A MASSIVE weekend of country music and family fun is planned for the inaugural Coffs Coast Country Music Festival. It’s all happening at the Moonee Beach Hotel from Friday to Sunday, 25-27 October. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN his latest four-page newsletter on nuclear energy, Dr Gillespie has once again made statements at odds with experts from CSIRO and the Australian energy moderator. He states that underwriting renewables is putting pressure on…
COFFS Harbour Regional Conservatorium has elected Dr Terrence Hays as President and Chair of the Board of Directors. Together with recently appointed Artistic Director Dr Glen Hodges, Dr Hays brings a wealth of experience to the Conservatorium. Advertise with News…
TOURISM Research Australia (TRA) has released figures for the 2023 and 2024 years, revealing impressive visitor growth for the Coffs Coast. The TRA report shows there were 885,000 domestic overnight visitors per year to Coffs Harbour in the two-year average…
A GENEROUS $15,000 donation to Coffs Harbour Health Campus’s Colposcopy Clinic from the Pink Silks Perpetual Trust has enabled the purchase of specialised equipment to enhance the clinic’s gynaecology services. The donation underscores the ongoing commitment of the local charity…
THE Spring school holidays officially end today and that means hundreds of visiting families are about to pack away the beach shades, load the kids in the car, and hit the highway home. Also on the road will be those…
A DOZEN people have been arrested in the week since the Forestry Corporation of NSW resumed logging in the Bulga State Forest, west of Comboyne. The group “Save Bulga Forest” (SBF) is disrupting harvesting out of concern for the area’s…
WIRES Mid North Coast (WIRES MNC) held its inaugural Carers Expo last Thursday, 3 October, aiming to recruit new local volunteers to the wildlife support organisation. The not-for-profit WIRES, which stands for the Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, has…
FEW coercive control offenders are being brought before the NSW courts, months after the offence was written into law. New data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research found that since coercive control legislation was introduced in July,…
THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) Nambucca Valley Evening Branch is celebrating a successful second year, marked by an increase in membership and a series of engaging community events. Since the start, the Branch has actively contributed to other local community…