DEAR News Of The Area, EARLIER this year we heard that Australia is committed to developing a fleet of nuclear powered submarines at a cost of billions of dollars. This week we hear that we are joining the USA…
● ON 5 April 2022, Police issued a 31-year-old female driver with a Court Attendance Notice and Licence Suspension after she was detected for a speeding offence and engaged Police in a short pursuit on the Pacific Hwy, Valla.…
THE NSW Government has released its new Koala Strategy, aimed at more than 30 actions to conserve and grow koala populations. Environment Minister James Griffin said the five-year plan is a comprehensive roadmap that will help deliver the NSW…
THE kayak is up for raffle! The kayak, which became a talking point around Scotts Head after appearing on the front page of News Of The Area recently, is a star prize in Club Scotts’ Anzac Day raffle. “We’re…
THURSDAY 7 April witnessed the grand opening of the Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School (GGFS) in Coffs Harbour. It is the first bilingual Aboriginal school to open in NSW. Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (BMNAC) Founder and Executive Officer Clark…
BOWRAVILLE Central School (BCS) were very proud to welcome their new student leaders to the school community on Tuesday, April 5. 21 students were inducted as student leaders from kindergarten to Year 12. School Captain Cheyenne Baker opened festivities…
BOWRAVILLE Central School (BCS) announced the winners of their Young Archies competition last Tuesday, 5 April. All students from Kindergarten to Year 12 took part in the competition. The winning entries from each group have been entered into the…
JACK and Moira Welch are celebrating 70 years of marriage on Tuesday, 19 April 2020. Jack and Moira are long term residents of the Nambucca Valley. They moved to Yarranbella from Blacktown in 1969 and became dairy farmers. After…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE as an 83-year-old third generation local concerned about political short-sightedness. As farmers, my parents, grandparents and great grandparents had to take the long view. We wanted our children and their children to…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN November 2020 I contacted Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) to voice my disagreement on changes planned for the boat ramp. I was concerned and stated the plan would not work. I did have…