POLICE charged more than 550 people during a four-day operation targeting the state’s most dangerous domestic and family violence offenders. ‘Operation Amarok VI’ ran from 15 to 18 May 2024, involving every police area command and district across the state,…
COFFS Harbour, Kempsey and Port Macquarie have been announced as locations for climate action discussions hosted by Voices4Cowper. The ‘Climate action conversation: Solutions for a sustainable future’ discussions will focus on exploring options and opportunities for climate solutions within the…
MORE than 1200 senior students from seventeen local high schools attended the annual Coffs Coast Career Connections expo last week. They were able to tap into information, knowledge and activities provided by 64 ‘career champions’ and learn about job and…
PREPARATION for building the bridges along the Coffs Harbour Bypass took a significant step forward as the first 260 Super T concrete girder was lifted into place on Monday morning 20 May. Four more Super T girders got lifted in…
THE final days of the travelling Sea Monsters exhibition at Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) will be celebrated by a free community event on Friday 24 May. YAM’s ‘Night at the Museum’ will run from 4pm to 8pm with a…
THERE’S a buzz around the Botanic Gardens as a major cultural celebration prepares to open on Sunday 26 May. Themed ‘In Harmony on the Coffs Coast’, the All One Under the Sun festival will celebrate multiculturalism through live music, dance,…
TWO special information briefings will be held for people considering putting their hand up to serve as a City of Coffs Harbour councillor. Local government elections will be held across the state on 14 September. Advertise with News of The…
A WAR veteran and a CrossFit coach have banded together to launch ‘Sawtell Men’, a free support group for men involving regular exercise on the beach then coffee and a chat. The purpose of the group is to better each…
OZFISH Unlimited, Australia’s fishing conservation charity, in collaboration with NSW DPI Fisheries, is spearheading a cleanup campaign for Bonville Creek on Saturday May 18, 2024. Recreational anglers are invited to join hands in this worthy cause to keep the local…
AT TIMES when a community is grieving it can be difficult to know what to say and to whom to say it. In light of recent tragic deaths within the Coffs Coast community, News Of The Area spoke with local…