THE inaugural Coffs Backyard Ultra was hosted by Coffs Trail Runners on Saturday 1 June 2024. The Backyard Ultra involves participants running or walking 6.7 kilometres (one ‘lap’) within an hour, with each new lap starting on the hour. Anyone…
SOCIAL bowls Wednesday 29th May C O’Dwyer, L Simmons, V Slater def C McVicar, K Dunn, L Loadsman 21/11 G S- Latimer, A Worboys, J Brown def C Keogh, J Long, V Valentine 31/17 V Maher, S Betts, J P-Kennedy…
DEAR News Of The Area, RESIDENTS of Coffs Harbour should realise that if the State Government sells its foreshore land to a development corporation what we get in the tin will not be what was on the label. Building projects…
DR DAVID Gillespie celebrated his tenth year anniversary as Federal Member for Lyne with a dinner featuring many distinguished luminaries from the political field. Attendees included former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, former National Party leader Ian Sinclair, former Member for…
FLOODING has been prevalent all around the Myall Coast with the recent heavy and relentless rains, and floodwater experts at Stroud State Emergency Service (SES) hope to help residents understand the differences between flash flooding and its riverine counterpart. “Flash…
1/6/24 THURSDAY afternoon training was beyond anything we could have expected. A lovely day, freshly mowed fields (thanks to MCC Craig) newly marked playing fields and heaps of sunshine saw a huge number of extremely keen energetic players from all…
AMIDST the weekend’s rainfall was the perfect opportunity for landowners of Pindimar and Bundabah to brush up on their fire management strategies, with a Midcoast2Tops Landcare Connection Eco Burn workshop held at the community hall on Sunday 2 June. Landowners…
ARTIFICIAL hazards continue to prove dangerous for our native fauna, as discovered by Lily the grey-headed flying fox, who became entangled in a barbed-wire fence near Myall Quays estate last month. So-named for the lily pond nearby her rescue, the…
THE OPENING of the 35th Student Parliament was made official at Tea Gardens Public School on Thursday 30 May. In the presence of several special guests, including the former NSW Governor, Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair, the Year 6 students who…
COFFS Harbour Kart Racing Club is set to host one of Coffs Harbour’s biggest annual motorsport events. This June long weekend will see the club hosting the Ian Brown Over 40s Titles, held over two big days of racing on…