SO many businesses and industries have been badly affected by the COVID pandemic, with one of the worst hit being the entertainment industry. The volunteer operated Bowraville Theatre was just getting back on its feet and began to reopen…
THE Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for six to eleven-year-old children and became available last week. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommendation follows the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval of Moderna for children aged six…
UNDER the banner of ‘Regenerate Regional Leadership’ the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation is bringing a regional leadership development program to people in the Nambucca Valley. Across eight days between May and August 2022, 24 people get the chance to…
THE Billion Bees Foundation has been awarded a Black Summer Connecting Communities federal government grant and is now calling upon Coffs LGA organisations to join their project. Founded by Saverino Russo in 2020, the Billion Bees project draws together…
THE endangered Little Tern breeding colony at Sawtell has enjoyed a bumper season this summer with an estimated 50 or more chicks successfully fledging at the site. The birds are now headed on their annual 6,000 kilometre migrartion to…
AL-ANON Coffs Harbour is welcoming an increasing number of new members who are joining the group, seeking help, support and coping techniques for living with a family member, friend or relative who is drinking (alcohol) too much. “Our Coffs…
TIMELY State Government flood management grants to Coffs Harbour Council “will help the council better understand and manage local flood risk and exposure” in the region according to Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh. Totalling almost $2 million and…
THE Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council (CHDLALC) has been granted $435,000 for its Gumbaynggirr Fire Management Resource Expansion and Development program through the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
IN JULY 1946 the Nambucca Heads RSL Women’s Auxiliary held its first meeting and was mostly made up of wives and relatives of those who had served in the first World War. Fast forward to 2022 and the Auxiliary,…
Burial at sea: The legalities BARRY, a retired professional fisherman, makes a will which includes a provision to the effect that upon his death, he wishes for his remains to be the subject of a burial at sea. Barry…