DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to the article by Mick Birtles (‘The role of local Churches on display at Mary Boulton Cottage’, p5, 25 March Edition, Nambucca Valley NOTA) about the role of churches in the establishment…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to express my dismay and disappointment at the recent Council decision to rezone community land in order to sell it off. In particular, I take offence at the argument, put forward…
DEAR News Of The Area, LET’S look at this scenario. A person has an illness which could be well managed if only they would adopt practices in their daily life which have been proven to reduce their risk of…
EASE of access for all is a plan Coffs Harbour Yacht Club can now put in place thanks to the NSW Government’s Regional Tourism Activation Fund. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the $450,000 grant would allow the…
SUNDAY Bites is back for its second monthly event of 2022 to be held in Raleigh Hall, Walter Street Raleigh on Sunday 10 April at 4pm until 5pm, admission free. “This month sees the MC of Bellingen’s Poetry Slam,…
LOCAL musicians banded together at the Seaview Tavern to rock the crowd at a jam-packed open mic event on the last Sunday of March. Nathan Berretta, T-Roy, Mitch Burgess and Cameron Smith are established musicians in their own right…
THE annual Beachside Radiology Coffs Coast Ocean Swims planned for last Sunday 3 April was called off due to the forecast of severe weather and expected poor water quality. Organised by Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club (SSLSC), Race Director…
DEAR News Of The Area, ACCORDING to the Collins Dictionary, the expression to “put your money where your mouth is” means that you want a person to spend money to improve a bad situation, instead of just talking about…
THIS should be called ‘The No Golf Report’ The rain event during the week, culminating in major course flooding on Thursday meant that there was no golf played on the Island during the week. Very fortunately, the Club infrastructure,…
WITH the devastation suffered in towns further North, Macksville had relatively minor setbacks in comparison. However some residents were evacuated and the SES sought permission of club directors to use the Club as an Evacuation Centre. Because of the…