NELSON Bay’s Bob Walkley has identified an array of top line prospects in his 30 years as an athletics coach. It has been a satisfying journey for the experienced Port Stephens Athletics Club official, who helped develop his daughter Sarah…
MISSILES will be manufactured and serviced at Williamtown through a $850 million partnership between the Federal Government and Kongsberg Defence Australia. Announced last week, a factory will be constructed in the Newcastle Airport precinct that will manufacture and service naval…
A TRIO of mind-bending exhibitions are now showing at the City of Coffs Harbour’s Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM). The exhibitions – ‘Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness’, ‘Electric Dreams’ and ‘Serendipia’ all experiment with light. Critically acclaimed…
AFL North Coast’s best junior teams have been crowned after winning premierships on grand final day at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Bellingen Bulldogs Youth Girls 17s side capped off their stellar undefeated season with a premiership win, smashing the…
COFFS Harbour Snappers have had arguably the greatest day in their club’s history. Snappers sides won six of the nine grand finals they contested during the Mid North Coast Rugby Union Northern Division grand final day at Coffs Rugby Park.…
DEAR News Of The Area, COFFS Harbour is so lucky to have a beautiful space like the jetty, which can be enjoyed by the whole community, from all demographics, free of charge. Up to 450 residential units will destroy the…
DEAR News Of The Area, Amidst the conjecture over the future of the Jetty Foreshores, let us remember the sacredness of this area to Gumbaynggirr people and what further loss of cultural heritage would mean to our whole community. As…
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week Bill Shorten prosecuted the case against a complete ban on gambling advertising on the grounds that it was the only thing keeping free-to-air television alive. This is a familiar dishonest argument, trying to…
RAINFOREST restoration ecologist Bill Peel has been onsite at “Grandpa’s Scrub” to assist with its recovery management plan. The rare ancient subtropical lowland rainforest in West Coffs was saved from destruction in February 2023 when the NSW Government agreed to…
LOCAL accountant Rodney Fox has announced his candidacy for Mayor of Coffs Harbour. With a focus on “bridging the growing disconnect between local government and its residents”, Mr Fox said he aims to restore core values of transparency, inclusivity, and…