Woolgoolga welcomes Hot Rods
POLISHED to perfection, more than 100 Hot Rods will gather in Woolgoolga for the 23rd annual Lazy Winter Run hosted by the Mid North Coast Hot Rod Club. To be held over the Mother’s Day weekend, a high spot is…
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Coffs Coast musicians to play for international fundraiser
ACT For Peace, the international humanitarian charity of the National Council of Churches in Australia, will be the beneficiary of an upcoming performance by the Nota Bene String Ensemble. On Sunday 5 May, the six musicians from the Coffs City…
Cultural exchange welcomes women to Bellingen
A JOYFUL weekend-long celebration of sharing and learning from diversity across cultures has been hosted by STARTTS (NSW Service for the Treatment of Torture and Trauma Survivors) in Bellingen. This, the second Cultural Exchange Program (CEP) held in the Coffs…
Joyce celebrates 100th birthday
CELEBRATING her 100th birthday on Saturday 27 April 2024, Joyce Jeff will be surrounded by family for a party at her home in Mater Christi, Toormina. Amongst the guests will be her lifelong friend, fellow Mater Christi resident and sister-in-law…
Tweeds and moustaches on display in seventh Coffs Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride
FOR the seventh year, Coffs Harbour classic and vintage motorcycle aficionados will take part in the The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) on Sunday, May 19. Since 2012, the ride has united classic and vintage style motorcycle riders all over the…
Council still seeking restaurant lease for Foreshores community building
CITY of Coffs Harbour Council resolved on April 11 to grant General Manager Natalia Cowley the right to negotiate directly with interested parties for a restaurant lease on the top floor of the new community building on the Jetty Foreshores.…
Activists set up camp at Pine Creek
THE FRIENDS of Pine Creek (FOPC) group has been holding regular vigils in an attempt to protect certain compartments of Pine Creek State Forest from imminent logging operations. The group says these compartments are home to healthy koala populations. Advertise…
Coffs Harbour Botanic Garden’s beloved pavilion turns 20
THE entertainment pavilion at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour is turning 20, leaving many locals wondering where the time has gone. “In the blink of an eye it has been 20 years since the entertainment pavilion…
Maths program aimed at tackling surveyor shortages comes to Coffs
THE dearth in qualified surveyors across Australia is being tackled in local educational establishments. Through a program called Maths in Surveying running across NSW, students are provided with a day of practical, interactive exercises. Advertise with News of The Area…
Learn practical skills to save items from landfill
EMPLOYING his specialist’s eye to a pile of 193 discarded bicycles, Cameron Bate from Recycle Bicycle decreed more than half of them to be repairable, and a further 23 percent of them could be salvaged for parts, leaving only 21…