TWO Coffs Coast representatives are amongst eighteen young leaders from across regional NSW selected for this year’s NSW Government Regional Youth Taskforce, which has the task of delivering positive outcomes for young people in rural and regional communities. The…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE recently read an original account of Australia and the First World War! And what an extraordinary account it was. Never in all my years have I been so personally drawn into the…
THE Om Yeah Yoga studio flowed for the floods in a fundraiser last Saturday, 12 March. “We hosted a Fundraiser Flow today to raise money for the communities that are not so far away from our own, affected by…
IN response to the disastrous floods, guests at the International Women’s Day Breakfast last week in Coffs Harbour were asked to donate to flood victims, and the response was overwhelming. The initial suggestion was for toiletries, but people thought…
GAMUMBI Early Childhood Education Centre in Toormina has officially unveiled fresh new flooring in buildings that had been damaged by the October 2021 hailstorm. A Building Together – Community Infrastructure Grant of $22,955 funded Gamumbi’s ‘You’ll be Floored’ project…
ECOTOURISM Australia’s first ever ECO Think Destination Forum will be held on Gumbaynggirr Country from 22-25 March. Organisers say the forum will bring together regional stakeholders to “discuss sustainable destination management”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
PESTS and disease issues encountered when growing your own vegetables are the main topics covered in a free workshop on Saturday 2 April hosted by Emily Johnston at Coffs Regional Community Garden. Emily is a plant biosecurity officer based…
FEDERAL, State and local Government leaders have met to map out a viable action plan to deal with the decades-old problem of an alternate route to landslide-prone Waterfall Way. Recent flooding events have proven particularly treacherous for the 62…
UNDERSTANDING that the food we push to one side on our plate and throw out has an impact on the environment is one lesson youngsters are processing in a new food waste program. Educators from Coffs Harbour Family Day…
CASPA Fostering Services in Coffs has spun into action to help its northern CASPA community which has been significantly affected by the Lismore floods. “Young people and families have lost everything, and our administration services have been severely impacted,”…