LABOR has announced Emerald Beach local Wendy Backhous as its candidate for Page in the Federal Election. Ms Backhouse is a registered nurse, a former Commonwealth public servant, and served on the board of the Central West Women’s Health Centre…
FREE demonstrations of various art practices will take place during the Combined Art and Craft Group’s school holiday exhibition at Coffs’ Botanic Garden. A mainstay of holiday entertainment, the group consists of six local artists who get together for exhibitions…
IN a force of intergenerational positivity, over 500 people participated in the 29th Coffs Coast Ocean Swims (CCOS) on Sunday morning, 6 April, at Jetty Beach. There were assisted swimmers and carers, youngsters in the 300m Junior Swim, all ages…
WHILE Cyclone Alfred spared Coffs Harbour the worst, it exposed major gaps in how we support one of our most vulnerable groups – rough sleepers – during emergencies. Despite best efforts from the community, unclear and delayed communication left many…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been holding off buying another car because I wanted to see how the new electric cars progressed, so I looked forward to watching the Spotlight report on the car batteries. I was absolutely…
DEAR News Of The Area, TURNING native hardwood timber forests used for selective harvesting into carbon storage credits is a dangerous attempt to close a viable industry. This latest proposition is a ludicrous attack on the highly regulated Australian native…
THE Get Grubby Program, created to encourage children’s active participation in sustainability learning and fun, came to the Coffs Harbour, Nambucca Valley and Bellingen areas through March. It brought interactive and educational events to almost 1000 preschoolers and Kindergarten to…
RESULTS from Australia’s biggest annual frog count, hosted by the Australian Museum last November, have helped inform the scientific description of at least eight new frog species. FrogID coordinator Nadiah Roslan said, “FrogID acoustic data (audio recordings) were used alongside…
THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW has released the findings of its inaugural survey, which asked women about their greatest concerns, particularly in remote, rural and regional communities. With 1670 responses to a range of questions from the state…
DRONE pictures of the Pilot Station Lookout at Camden Head clearly show both the progress being made on tidying the site and further evidence of suspected tree vandalism. Drone photographer Matthew Doyle captured images of the site and the nearby…