KRISTY Hodges’s recent Cystic Fibrosis (CF) fund-raising and awareness event raised almost $10,000. Kristy told News Of The Area, “During the week we did a final count of monies raised and all payments and donations amounted to $9,171.05.” This…
BUSINESS Professional Women Coffs Harbour (BPW) called for scholarship applications at the end of April, and the winner will be chosen from some interesting and inspiring applicants. The interview process is currently underway and the Maude Spielvogel scholarship and…
CORAMBA Hotel welcomes Boukabou playing solo on Saturday night, June 12, as part of his Mid North Coast tour. A staple of the Australian music landscape, Boukabou plays almost every night somewhere on the road. “This is my first…
THE restoration of native vegetation in Bonville Creek is underway with local environmental restoration organisation Envite working with local landholders to manage riparian areas on their property. Each of the properties have been accessed under the Land for Wildlife…
BELLINGEN residents used Facebook last Tuesday night, June 1, to alert each other for safety as a man allegedly committed theft and dangerous driving on the town’s streets. While many were shaken up by the events, the Bellingen community…
FOLLOWING recommendations from another interested land investor, William Sare, Jorgan ‘John’ Peterson, Robert Fuller, George Shepherd and William Wingfield teamed up to apply for their conditional purchase of land. The four of them travelled together to Kempsey to arrange…
DEAR News Of The Area, P MEIN’S response (‘Dollar Savings Galore’, p30, NOTA 4/6/21) to my letter (‘What Climate Emergency’, p33, NOTA 28/5/21) is a perfect illustration of the point I wished to make. It is irrelevant to P…
Claim on estate after 30 year estrangement Ray and his wife adopt a child named Edward, who is 6 months old. When Edward is 14 years old, Ray and his wife separate. Ray’s relationship with Edward diminishes from minimal…
DEAR News Of The Area, ‘Herewith is an attempt to ‘define an approach’ for those who place their name forward for Local Government Election, and Mayoral Leadership. Rather than ambition or ego driven achievements, their representation is ‘exclusively’ for…
LOCAL student Emily Mitchell is one of 66 students across the state to be awarded a Royal Agricultural Society Foundation (RASF) Rural Scholarship to help her with tertiary studies. Emily graduated from Saint John Paul College in Coffs Harbour…