A VERY well attended Probus Club of Laurieton meeting was held at Laurieton United Services Club last Wednesday, with the majority of the club’s 53 members present. The meeting featured two guest speakers from News Of The Area: Client Account…
ON Friday 12 July the Royal Hotel Kew delighted local families by hosting a petting zoo, thanks to the collaboration with Macleay Valley Farm. The event provided much-needed entertainment for children during the school holidays, drawing approximately 160 attendees, including…
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AT 11 am on Thursday 11 July, members of the public gathered at Laurie Memorial Park with the local veterans community to participate in the inaugural Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) commemoration service. This solemn event was held to…
DEAR News Of The Area, A POLL running alongside the Council elections in September will give the residents of Coffs Harbour, for the first time, a formal say on the State Government’s proposal to sell off their land holdings at…
DEAR News Of The Area, OVER the past week the Coffs Harbour region played host to the Australian Secondary Schools 18 Years National Rugby League Championship. The decision to bring this championship to Coffs Harbour this year was based on…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN this whole energy discussion, there seems to be one cost we hear little about, that is the cost to the environment. With renewables, thousands of hectares of wilderness and bushland, including wildlife habitat, have…
DEAR News Of The Area MR Martin Smith’s letter (NOTA 5/07/24) adds little to the nuclear debate but says more about his political affiliations. His reference to the CSIRO being “Australia’s truly independent experts” is puzzling. As this organisation is…
THE Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation has been granted $1.1 million over four years to consult about the impact of tourism on the newly-announced Bellinger Valley Indigenous Protected Area (IPA). The Bellinger Valley location is one of twelve new IPA areas announced…
COUNCIL will report on applying a ‘Special Protected Areas’ framework to the Coffs-Clarence catchment which mirrors the WaterNSW model to protect Sydney’s water catchment areas. Greens councillor Jonathan Cassell tabled the notice of motion at City of Coffs Harbour’s July…