ABORIGINAL and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss will visit Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 21 January as part of the “Informing the Agenda” project. The project seeks to collate and communicate the perspectives of First Nations peoples across…
THE 60th wedding anniversary of Patricia and Darrell Davis was not just a diamond date for the couple in their early 80s. Married at 3.30pm on 16 January, 1965, theirs was the first wedding in the St Andrews Presbyterian Church,…
THE winners of the annual Bellingen Shire Community Awards will be announced on Thursday 23 January at the Bellingen Memorial Hall. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)…
THE “We Are Coast” creative agency fulfilled its 2024 mission by gifting young people across Coffs Harbour with art materials such as sketchbooks, pens and paints. The agency’s mission was to spread the magic of creativity by supplying vulnerable children…
THE revamped Brelsford Park will play host to a community Australia Day party on Sunday, 26 January. The full program of events is still to be finalised, but will kick-off with a free barbeque breakfast for all-comers from 8:00-11:00am. Advertise…
COFFS Harbour sailor Eric Marsh, 71, is one of only fifteen intrepid sailors setting sail on a world-first adventure, the McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR). The 45,000km (28,000-mile) ‘round-the-world race starts in Antigua on 23 February, and is expected to…
Address: 1/72 Boultwood Street, Coffs Harbour Price: $679,000 Beds: 3, Bath: 2, Car: 1 INTRODUCING a stunning five-year-old townhouse, nestled within an exclusive development of just seven properties. This architecturally designed, low-maintenance home boasts secure gated entry and is ideally…
BELLINGEN Valley/Dorrigo Magpies and the Orara Valley Axemen are preparing to make their return to senior rugby league. The two clubs will return to the field as part of this year’s Hastings District Rugby League competition. The Axemen and Magpies…
COFFS Harbour native and Paralympic silver medallist Maddie McTernan has spent a few days meeting and competing in the city where her international swimming dreams began. Participating in the 2025 Coffs Harbour Summer Splash Carnival over the weekend of 11…
COFFS Harbour equestrian Tehani Badke, 15, has been selected to participate in the CSI 2* Puebla International Global Amateur Tour’s (GAT) Mexico competition in May. “With only 130 days left, the anticipation is building, and I’m filled with both excitement…