BCU Bank has announced a new community partnership with Lifeline North Coast, a leading provider of crisis support and suicide prevention services. BCU Bank will support Lifeline North Coast, one of the 40 Lifeline centres operating across Australia, to deliver…
THE Law Council of Australia is calling on the Commonwealth to provide financial incentives to increase the number of lawyers living and working in regional, rural and remote (RRR) locations, through the introduction of a Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)…
SPECIALISED equipment that will help support women who have been sexually assaulted has been gifted to Coffs Harbour Health Campus’ Emergency Department. The local charity, Pink Silks Trust (PST), made the $7,500 donation to purchase a gynaecology treatment table which…
ENHANCING your food security – growing your own brekkie, lunch and high-tea – is a smart move in the modern world. Not only does it mean low food miles, it can provide you with on-hand succulent snacks or a full…
A woman has died and a child has been rescued after both were caught in a rip at Coffs Harbour. About 5.20pm on Tuesday 2 January, emergency services were called to Park Beach at Coffs Harbour and were told the…
IT’S been an exceptional year for Coffs Harbour musical duo Jet and Jack Fyrebird, known as The Fyrebirds, who shared stages with Australian music legends and entertained packed NRL stadiums. Jet Fyrebird embarked on her musical journey by performing at…
DECADE Danse, an art exhibition by French-Australian artist Janet Besançon, shows an evolution of the artist’s work over the last ten years featuring “observations of our area in the life of a citizen of the globe”. The opening celebration is…
CELEBRATING a successful year of art, members of the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) members and tutors have downed tools until 2024 and celebrated with two Christmas parties. The Coffs Calligraphers group enjoyed one gathering, while the other was…
BRAINSTORM Mid North Coast is a non-profit community group in Coffs Harbour for people with lived experience of mental health conditions. Family members or carers are also welcome. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers across the state completed 293 search and rescue missions in November, including 88 emergency responses. Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Alex Barrell said 69 percent of missions in November were for mechanical or fuel issues which can…