TAFE NSW is delivering training in one of Hollywood’s premiere graphics platforms, Unreal Engine, and they are doing it from Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC), where one of only four Unreal Authorised Instructors in Australia is based. CHEC TAFE NSW…
MAKE sure you have working smoke alarms; it’s the biggest lifesaver in structure fires. That is the message from Acting Station Officer Tim George from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
A COFFS HARBOUR resident who hails from Myanmar says a lifelong desire to join the Army motivated him to become a part time soldier. “I was born in Myanmar, Chin state,” said Private Mesak Hlawng Sang from the 41st Battalion,…
A GOLD standard specialist service to benefit people living with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders launched in Coffs Harbour on Friday 8 September. “This means patients in and around Coffs Harbour now have access to the best movement disorder specialists…
A LIFELONG drive to help children has inspired local artist Melanie Ramsey Hale to re-release a song she wrote 20 years ago. Melanie penned ‘The Child’ in 2003 but had few resources to promote the song or fulfil any kind…
BUILDING works have begun at Coffs Harbour Kart Racing Club with sights set on being completed by the end of February 2024. The project is being carried out to upgrade the Coffs facility to receive national status. Advertise with News…
104.1 CHYFM is once again running its John Townsend Golf Classic fundraiser on Sunday 15 October at the Sawtell Golf Club. Launched last year to great success, it’s a vital money-maker for the not-for-profit, fully independent community radio station which…
TO celebrate Spring, the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak, in conjunction with the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, is inviting you to their sixth Japanese Lantern Festival and Feast on Saturday 21 October. The Festival will be set in…
MORE than 70 people attended a recent public meeting to discuss the future of the Korora Lagoons, with four options presented to the public. Option A is to fill in all the lagoons and restore the natural water flow. Advertise…
THE Intergenerational Report 2023 recently released by the Treasury provides a big picture view of the forces that will shape the nation’s economy and fiscal position over the next 40 years. It has identified five major forces shaping Australia’s future,…