“Dehumanised,” is how 58 percent of respondents said they felt after giving birth, according to Australia’s largest study into women’s birthing experiences, conducted throughout 2021 and including responses from over 8500 women. The online study concluded that many women blamed…
MACKSVILLE Mitre 10 celebrated their tenth birthday with a day for families and young children last Saturday. The Family Fun Day in Macksville saw children riding toy horses, playing “chucka chicken”, participating in sensory activities and other activities in a…
SEVENTEEN councillors, from seven Mid North Coast local government areas (LGAs) including the Nambucca Valley, have sent a letter to NSW Premier Chris Minns, Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe and Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty seeking an urgent meeting…
MALCOLM Campbell was an unmarried miner living with his brother and sister on the outskirts of Woolgoolga. Suffering from what was then called ‘delusions’ that he was dying from cancer, he disappeared, leaving a farewell note in his hut, last…
DEAR News Of The Area, WE now have a state of the art Library on three levels, but has parking been considered for return of books? The return of books facility is off Riding Lane, but there is no parking…
DEAR News Of The Area, AT the time of writing there are more than 75 bushfires ravaging our beautiful country. This will result in the great loss of livestock, wild animals, flora and fauna, property and the sad occurrence of…
DEAR News Of The Area, BACK in the year of 1985 Doctor Gordon Myall (geriatrician), an expert in the ageing population, was very concerned about our health and that’s why the CHERP (Coffs Harbour Education Recreation Program) was founded, consisting…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to offer my wholehearted support to our Mayor Paul Amos for his recent column in NOTA and to his fellow Councillors who are continuing to fight for our foreshore land to remain…
“THE newspaper’s not big enough to cover everything I’ve done in my life,” Peg Mavin told News Of The Area when chatting about the planned celebrations for her 90th birthday. Peg will be blowing out the candles and having a…
AN exciting way for men to connect over a meal and express themselves in a confidential setting is happening again in Coffs Harbour. The first ‘Men’s Entree’ took place in April, which led to the formation of the first local…