DEAR News Of The Area, FOR once I am left speechless, Ann Leonard’s letter says it all! Gurmesh Singh needs to pay less attention to Sydney politicians i.e. Steve Kamper, who fly up to Coffs Harbour for the day, and…
IN January 2023, Kevin Anderson, the then Minister for Lands and Water, visited Stuarts Point to announce the provision of more than $163,000 to upgrade the town’s tennis precinct, including the building of a new club house, news which was…
AROUND 30 community members gathered at the South Arm Hall last Wednesday evening to participate in an evening hosted by rural firefighters and other organisers to discuss preparedness for bushfires in the region. The Mid North Coast Joint Organisation donated…
ACCORDING to the Forestry Corporation of NSW, almost 2.5-million hardwood and softwood seedlings are being dispatched from the organisation’s Grafton Nursery to be replanted in state forests across Northern New South Wales. The Grafton Nursery grows a mix of eucalyptus…
BATHED in mild autumn sunshine, on Sunday morning 14 April, residents, beachgoers and school holiday visitors were in for a treat with the newly established Scotts Head Farmers Market. Presented as a local community initiative by Driftwood Shelter (Café), stalls…
THE Nambucca Valley Red Cross Emergency Team hosted the Mid North Coast Regional Emergency Services Forum on 10 April 2024. Emergency services volunteers travelled from all over the Mid North Coast to participate. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
THE Phoenix Art Prize is making its debut this year, seeking to recognise and showcase the talent of artists living with a disability on the Mid North Coast. Entry is free and open for artists aged sixteen-plus of all levels…
TWO of the nine TAFE NSW students competing in the WorldSkills International Championships in France later this year are from Coffs Harbour. Ross Colquhorn, an Automotive Technology student, and Lestatt Hammond-Hurst, a Retail Baking student from Glenreagh, will represent Australian…
THAI communities from Port Macquarie to Grafton will gather together for the Songkran, or Water Festival, to celebrate Thai New Year on Sunday 21 April at Harbourside Markets alongside Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Beach. “A parade through the markets, celebrating the…
SAWTELL’s faded street furniture along First Avenue has had a facelift courtesy of the Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed. Men’s Shed Assistant Treasurer Ken Ryan told News Of The Area the group was approached by City of Coffs Harbour to assist…