A CATAMARAN moored at Shoal Bay has drifted across the water in the wild weather, finishing up in pieces at Winda Woppa. On the afternoon of Sunday 3 July, Marine Rescue was called to the vessel, which had made its…
COFFS Harbour basketballers have celebrated NAIDOC Week by playing in the inaugural Basketball NSW/Indigenous Basketball Australia 3×3 NAIDOC basketball tournament at Sportz Central. Over 200 players took part in the basketball tournament which featured teams of three playing off in…
LOCAL solicitor Stephen Green commenced his career in law at Sawtell in January 1974. In 1997 he was awarded the prestigious Master of Laws degree by Macquarie University. Stephen and his firm Green & McKay have a long and distinguished…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE fastest way to acquire nuclear subs will be to wet lease them from the US. The sooner we build nuclear power stations and/or efficient coal powered power stations, the better. Renewables wont hack the…
DICKENS Assessment and Training Services (DATS) is a privately owned Registered Training Organisation, providing quality training and assessments for the general and civil construction industries. The dedicated team of staff and highly experienced trainers have been providing quality training throughout…
SAWTELL Archers hosted the Archery Australia Indoor National and NSW State Titles on the weekend of 9 and 10 of July at Sherwood Archery range in Coffs Harbour. The event was run over two days with hundreds of archers all…
ANYONE aged twelve to 24 in the MidCoast can now apply to co-create fun events with MidCoast Council. It’s all part of a brand new initiative, the ACE (arts, culture, environment) Team, to be made up of twelve local young…
THE Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service (WRHS) Port Stephens Support Group in conjunction with Soldiers Point Bowling Club were proud to host a Charity Bowls Day recently. Carla Beer, one of the volunteers that fundraises for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter in…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS an infrequent driver along Bucca Rd, north of Coffs Harbour, I am dismayed for, and sympathetic to, the regular commuters and residents who negotiate the bumps and potholes along this road on a daily…
THE Urunga Raiders have done North Coast Football proud winning the Women’s State Community Plate at the Women’s State Cup in Newcastle. The Raiders were amongst the top teams at the annual Women’s State Cup, which featured teams from across…