THE WOOLGOOLGA Red Cross Branch has celebrated member Doreen Liddle being presented with the Australian Red Cross Outstanding Service Award at the organisation’s AGM in Sydney. Doreen joined the Branch in 2007 and has never hesitated to volunteer to help…
HUNDREDS of students from Coffs Harbour public schools braved the rain and were treated to cultural performances by local Indigenous students late last month. The morning, which took place at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Thursday, October 26, during…
READING News Of The Area’s two reports on the proposed design changes to the Coffs bypass Coramba Road interchange, Coffs Harbour resident Trevor Crisell was puzzled when he perused the photograph of the said interchange. “There have been two NOTA…
AFTER four back-to-back years of selling out shows around the country, soprano and tenor powerhouse legends of musical theatre and opera, Marina Prior and David Hobson, will bring their hit production, ‘The 2 Of Us’, to C.EX Coffs Harbour on…
AN initiative to have the voices of young people inform the strategic direction of the services funded to provide support to them commenced in Bellingen Shire in October 2022. Ellie Tree, the Project Manager for The YOUth Speak Project said…
WIIGULGA Sports Complex has gained another accolade, this time for its excellent architecture. The popular City of Coffs Harbour facility, on Solitary Islands Way, Woolgoolga, has received a commendation in the Public Architecture category of the NSW Country Division Architecture…
ROTARY Club of Sawtell presented its annual Pride Of Workmanship Awards at Sawtell RSL with around 40 guests attending on Monday 23 October. The two local resident recipients are Kate Drum and Roland Sciortino. Advertise with News of The Area…
THE KERRY Hines Memorial Bowls Day for the CanDo Cancer trust takes place on Sunday 12 November at Sawtell Bowls Club on Lyons Road. There’s games of lawn bowls and a sausage sizzle, raffles, prizes and novelty events. Advertise with…
SAPPHIRE Beach locals Ari Herson and Shane Newton have just completed the RSPCA’s Rescue Run fundraiser to support the increasing number of animals rescued from cruelty, neglect and abandonment. Rescue Run stipulated participants could run, walk or roll 56km for…
THE REMEMBRANCE Day service in Woolgoolga on Saturday 11 November 2023 will mark the 105th Commemoration of the Armistice that ended the Great War, the 70th year following the Korean War armistice and the 50th after the conclusion of Australian…