Health…
THE future of the Jetty Foreshores has been thrust back into public awareness after Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh took exception to an advertisement placed in News Of The Area on November 11 by City of Coffs Harbour Mayor…
THE GRANDPARENTS and Kinship Carers support group of Coffs Harbour welcomed Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan and Electorate Officer Liz Newberry for morning tea to chat about their role and their concerns on Wednesday, 16 November at the Coffs Harbour…