THE Coffs Coast Wellbeing Centre (CCWC) will open in a new central CBD location in July, accessibly situated on the ground floor of the CODA building on Vernon Street, opposite C.ex Coffs Harbour. The CCWC will replace the former Veterans’…
SING Australia Coffs Harbour members celebrated St Patrick’s Day with a night decked out in green. Dave Mylrea stepped-up as host, storyteller, and music and slide show manager. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
ACHIEVEMENT Awards have been presented to Coffs Coast seniors in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the community. The 2025 NSW Seniors Festival Local Achievement Awards provide an opportunity for MPs and communities to recognise the seniors that help make…
GUEST speaker for the annual Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC) pre-event dinner has been announced as Tom Patterson, who is Structures Lead for the company delivering the Coffs Harbour by-pass, Ferrovial Gamuda Joint Venture. The dinner takes place at the…
THE final countdown is on for entries into the Coffs Harbour and District Eisteddfod. The closing date for the 2025 competition is Monday 31 March, for both scholarship applications and entries. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
EIGHT guest authors have been announced as speakers and panellists at The Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival in June. They include esteemed writers, broadcasters and journalists, all of whom have penned and published a book. Advertise with News of The…
THE Bob Brown Foundation’s march to save forests on Sunday 23 March in Bellingen, was one of many around the nation calling for an end to native forest logging. Expert speakers told the crowd of around 700 that it’s not…
GIINGANA Gumbaynggirr Freedom School (GGFS) has received a funding boost to support the construction of new classrooms. The BCU Bank grant will support the education of the first children to attend years seven and eight at the school. Advertise with…
VALLA Beach writer Meryl Dunton-Rose has published her second novel, “The Fuchsia Sari”. The story is the imagined life of her grandparents, “who I only knew when I was too young to ask the right questions or even to be…
FOUR teams from Coffs Harbour have been accepted to compete in the twelfth Outback Air Race, taking off in September 2025. First held in 1996, it takes place every three years and is now an event of significance in the…