CITIZEN scientists and government departments appear to be continually at odds when assessing environmental issues, particularly when it pertains to forests and koalas. A recent survey completed by the Bellingen Environment Centre (BEC) in Gladstone State Forest (SF) again highlights…
A FREE weekly barbeque is doing its bit to support Coffs Coast families as living costs continue to rise. The current cost-of-living crisis, due to inflation and rising mortgage and rental costs, is impacting Coffs Harbour in numerous ways. Advertise…
‘FINDING the Magic’, an exhibition featuring the work of junior artists aged six to fifteen, opens this Sunday in Bellingen. The young artists, who attend the Drawn to Art school in Port Macquarie, will have their work displayed at the…
INDIGENOUS writer Mel Brown will discuss her memoir, ‘Shades of Me’, in Coffs Harbour later this month, sharing how the journey to understand her culture gave her the strength to find her place in the world. Growing up white, Mel…
A MOMENTOUS fashion movement making its way through the 1970s and just into the ’80s, centred around Sydney’s Flamingo Park Frock Salon, was the subject of ArtsNational Coffs Coast’s June presentation. It was the shop’s founding era, and the designers…
DES Ahoy, a senior health worker with Galambila Aboriginal Health Services in Coffs Harbour, won the top title in the Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Memorial Community Awards presented at Yarrila Place on Monday 8 July. Receiving the Grace Roberts Memorial…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN I hear people complain about the cost of living crisis I wonder how many of them take note of the surcharges charged by some businesses? Electronic transactions are convenient, as demonstrated by our usage,…
NSW IS extending its Anzac Day retail trading ban to cover the entire day, hoping it will help encourage more people to commemorate veterans. Previously banned until 1pm, the restrictions on retailers including supermarkets now won’t be lifted until midnight.…
EACH month the Myall U3A Photography Group selects a photo taken by a member to be published in News Of The Area. The group’s photo inspiration topic for the month of June was ‘Yachts’. Advertise with News of The Area…
ARTISTS and members of the Galleries in the Gardens (GiG) held the official opening of their Winter Warmer exhibition in Tea Gardens on Sunday 7 July, for the first time enjoying a daytime celebration. While the riverfront outside was grey…