FOR the past fifteen years or so recreational and many commercial fishers have been releasing big flathead back into the Port Stephens system. Long before the current law of a maximum size limit of 70cm was imposed by NSW Fisheries,…
A WAR veteran and a CrossFit coach have banded together to launch ‘Sawtell Men’, a free support group for men involving regular exercise on the beach then coffee and a chat. The purpose of the group is to better each…
OZFISH Unlimited, Australia’s fishing conservation charity, in collaboration with NSW DPI Fisheries, is spearheading a cleanup campaign for Bonville Creek on Saturday May 18, 2024. Recreational anglers are invited to join hands in this worthy cause to keep the local…
AT TIMES when a community is grieving it can be difficult to know what to say and to whom to say it. In light of recent tragic deaths within the Coffs Coast community, News Of The Area spoke with local…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS heartened to read ‘Foreshores Masterplan in community’s best interest’ submitted by Nikki Williams in NOTA, 10 May. I am a long term resident of Coffs Harbour, having lived here for over six decades.…
DEAR News Of The Area, ONE of the criticisms regularly levelled at governments is that different electorates in different communities receive different treatment. Every electorate is equal, but some appear to be more equal than others. Nowhere is that more…
COFFS COAST News Of The Area (NOTA) is seeking a freelance reporter to cover the operations of City of Coffs Harbour (council). The ideal candidate will have a background in journalism or professional writing and passion for and understanding of…
DEAR News Of The Area, The Harbour Planning Process should involve key steps, and the community should be part of each step. I suggest for consideration, the key steps to be: 1. Deal with necessary Infrastructure needs: – The sand…
BURNT out and traumatised by corporate bullying, Helen Lambert met the news that she’d been made redundant with an open mind. Living in Balmain in Sydney’s Inner West, the onset of pandemic lockdowns in 2020 saw her role in employee…
EXPECTATIONS for the new butter factory were high, especially when a good quality water source was found on-site in early June 1909. A well and other land improvements were estimated to cost £415 and building construction would be around £700,…