APPLIED Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshops are being held in and around Coffs, working with Covid-19 restrictions and postponements, to support the community and work to reduce and prevent suicide. “ASIST workshops are for everyone in our community,”…
DEAR News Of The Area, As an 11 year old in 1958, reading my dad’s paper, I was alarmed by a scientist’s warning of imminent global warming. Digging and drilling subterranean carbon, burning the same, and expelling CO2 into…
OFFICERS from the Coffs/Clarence Police District are continuing to enforce all public health orders as the number of community transmissions of COVID-19 increases across the State. Local police say they are focused on doing everything they can to help…
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THE Moonee Beach Hotel reopened its doors last Monday under new ownership following an initial refreshment program and a change in name from the Moonee Beach Tavern to the Moonee Beach Hotel. The new owners are no strangers to…
ON Monday 19 July, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh congratulated Coffs Coast Hockey on being awarded $440,000 to progress with stage two of the Hockey Complex upgrade at Stadium Drive. Stage one of the developments saw the opening…
DYING to Know is an information event by Bellingen’s Barefoot Funerals with the purpose of providing answers to all the questions you could possibly have related to dying. Leonie Watson, co-founder of Barefoot Funerals, with husband Chuck, wanted to…
DORRIGO’s Town Clock got blown off its pedestal in mightily gusty winds on Saturday July 17. “Store holders heard a crash at around 12.30pm, but no-one actually saw it fall,” Sara Hankin, President of Rotary Dorrigo told News Of…
LOCAL campaigners, who are attempting to prevent koala habitat at Lot 2, Sawtell Rd, Toormina, being developed, were contacted last week by solicitors representing the Coffs Harbour City Council. The solicitors informed the campaigners that Regional Architects, representing REDCC,…
COVID-19 restrictions in regional NSW have been extended until Friday 30 July, with residents to continue wearing face masks and signing in with a NSW Government QR code at all indoor businesses. To support local businesses and their employees…