BOWRAVILLE Central School students won nine places including five first places and the Most Outstanding Simmental Parader award at the recent Dorrigo Show. The school also won ‘Best Prepared and Presented Animal’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THE Nambucca Heads Railway Station celebrated turning 100 years old on Sunday 3 December, a milestone celebrated in grand style due to the efforts of the Nambucca District Historical Society. Locals arrived by the hundreds and the Historical Society spared…
BOWRAVILLE Recreation Club’s new clubhouse and bowls greens, as part of the Bowraville Sports Hub envisioned by members of the Club, nears completion with a possible handover date next week. After a build marred with delays, disruptions and even small…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE NSW Land and Environment Court found on Monday that the harvest planner who signed off the harvest plans which decided what trees could be felled in Braemar and Myrtle State Forests was not accountable…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to ask what has happened to the Coffs Coast. Have you had a good look lately? Roundabouts are an absolute disgrace. Driving into Coffs from the south the roundabout at England’s Road…
SIR Ernest Shackleton and Sir Douglas Mawson are synonymous with Antarctica, as was their ship, Aurora. At 165 ft long, 31 ft wide and 18 ft deep, the 580 tons gross vessel was built for Arctic conditions in Dundee in…
DEAR News Of The Area, RECENTLY I’ve driven Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour and stopped at the roundabout at the intersection of Pacific Highway and Stadium Drive. The weeds were at least one metre high there and it has become extremely…
DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER my letter to your paper to try and get the Coffs Hospital hydrotherapy pool reopened and then you kindly did a story on this, the response was amazing. Emails by the dozens and the…
IN the spirit of the festive season, Youngster.Co is providing a unique opportunity for senior clubs, groups, and organisations to experience the gift of connection. Youngster.Co, a pioneering social enterprise, is extending an invitation to host meaningful technology sessions aimed…
WORLD AIDS Day on Friday 1 December saw the enduringly iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour lit up red. Observed annually on the first day of summer in Australia, the worldwide movement run by UNAIDS is a focus for sharing…