CLUB records and wins were earned by the three members from the Coffs Harbour Masters Swimming Club who competed in the Forster Escape carnival on Saturday 20 August. Paul Edwards, Jodie Gordon and Jamie Marschke held their own against local…
COFFS City United Lionesses edged out Sawtell FC 1-0 in Coastal League One Women last Saturday at Toormina Oval. Lionesses captain Jordan Maddalena was pleased with the three points in a close match. “It was a tight game,” she said.…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet wants to have it both ways. He describes the recent flood events as, ’disastrous’ and ‘ catastrophic’ but at the same time he and his government apparently still intend to…
PEOPLE wonder what a normal week looks like for a Councillor. So I thought I’d give you a glimpse. Councillors normally get their Business Papers – or Agenda – for the Council Meetings late on the Friday before the next…
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS is our first trip to Coffs since the fires. I’d like to say: ‘excellent letter Mr Griffin, about politicians’ dress.’ I once challenged then Transport Minister Andrew Constance about the same thing, about ties…
DEAR News Of The Area, Having read the story printed about York St Oval’s upgrade and that Little Athletics is having some success in having its sporting area upgraded – and the statement that training on wet ground is hard…
THE Coffs Harbour Breakers senior men have capped off a stellar home and away season by winning the AFL North Coast minor premiership after a dominant win against the Sawtell/Toormina Saints. The Breakers finished as minor premiers in all four…
BUSINESSES across Port Stephens are pitching in to assist women and girls experiencing domestic violence, poverty or homelessness by helping to collect personal hygiene products as part of the bi-annual Share the Dignity Drive. On any given night, over 45,000…
A LANDMARK new initiative will help firefighters and farmers work together to better protect communities in regional and rural NSW from bush fires and grass fires. The NSW Government has unveiled a first-of-its-kind Operational Guide for the use of Farm…
PORT Stephens Council hosted a business networking and educational event on Friday which explored the opportunities available to business in the region. The event featured a lively panel discussion which shone a light on several innovative opportunities in the manufacturing…