BUSWAYS is expanding support for the internationally recognised Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program on the North Coast. The move coincides with Invisible Disabilities Week (20-26 October). Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
SCORES of unsolved homicides in one state could be in part the work of serial killers and require an overarching special investigation, an MP says. Some 67 women have gone missing never to be found or died in an unsolved…
THE recent onslaught of strong winds has made it a challenging week for local anglers. With the weather remaining unpredictable, fluctuating between north-easterly and southerly winds and the occasional shower, finding consistent fishing opportunities has been a challenge. Advertise with…
WITH bushfire season upon us, the Mid Coast Aviation Brigade of the Rural Fire Service (RFS) is ready for action. Two North Haven residents – Brigade President Tom Melville and Captain Syd McRoy – are charged with the responsibility of…
GREENS councillor Lauren Edwards has been elected unopposed as the new Deputy Mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council for the next twelve months. “It means a great deal to me to have been unanimously elected as I feel that my fellow…
AN event that holds a special place in the hearts of locals and visitors alike, the Camden Haven Show returned to the Kendall Showground from 19-20 October. Ron Porter, President of the Camden Haven Show Society, exuded pride as he…
IT’S Friday night and I’m joining the Coffs Harbour Salvos homelessness outreach team as they visit areas frequented by rough sleepers. Andrew Newman has been leading this team for nearly two years, joined by his wife Dayna and a number…
A NUMBER of natural factors make Coffs Harbour a unique Northern NSW location. The Great Dividing Range comes right to the shoreline from Bruxner Park to Macauleys Headland, while the Solitary Islands lie just off the northern arm in close…
WHILE Coffs Harbour slept on Saturday night, a band of bridge builders locked into place a critical piece of the long-awaited bypass, changing the appearance of the city’s northern entrance. Between midnight and 3am Sunday morning, a crane capable of…
POLICE arrested 15 people, laid 77 charges, executed 19 Firearm Prohibition Compliance checks, and seized nine firearms during a three-day deployment to Coffs Harbour last week. State Crime Command’s surge deployment was led by the Robbery & Serious Crime Squad…