THIS Christmas Sawtell will again hear the sounds of a traditional Christmas as many well-loved carols are sung on Wednesday 20 December 2023. This is the 17th year of the Sawtell Uniting Church Carols by Candlelight, a well supported community…
THE Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) is excited to host the 2023 Craft Carnival, with an impressive cast of over 500 competitors, 50 officials and 1,000 enthusiastic spectators all gearing up for the November 25-26 event. Athletes from…
THE City of Coffs Harbour (Council) has resolved to present the NSW Government with a proposal to acquire land at the Jetty Foreshores for the Coffs Harbour community. City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Paul Amos put forward a Mayoral Minute…
VIOLIN and piano is a classic combination, capable of both great intimacy and intensity, and, combined with youthful energy, makes for a wonderful evening’s entertainment. 21-year-old Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut appeared live on Dutch national television at Amsterdam’s Prinsengracht youth…
TERRY White Chemists started trading in Park Beach Plaza in November 1993 when Terry White himself purchased the pharmacy from local pharmacist Leyland Cross. Current owner and north coast local, Tanya Maloney, has been at the helm for the majority…
THE Jetty Memorial Theatre hosted the NSW premiere of Atomic the Musical, with a local production company and cast from the Coffs Harbour Musical and Comedy Company (CHMCC), on Friday 3 November. Having a ten-year history, Atomic has been performed…
ACCORDING to recent studies, women represent approximately just 20 percent of the automotive industry. “Now, more than ever, businesses will need to turn their attention to growing their talent pool. “COVID-19 has made an existing skills shortage even worse,” Dr…
MARK Laria was at a yard sale in the back streets of Melbourne when he came across a rusty old film can, inside it was Rock’n’Roll, a film made in 1959 widely regarded as one of the most important cultural…
CAPTIVATED by the beautiful image of a magpie drawn by her longtime friend and illustrator Jules Faber, local author Robyn McLennan brewed a children’s story that she penned to paper, now published as ‘Guess What Happened in Paddington Park…’. A…
DUMMY-running 104.1 CHYFM’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Scramble fundraiser, before the event takes place on Saturday 18 November, Station Manager Angie Vaughan told News Of The Area, “We’ve had several people do the course in various vehicles, and all made it…