THE state’s peak agricultural body says the Varroa mite outbreak is a stark example of the failures in the national biosecurity system. NSW Farmers Biosecurity Chair Ian McColl said it was clear biosecurity screening protocols at our borders were clearly…
NAMBUCCA Valley country music identity Vicki Melouney, from the Independent Country Music Association (ICMA) Australia, dropped into St Patrick’s Primary School in Macksville recently to give student Tenielle a brand new trumpet. The ICMA has a new program which gives…
SOIL and her fascination for it has led Urunga author Alisa Bryce to pen her first popular science book, ‘Grounded’. The Harry Bailey Memorial Library in Coffs Harbour is hosting the book launch on August 11. Advertise with News of…
‘SHE’LL be right’ doesn’t work for the WikiHouse home construction methodology. “There has to be precision and attention to detail or it’s just not going to work,” said Peter Holden, owner of Australia’s first WikiHouse, who has built his home…
ROAD workers, construction crews and other Transport for NSW workers will walk off the job for the first time in decades on Thursday, over what The Australian Workers’ Union describe as the “NSW Government’s effective pay cut”. The Union say…
NAIDOC Week (3 to 10 July) is an opportunity for people of all walks of life to learn and celebrate the oldest, continuing culture on the planet. This year the NAIDOC theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! –…
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DEAR News Of The Area, THE senior residents of Coffs Harbour and surrounding districts are asking why the heated pool situated at the Coffs Base Hospital has been closed since before Covid and still hasn’t reopened yet. Is it because…
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM writing in response to the article by Andrew Vivian (‘$600,000 investment in Aboriginal Koala conservation’, p5, Coffs Coast News Of The Area). This NSW Government commitment to provide $600,000 to support an Aboriginal…
DREAMING big and putting in the work, eighteen-year-old Coffs Harbour rapper Yves Manirakiza launched his debut album, Bi-Polic Notes, on Friday 1 July under his professional name, D Mani. You’ll find the album on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Advertise…