AT this month’s Council meeting I called on all Federal election candidates to support the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) ‘Don’t Leave Local Communities Behind’ national funding initiative, which based on independent review, would contribute $6.46 billion per annum…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE recent article in News Of The Area about rebuilding the old WW1 War Memorial failed to engender much local interest. From my discussion with people, the main point of contention is that the…
A SINCE deleted post on a Facebook page called ‘Coffs Harbour Nationals’ has warned potential Federal Election voters to “not to be conned by the enormous amount of money being spent by the forces of the Evil Far Left…
SANDY Beach fiancé, father, son and loved local Michael ‘Bourkey’ Bourke lost his life in a vehicle accident on the afternoon of 24 March 2022. Michael had gone down to Sydney to pick up a motorbike he had purchased.…
AFFORDABLE housing and homelessness have been recognised as major issues on the Coffs Coast for a significant period of time, and the Coffs Harbour City Council recently adopted two policies to address them. Coffs Harbour Mayor Paul Amos said,…
TWELVE to fourteen domesticated rabbits were left behind when a tenant vacated their residence in Nambucca Heads recently. These rabbits, some of which were pregnant, were left in open enclosures and running loose in the yard. Contributing to these…
THE Matilda Street Gallery in Macksville will be featuring a very special exhibition from 9 April to 11 May when they host ‘Spirit of the Anzacs’ by artist Kristin Hardiman. Kristin, now a resident of Scotts Head, is renowned…
JOSHUA Fairhall has been announced as the United Australia Party candidate for the Federal seat of Cowper. 38-years-old and married with three kids, Joshua hails from the Nambucca Valley and has recently moved to Kempsey from Bowraville. Joshua shared…
THE Nambucca Heads ‘Everlasting Carers’ group was launched before Christmas 2020. News Of The Area caught up with organiser Bev Reedy to talk about what the group can offer Nambucca Valley carers. There are approximately 854,300 carers in New…
EACH year Business and Professional Women (BPW) Coffs Harbour supports two recipients with scholarships in the culminating year of their tertiary study. The awards, the Maude Spielvogel Scholarship ($1250 ) and the Wendy Martin Education Encouragement Award ($750), honour…