A WELL-ATTENDED Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) Christmas Party, was held recently in conjunction with the opening of the Friday Social Painters and Sergio’s Challenge exhibitions. The mood was upbeat, fuelled by many members and guests wearing novelty…
SAWTELL Golf Club is one local organisation benefitting from a successful application for funding from the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. Receiving funds to the tune of $191,382, the money will be spent on upgrading infrastructure around the…
FIRST Avenue Sawtell is ringing with Christmas carols this month. Last Saturday, sixteen members of singing group ‘The 11th Hour’ performed in First Avenue and next Wednesday, 22 January, the Sawtell Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2021 Carols…
SANTA’S been surfing the Mid North Coast to relax before the big day! And guess what, he is going to be spreading Christmas cheer at Harbourside Markets on Sunday 19 December. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THE Return and Earn recycling scheme has marked its 4th birthday, with the Coffs Harbour region recycling more than 98 million items over this time, equating to over 8,000 tonnes of rubbish which has escaped a future as landfill.…
LINDY Davis has been named the winner of Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare’s commemorative Pia Dollmann Conservation and Sustainability Community Award. Lindy Davis, a passionate protector and carer of the land, received the Award at a presentation at Woolgoolga Landcare…
THE Wedding Bells State Forest Mountain Bike Trail Network is set to expand with three new trails and a shelter and seating area and a space for skills development thanks to $400,397 in State Government funding. Woolgoolga Mountain Bike…
GAMUMBI Early Learning Centre in Toormina is about to receive $50,000 in funding from the State Government’s Community Building Partnership program. The funding will be put towards improving staff amenities including bathroom and shower facilities. Advertise with News of…
A NEW Dreamtime Presentation was launched at Coffs Harbour Dolphin Marine Conservation Park to an invited local audience. The Dolphin Origin Dreamtime story is narrated by local Gumbaynggirr man, Troy Robinson. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
A MAN in his early forties has sadly drowned on Park Beach in Coffs Harbour last Saturday, 11 December. “Three men came down to the beach, two of them entering the water some 300m north of the patrol flags…