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…
THE Borderline art exhibition opens at The Art Space at Urunga on 9 April. Borderline was conceived and coordinated by Adrienne Hmelnitsky, one of The Art Space’s founding members and an award-winning sculptor. Advertise with News of The Area…
BISHOP Druitt College class 5A received a visit from Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator Bridget McKenzie, NSW Senator Perin Davies and Member for Cowper Mr Pat Conaghan to recognise their achievement in a national competition…
A PARENT struggling to cope with her adult child’s drinking was an issue shared last week at a meeting of Coffs Harbour Al-Anon. “When our son or daughter has a drinking problem, the hardest question to answer honestly can…
THE Women’s Shed project, founded by Coffs Harbour Lions Club, has received a $25,000 grant from the NSW Government’s Investing in Women Fund. The grant will be used to put on a big workshop weekend in Coffs on July…
JUST over a quarter of a million dollars has been granted to build the overall offering of the inaugural Coffs Coast Food & Wine Festival. Amplify Events, the foodie festival organisers, have received a $225,500 funding boost from the…
Measure twice, Court once. NATALIE found a perfect block to build her new home. Prior to purchase, Natalie’s solicitor informs her that there was a carriageway running through the western side of the property in favour of her neighbour,…
THE wet weather keeps coming with showers and storms on a regular basis, causing not only wet people but regular freshers in the river. You would need to be a particularly keen fisherperson to show up to the monthly…