MORE than 100 years after the end of what was described as “the war to end all wars”, Remembrance Day remains a powerful reminder of the terrible cost of war. As tens of thousands of Australians around the country came…
DESPITE “some miserable weather”, the first weekend of the Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport (CCFMS) brought with it some high octane action. The first event, an Open Drift event at Raleigh Raceway on November 4, brought together a strong…
NSW FARMERS is strongly encouraging all fire-affected rural landholders to report damage through an official government survey. The Primary industries Natural Disaster Damage Assessment (PiNDDA) from the NSW Department of Primary Industries was critical to aid Government assessment and identify…
RED Cross Woolgoolga members were out in force on Remembrance Day, with President Carol laying a wreath to commemorate the occasion and in recognition of the close relationship between the armed forces and the Australian Red Cross. That relationship has…
COFFS Harbour based playwright Willa Hogarth has had one of her scripts selected to be produced for the stage by prestigious Melbourne based theatre company, the Playhouse Players. Best known on the Mid North Coast, particularly in the Nambucca Valley,…
TAFE NSW has been announced as a finalist in the 2023 National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) for Most Outstanding Travel Industry Training Institution. This nomination follows years of work by TAFE NSW to realign course delivery to offer more flexible…
“PLEASE let us back into our pool.” That is the urgent message from a group of elderly members of the Coffs Harbour Education and Recreation Program (CHERP). Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
A DONATION of $5,000 has been made by Pink Silks Trust (PST) to the local CanDo Cancer Trust. This donation unites two local charity organisations that share a common mission: to provide vital support to those affected by cancer. Advertise…
EXTREME fires drove biodiversity declines despite overall resilience after the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfire season in NSW, a new study suggests. The Black Summer Bushfires burnt an unprecedented area of over five million hectares of eastern Australia, with severe economic,…
COMING home, the Australian Decorative Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) final presentation for 2023 is set in Australia. On Monday 20 November, at The National Cartoon Gallery, guest lecturer Dr June Ross will be talking about the Kimberley rock art in…