DEAR News Of The Area, Further to your report on Dawkins Park last week. These lovely seats are for the good burghers of Macksville, and visitors to the area to sit and think about how beautiful this town is to…
DEAR News Of The Area, IT used to be that when people with irrational views and ideologies ranted and raved, we were told: “Don’t listen to the crazies”. It seems that we have entered very bizarre times in which now…
CAMP Creek Road, up the mountain in Eastern Dorrigo, will have an automated external defibrillator (AED) installed thanks to a donation from the City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH). The AED is a medical device designed to analyse the heart rhythm…
MORE than 50 exhibitors will showcase the services and support available for older people, people with a disability or chronic conditions and their families and carers at this year’s Living Well Expo. The Expo celebrates carers, ageing and disability and…
WORLD Cholangiocarcinoma Day prompted the iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour to be lit up green last Thursday, drawing awareness to the under-researched cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer which originates from the bile ducts and has a…
THE Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) has opened submissions to its annual Fine Art Open Exhibition. Entries for the exhibition close on Friday 22 March, with the official opening and prize presentation on Sunday 14 April at 2:00pm. Advertise…
WITH National Eating Disorders Awareness Week being held nationally from 26 February to 3 March, Coffs Coast anorexia advocate Doris Cowan will speak out on the disease at local events. Ms Cowan, the International Women’s Day Coffs Coast Woman of…
HAVING served the community for more than 120 years, the Bellinger River District Hospital certainly has some stories to tell. Twelve decades of multitudinous medical services to the community was notched up at the end of 2023, providing an opportunity…
THE Environment Protection Authority (EPA) recently announced a change to the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (CIFOA) protocol, which it says requires the retention of additional hollow bearing trees and will provide greater protection for greater gliders. EPA Chief Executive…
