NATIONAL Science Week, celebrated this week, sees scientists at Coffs Dolphin Marine Conservation Park postponing their planned offer. Twelve enthusiastic young students were due to start the new six-week EcoGrom Marine Animal Carer after-school program which has been delayed…
FUTURE passive commercial recreational activities at Woolgoolga Lake such as pedal-boat hire have been flagged in a new draft Plan of Management for the coastal lake. The draft plan is one of a number of Plans of Management (PoM)…
SAWTELL artist Parma Keft has won The Urunga Small Sculpture Prize, a regional award for small sculpture, presented by Urunga Mylestom Chamber of Commerce and Urunga Art Space. Parma Keft told News Of The Area, “My exhibit is a…
COFFS Coast Uncovered is a music competition held at The Seaview Tavern Woolgoolga, with the aim of promoting local, upcoming musos. “We have twenty local acts playing across four weeks, on hold during lockdown, with the winner of each…
DUNGHUTTI artist Blak Douglas is the winner of the $30,000 Still: National Still Life Award 2021, for his sculpture ‘Silent Cop 2021’, a memorial to black deaths in custody. Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery awarded its biennial prize in a…
NSW regional areas, including the Coffs Harbour region, were plunged into a snap seven-day lockdown on Saturday 14 August with only a few hours’ notice, following the increasing spread of COVID-19 into surrounding regional areas. Deputy Premier John Barilaro…
COFFS Harbour SES volunteer and elite athlete expert Dr Deidre Anderson will return home this week after a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the Tokyo Olympics. Amongst other endeavours, Deidre works as a Performance and Wellbeing Consultant for Elite Athletes and…
SAWTELL Catholic Care (SCC) is proud to contribute to the protection of the Coffs community by helping to protect the region’s Aged Care workers and the residents they serve. In partnership with the Public Health Unit and International SOS,…
THE Coffs Clarence Police District has welcomed four new police recruits to the region this week. The four are part of a group of 182 police recruits who were sworn-in as probationary constables at a private attestation ceremony, held…
FEDERAL Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan says a ground-breaking recycling project for a Coffs Coast business will capture the economic value of waste while driving jobs in key areas at critical times. Coffs Harbour Paper and Oil received joint…