BELLINGEN Shire’s 2024 Community Awards unfolded in a community ceremony at the Bellingen Memorial Hall on Thursday 25 January. The evening began with a Welcome to Country from Gumbaynggirr Elder Michael ‘Micklo’ Jarrett and an official Citizenship Ceremony hosted by…
THE Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division has been awarded posthumously to Mary Kell. A renowned giver of her time in service to others, Mary was recognised for service to the community through a range…
A MEDAL of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division has been awarded to Sawtell’s Kerry Clancy for her service to surf lifesaving. After being named the 2021 Coffs Harbour Electorate Local Woman of the Year, Member for…
HAVING grown up in the Blue Mountains and witnessed the devastation of burning bush, Keith Driver has taken fires seriously from a young age. “As a kid I saw fires on ridges, places where there were houses one day and…
JOYCE Marshall, now a resident in Nana Glen, has been teaching the art of bobbin lace making for almost 50 years. In honour of this work, Joyce has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the…
ONE has made a difference in the journey of cancer patients, another broken ground for hockey while a third is a community champion in the Coffs Harbour hinterland. All were crowned Australia Day Award winners by the City of Coffs…
TRANSPORT for NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service will launch a trial registration exemption for farmers to help rural firefighting efforts this bushfire season. Farmers are often called on to play a key role in protecting their own or…
THE NSW Farmers Association has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry into the supermarket retail sector. The inquiry announcement followed last week’s recall of Federal Labor MPs to Canberra for urgent cost…
SERVING her community for 34 years, Coffs Harbour Fire and Rescue’s Sally Foote has received the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM). Sally began working for the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) in January 1989. Advertise with News of The Area…
THE St John Paul College Theatre is the venue for the launch of the Coffs Harbour Music Society’s exciting concert programme for 2024. The new venue has wonderful acoustics, raked seating, an intimate ambience, plenty of easy parking and flat…