HEAR from world-renowned orchid experts at Woolgoolga District Orchid Society’s free Orchid Workshop on Sunday. 13 November. Hosted at Woolgoolga Public School, Yeates Hall, 1-11 Scarborough Street, Woolgoolga, the workshop will be officially opened by Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh…
WOOLGOOLGA residents continue to question the safety and sense of the trial cycleway installed in August 2022 along Beach Street. “It seems the Mayor of Coffs Harbour is keen to salvage from the Woolgoolga cycleway ‘debikel’ a new footpath for…
SAWTELL and Woolgoolga Pools will reopen to the public from Monday 14 November 2022 – and they’re offering casual summer job opportunities for locals. Both pools had been closed ahead of upgrade works due to begin this year. Advertise with…
THE Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) is celebrating 30 years of supporting seniors in our community. To celebrate this milestone they have launched an e-resource called ‘30 years of friendship’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
VOICEUP Australia, an active group of adult survivors of childhood abuse and their supporters, marks the Brave Movement’s second annual Global Mobilisation Day (18 November 2022) to end child sexual abuse with a public forum on Thursday, 17 November at…
THE Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS) has been declared a success with 428 new patients in the Mid North Coast Local Health District lodging claims since August 1, when the NSW Government’s $149.5 million funding boost came…
SMALL Business Month is well under way, and the City of Coffs Harbour’s Economic Development and Tourism team, via its ‘6 Degree’ initiative, is presenting a series of free events. Eight events, from five industry sectors will provide local business…
A TRIFECTA of finalist placings in important art competitions for Coffs Harbour artist Seabastion Toast, announced in October, is leading to national acclaim and a solo show on the Gold Coast at the Anthea Polson Gallery on Main Beach. “It…
SEA SHEPHERD will host a beach clean up event at Coffs Jetty on Sunday, 20 November from 8.30am to 12pm. “The emphasis is on cleaning up the jetty foreshore as well as raising awareness and education about marine pollution, protecting…
SCAMS Awareness Week (7-11 November) reports reveal scams are becoming more prevalent in the age of technology. Sarah Megginson, money expert at Finder, an online financial comparison service, said, “Aussies have been inundated with fraudulent text and phone calls in…