FUNDING for local not-for-profit and charity organisations on the Coffs Coast which are working to overcome disadvantage or create opportunities for marginalised or isolated people, is available in a new round of funding from the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.…
● POLICE are investigating a single motor vehicle accident that occurred at about 1:30am on 18 March on the Pacific Hwy, Valla. An elderly rear seat passenger was conveyed to Coffs Harbour Hospital in a stable condition. ● On…
PLANTATIONS retirement village in Woolgoolga presents its second Arts and Crafts Exhibition, to be held over Easter weekend, 14 – 17 April. The show and sale will be open to the public on Saturday 16 April from 10am –…
LOCALLY founded OneMob Radio station has officially become the OneMob Media Aboriginal Corporation as of 11 March. “We will continue trading as OneMob Radio but will be transitioning from our auspicing organisation, Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (BMNAC), to…
RESILIENT Lismore (Helping Hands), a volunteer community group that was set up in response to the 2017 floods in Lismore, has launched its Creative First Aid project aimed at supporting the mental health of its residents during the long…
COME along to A Mad Hatters Tea Party whipped up for the community by the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) for everyone to have fun while fundraising for CanDo Cancer Trust. To be held on Sunday 27 March…
DEAR News Of The Area, ONCE again our regular self-proclaimed BS exposer W Duesbury, (‘Teal Independents’, p25, Coffs Coast NOTA, Opinion and Letters, 11 March Edition) has uncovered the supposed dark heart of local independent politics. Apparently an organisation…
What is a grant of Letters of Administration? TONY makes a will leaving the whole of his estate to his three children. He appoints his brother as his executor. When Tony passes-away many years later, his children take the…
THE Friends Of South Solitary Island Lighthouse (FOSSIL) held their annual general meeting on Saturday 19 March, and were very happy to hear news from re-elected President Chris Bramley regarding the South Solitary Island lighthouse optic (light system). The…
ONE week to go before swimmers hit the water for the Beachside Radiology Coffs Coast Ocean Swims on Sunday 3 April. This event, being organised for the second year by Sawtell Surf Lifesaving Club, has been a feature of…