DEAR News Of The Area, RECENTLY my daughter Janelle was celebrating her birthday with some friends at a local cafe. They were seated outside and one of her friends had brought a cake along. When the waitress arrived with…
COFFS Council Rangers are asking for help following a dog attack that left a woman with bites on her leg and hand. According to a Coffs Council spokesperson, the attack happened on the creek shore at Moonee Creek Reserve…
LOCAL charitable groups and organisations that delivered food and care hampers to the community during 2021 Covid lockdowns can now apply to have some of their distribution expenses reimbursed through Resilience NSW’s COVID Regional Community Support (CRCS) program. Member…
THE NSW Rural Fire Service Coffs Coast Team, comprising of the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Local Government Areas, revoked the Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) early this year due to the mild conditions and predicted continuation of rainfall. While…
A CORKER of a night for Coffs Harbour tourism businesses saw Coffs Coast operators win one induction to the Hall of Fame, three gold medals, plus silver and bronze honours in the NSW Tourism Awards 2021. These Awards are…
DEAR News Of The Area, I NOTE that our busy Federal parliament has scheduled just five more sitting days before the next election. Nice to see them working so hard and dodging sensible action on climate change, and on…
WHEN you were a little boy, Lord, before the world began, did THE FATHER allow you to be a child before you became a man? Did you unlock the jungles of Africa and set the Elephants free? Did you…
TIME to trip the light fantastic; the U3A Dance Classes are on. “The U3A Dance Classes are designed so you don’t need a partner but if you come as a couple, that’s good too,” Carol Myers, Principal of Pacific…
UP to 40 ‘affordable homes’ will be built across two locations in Bellingen for low-income older women following a landmark agreement between the state and federal governments and the Royal Freemasons Benevolent Institution (RFBI). State Member for Oxley Melinda…
THE state’s peak farming body is opening the door to higher education for a handful of members through the NSW Farmers 2022 Tertiary Scholarships. Scholarships worth $4000 are awarded annually to four members or their children to support their…