A CONTACTLESS customer grocery pick-up facility has been approved for Woolgoolga Woolworths to enable the contact free pick up of groceries for residents of the area. “This reduces the number of customers in the supermarket given the Covid-19 pandemic…
PANDEMIC restrictions currently in place that impact on numbers permitted in the audience and on stage have forced two community theatre productions to postpone their performances until next year. HIT Media Productions ‘Twisted’ show has now been postponed from…
THIS year’s Year 12 HSC exams have been postponed one week in response to the worsening COVID-19 situation in Sydney to allow students more time to prepare for their exams. The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) COVID-19 Response Committee…
COFFS BY Nature, Coffs Harbour City Council’s Sustainable Living Program, held a Fire Recovery walk with Nana Glen Landcare at the Coldwater Creek Travelling Stock Reserve (TSR) on 31 July. The dedicated and passionate volunteers of Nana Glen Landcare…
HEALTHY North Coast say the NSW Government’s redirection of State supplies of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from rural and regional areas to Year 12 students in Sydney will not affect local GP and Commonwealth Vaccination Clinic allocations, but does reduce…
DEAR News Of The Area, Whether you see them or not, they are there. As we enter Homelessness Week (1-7 August), every night there are more than 116,000 people who are homeless and don’t have somewhere safe or secure…
WIKIHOUSES are here, and Nambucca Heads has the first. Australia’s first ever Wikihouse is almost ready for occupation, being erected on King Parrot Parade, Nambucca Heads by owner Peter Holden. Graham Osborne, architect and founder of WikihouseAU, told News…
URUNGA Surf Life Saving Club celebrated its breakout season with an evening of awards in recognition of individuals’ excellent results in competitions and patrol efficiency. Club President Michael Dougherty told News Of The Area, “This year our club will…
NATIONAL Tree Day was celebrated on Friday 30 July at Mountain Preschool Lowanna, where the children tilled the garden’s soil and added compost from their own compost bin. “We then observed some coriander and carrot seeds, noticing their similarities…
FINALISTS from the North Coast SLSNSW branches have been selected to represent their club at the Surf Life Saving NSW Awards of Excellence 2021. Selected by their fellow lifesavers they are recognised for their Surf Life Saving achievements and…