ON Saturday, 27 July, the Laurieton RSL sub-Branch held a solemn Commemoration Service in the Mountain View Room at Laurieton United Services Club (LUSC) to honour the sacrifices made by Australian servicemen and women during the Korean War. The service,…
AS A fundraiser for local education programs, the Rotary Club of Laurieton will host a special screening of ‘The Fabulous Four’ at the Plaza Theatre, Laurieton on Thursday, 14 August. The Fabulous Four features a group of lifelong friends who…
STEPHEN Ritchie and Cicely Sylow knew they had to find alternatives to traditional caravan park cabins after the floods of 2021 and 2022. They just didn’t expect it would lead to them winning Gold for Innovation at last week’s North…
THE past week has been an angler’s paradise along the Camden Haven, with ideal weather conditions enticing countless fishing enthusiasts to cast a line. Looking at the long-term forecast the sublime winter weather should continue for another week. Advertise with…
DEAR News Of The Area, This Homelessness Week, when we focus our attention on people who are homeless, Community at 3 reaffirms its commitment to strive to address the issue in Camden Haven. Many people have different ideas on how…
DEAR News Of The Area, TWO letters about the Jetty Foreshores in NOTA on 2/8/24 demand comment. Michael Wallace says: “Not many people would want to see 250 residential units, but many want to see some commercial development.” There is…
DEAR News Of The Area, QUICK history tour. In the late 1700s the idea of royalty was being discussed by many, with a view to doing without it. The French Revolution. The American Revolution. The rise of the English Parliament.…
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS City of Coffs Harbour claims to be in the black, but Council’s leadership has passed so many bucks lately the piggy bank must surely be empty. The rubbish and graffiti blighting the highway through…
YAZIDI House in Coffs Harbour has hosted a solemn commemoration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. The Islamic State (IS) began their genocidal campaign against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria on 3 August, 2014, and continued until…
FORMER Coffs Harbour High School student Lachlan Walmsley is on the flight path to becoming a pilot. Now studying a Bachelor of Aviation (Pilot) at the University of South Australia, eighteen-year-old Lachlan earned a Certificate III in Aviation (Remote Pilot)…