ENCOURAGING more people to get involved in local sports is the motivator for the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program, with seven Coffs Harbour sports clubs benefiting from the latest round of funding. The Coffs Coast sports clubs have a…
SOUTHERN Cross University Faculty of Health student Jason Schaap will graduate with 164 others in ceremonies on Saturday 10 September at SCU Coffs Harbour Campus, where over half of the graduates have focused on health studies, answering the call for…
33 TABLES, 255 guests and a “pleasing profit” saw Sawtell Rotary Club’s Trivia Night fundraiser exceed expectations. The event was held at Sawtell RSL on Saturday 2 September. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
THE Red Cross is currently recruiting volunteers to undergo training and be ready to act when future emergencies arise. From helping people who have been evacuated to letting people know their family and friends are safe, Red Cross volunteers play…
LANDING at Coffs Harbour Aero Club anytime between 11am and 1pm-ish on Saturday 10 September, the Lottery Outback Air Race competitors will complete their 3,900-plus kilometre two-week fundraising flight from Darwin to Coffs Harbour. After some epic journeys across the…
COFFS Coast nurses and midwives took strike action, along with colleagues across NSW, on September 1. Approximately 100 nurses and midwives attended a stop work rally in Coffs Harbour in support of nurse-to-patient ratios and better working conditions and to…
THE passing of publishing legend Hugh Saddleton, renowned locally on the Coffs Coast as an independent publisher passionate for the people’s voice to be heard, has been honoured with a beautifully crafted tribute by Dr Grant Cairncross. In requesting his…
THE Humpty Dumpty Foundation and Coates have donated an Otowave valued at $3,660 to Coffs Harbour Health Campus. The Otowave is a handheld tympanometer that provides accurate measurements of the middle ear. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
