COFFS Harbour Fontainea, the rare plant which was recently discovered on the proposed Coffs Harbour bypass route, has been provisionally listed as a critically endangered species by the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee. Local conservationist Mark Graham, who has…
PLAYFUL local artist and bearded lady, Peggy Zephyr, has taken out the STILL: National Still Life Award 2021 People’s Choice Award in the national art competition. Wait. What? Yes you read that right. The colourful artist loves beards and…
A JOINT venture by local blueberry producers Costa and Driscoll’s Offshore has won this year’s Impact category in the Asia Fruit Awards. The Costa Joint Venture (Costa JV) began in 2015 in the Yunnan Province of China in the…
SPRING has brought with it a happy event to the waterways near Urunga. Ian and Ulrieke Kethel of Bellinger Keys report that the Magpie Geese on the small lake near their home have successfully hatched a brood of seven…
LOCAL residents were horrified to discover a mass poisoning of native birds in the Moonee Nature Reserve behind Ironbark Ave, Sandy Beach last week. A native wonga pigeon (one of a local breeding pair) was discovered dead by a…
DAYLIGHT savings, rising temperatures and half-way through Spring, the Coffs Coast is opening up to its seasonal outdoor lifestyle. With the population planning its outdoor activities, Cancer Council NSW is sharing its sun-safe post-lockdown picnic guide to help protect…
DEAR News Of The Area, I REALLY don’t understand why the people of Australia entertain the adversarial situation we have in the political arena here in Australia regarding climate change especially if we take the time to consider an…
DEAR News Of The Area, ONCE again all consideration of when to open up (the State) and live with Covid-19 depends on how well Sydney is prepared with 80% vaccinated. But the Regions like Coffs Harbour are only at…