THE Coffs Harbour City Council is planning a coordinated, collaborative approach to stimulating the live music scene. A joint initiative with the Live Music Office, the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS),…
BORN in 1925, Woolgoolga resident Col Robertson celebrated his 96th birthday on Thursday last week and reflected on his life. A keen family historian, Col has written and published a memoir titled ‘An Interesting Life’ so that his family…
ALMOST fourteen hundred Coffs Coast locals have taken up a fee-free JobTrainer course during the pandemic, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh told News Of The Area. The most popular courses to study for local residents were the Certificate…
GRANTS sound good but when faced with applying for the funds, the rigorous process can be overwhelming and confusing especially when the whole reason you need the grant is because you’ve experienced a disaster. With the closing date for…
THE National Cabinet’s Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing has been re-introduced by the NSW Government. This mandates rent relief for eligible tenants impacted by COVID-19. Alongside this is the new Hardship Fund, providing a monthly grant of…
MR John Mills, an active Nambucca Valley resident, business owner, and Lions Club member, feels very strongly about the funds that have been raised from the selling of the Old Macksville Hospital land. “The 1.6 million should go towards…
MACKSVILLE’S Jenny Horton has set the blood donation record for the Mid North Coast with her 500th donation. Lifesaver Jenny has achieved the highest number of donations made by a female on the Mid North Coast, and is one…
A POPULATION of Yellow-bellied Gliders has been discovered in a patch of unburnt forest at the top of the Kalang Headwaters. Verified by local ecologists, community members and citizen scientists, the endangered marsupials have taken up refuge in an…