COFFS Harbour Health Campus Director of Emergency Medicine Dr Alan Tankel has thanked the Lions Club of Woolgoolga for its latest donation of almost $32,000. “We are eternally grateful for the incredible support from the Lions Club of Woolgoolga,” Dr…
A MAN of integrity and love for the land, Frank Kennedy passed away at Mater Christi Aged Care on Monday 25 November, aged 80. A Requiem Mass was held at Our Lady of the Way Chapel at Marian Grove in…
IN taking a fresh look at the skills shortage, a coalition of organisations is creating civil construction opportunities for local refugees. The Refugee Employment Pathways Program (REPP) was devised by the social enterprise Purpose & Growth (P&G) for refugee and…
HEAVY rain didn’t deter former racing driver Joel Wakely from attending the National Holden Motor Museum on Saturday to help celebrate 76 years of the marque on our roads. Mr Wakely, 87, was in Coffs Harbour to launch his book…
WHEN the Coffs Harbour Snappers RUFC community was shaken by the tragic loss of one of its under 8s players to brain cancer, a group of runners from the club wanted to help. Over the past two years, the players’…
ICU nurse Kate Handley says she “lives to serve her community”, even though the ongoing battle for fair pay and conditions is enough to get any frontline worker down. So, when someone in the community decided it would be fun…
TWELVE Camden Haven High School (CHHS) students celebrated their graduation from the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Youth Internship Program on Saturday, 30 November. Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams, Mayor Adam Roberts, SES Northern Zone Commander Andrew Cribb and CHHS…
LOCK the Nambucca Valley are keeping a close eye on mining company Trigg Minerals, who have identified the Nambucca Valley as key to their antimony exploration efforts. Trigg’s previous exploration efforts have centred around the Wild Cattle Creek antimony deposit…
HANDY, helpful and practical, the free 2025 Legal Topics For Seniors Diary is available now at Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh’s electorate office. A favourite year after year, the Legal Topics For Seniors Diary is a free legal information…
SEASONAL flights between Coffs Harbour and Canberra will return next month. Link Airways will begin operating the twice weekly seasonal service on 23 January 2025 until the end of April 2025. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…