DONATIONS are urgently requested for Salvos annual Christmas Toy Drive Appeal run by The Salvation Army and Newcastle Permanent. Coffs Harbour’s local Salvation Army pastor, Andrew van Gaalen, said with job and income losses due to COVID-19 he expects…
EIGHT bands rocked for eight hours at the House of Blues festival of music last Saturday at the Hoey Moey. After several postponements due to the pandemic, the event kicked off with Pam Hata who told News Of The…
NSW FARMERS’ Coffs Harbour Branch held a community forum to meet the mayoral and councillor candidates on Wednesday 24 November at the Nana Glen Hall. Paul Shoker, NSW Framers’ Coffs Harbour Branch Chair, officiated over the meeting. Advertise with…
IN support of Mental Health Month, Bellingen Shire Council invited community members to submit photographs, along with words, that shared a message about their direct or indirect experience with mental health and how it linked to this year’s theme…
AFTER two postponements, the long awaited Coffs Harbour Local Government election will take place around the region on Saturday 4 December. The election was originally scheduled for September 2020 but was postponed to 4 September 2021 due to the…
WITH Covid, spiralling debt, climate change, and the China issue; interesting times is an understatement. But locally D Day is 4 December, when the residents of this shire will vote to elect a new council. Hopefully we elect a…
DEAR News Of The Area, IF YOU have been down Ridge Street recently you will see that the Small Hall of the Nambucca Community and Arts Centre (NCAC) has been completely demolished. In its short lifetime it served a…
THE NSW Government has updated the roadmap for easing restrictions after the State reaches the 95 per cent double dose vaccination target or 15 December, whichever comes first. Adjustments to previous settings scheduled for this milestone include: · Masks…
ALL Year 12 students will be able to attend their end-of-year school celebration following a year of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Minister Brad Hazzard last week granted an exemption to enable all HSC students to attend…
APPLICATIONS for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s 2022 scholarship program to support first-time tertiary students in pursuing their education goals are now open. Established in 2007, the Bank has now supported 1,158 students, providing more than $10.2 million to help…