AT 68, Dailan Pugh isn’t sure which extinction event will come first – his own or that of an ancient frog named after him. When news broke in recent days that Pugh’s Frog had been listed as endangered under federal…
EMERALD Beach Fair Committee has received $29,632 in funding to build a pavilion at Emerald Beach Reserve. The NSW Community Building Partnership grant will pay for a purpose-built community pavilion in which to gather, meet and play. Advertise with News…
COFFS Harbour Creative Arts Group’s most popular annual exhibition, All Creatures Great and Small, is on at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery until Wednesday, 18 September. The subject matter of Creatures is enjoyed by contributing artists and gallery visitors alike.…
COFFS couple Rob and Margaret Chapman have donated two new pieces of equipment to Coffs Harbour Health Campus (CHHC). Longstanding benefactors of CHHC, the Chapmans donated a vital signs monitor valued at $4551.53 to the Renal Unit and $11,440 for…
HISTORIAN Dr John Stevens was guest speaker at Arts National Coffs Harbour’s July event. A research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, his presentation covered The Architecture of Mughal India: Palaces, Mosques,…
DEAR News Of The Area, AT the local government election to be held on Saturday 14 September, a referendum concerning the number of councillors to be appointed to Port Macquarie-Hastings Council will also be held. It will ask for a…
DEAR News Of The Area, I TAKE this opportunity to correct the broad agenda-driven statements made by Janet Cohen in her letter to the editor, 2 August, regarding the management of the Camden Head Pilot Station. Firstly, the inference that…
THE standard of stroke patient care at Port Macquarie Base Hospital (PMBH) has gone from Gold to Platinum in just a few months. The hospital has become only the fifth in Australia to receive a World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Angels…
A NEW team with some familiar faces has thrown its hat into the ring for the upcoming NSW local government elections. Led by incumbent councillor Adam Roberts, the six-person team is set to contest the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) elections…
THE Camden Haven region continues to deliver for anglers, with a mix of beach, estuary, and offshore options. Beach-based anglers have been treated to the occasional thrill of encountering fast-paced salmon schools. Small metal lures have been the weapon of…