AUSTRALIA’S Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, Richelle Turner is currently in the Nambucca Valley visiting her family on a two-week holiday, hoping to promote her island home to fellow Australians. A new direct weekly flight from Brisbane to Palau…
TAMA Kaa says his decision to go from a mullet to a half fade has turned out to be “great”. And that’s not just because he has less hair to wash and brush. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
A STAUNCH advocate for the homeless over many decades, Theo Hazelgrove is this week’s Heart of the Haven. Theo grew up in Millfield, ten kilometres west of Cessnock, with his parents and two siblings. Advertise with News of The Area…
IF you were still thinking about entering this year’s Beach to Brother trail running event, you’re out of luck – although organisers may yet be convinced to open up more spots. The cut-off was reached last Monday and when another…
A GROUP of friends from Port Macquarie and Camden Haven, affectionately known as the ‘Beach Bums’, took the plunge in the winter waters of Flynns Beach last Thursday to raise money for the Cancer Council. Advertise with News of The…
WOOLGOOLGA’S long-awaited Whale Trail officially opened last Wednesday, with an 80-strong crowd of residents, council representatives and politicians in attendance at the town’s headland for the event. The 570-metre Whale Trail connects Woolgoolga Beach Reserve with the Solitary Islands Coastal…
RURAL Fire Service (RFS) volunteers undertook a day of extensive pre-season training on Saturday 3 August. Codenamed ‘Exercise Burnt Banana’, the training was focused on replicating real-life situations. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
PETE’S Place has marked Homelessness Week with an open day at its premises in Coffs Harbour Community Village. In line with this year’s theme of “Homelessness Action Now”, the event raised awareness of the impacts of homelessness and the solutions…
EMMA Watkins, star of the Emma Memma children’s musical show, will host the Australian Children’s Content Summit 2024 at Pacific Bay Resort from 27 – 29 August. Now considered the leading gathering for children’s content makers in Australia, last year’s…
HIGH suicide rates and increasing cases of domestic and family violence were top of the agenda when Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan met the Lifeline North Coast management team in Coffs Harbour. Mr Conaghan, who is the Assistant Shadow…