BEFORE the ‘Voice’ referendum date is set, News Of The Area presents a glimpse at some successful, and not-so-successful, attempts to change our Federal Constitution, as per the records of the Australian Electoral Commission. Since Federation in 1901, only eight…
A PUPPETRY show with a penchant for silliness and some good Australian sounds is coming to Coffs Harbour. On a perfect, balmy night, the clear outback sky lit up with thousands of stars, a sleep-deprived camper, a cheeky quokka and…
THE question on everybody’s lips has been answered. Residents and visitors alike are invited by the City of Coffs Harbour to attend the official opening of Yarrila Place, the new building housing a state-of-the-art museum, art gallery, library and the…
THE old saying about walking a mile in someone’s shoes before you can truly understand them is what encouraged Jacqui Parker and Nicole Laupepa to start the ‘Walking Together Project’. It is aimed at giving young people from all cultural…
COMMEMORATING the life of botanical legend, the late Alex Floyd, a group of his friends and long-time fellow residents at Marian Grove Retirement Village in Toormina, gathered in the property’s lovely gardens to plant two trees marked with a plaque.…
COFFS Coast tourism offers and business owners were voted tops across numerous categories at the North Coast Tourism Awards. The gold, silver and bronze award winners were announced on Thursday 27 July at Plantation House, part of Tropical Fruit World,…
A CEREMONY marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War will be broadcast nationally on August 18. On January 11, 1973, the Governor General Sir Paul Hasluck signed the documents that ended Australia’s participation in the Vietnam…
FOUR TAFE NSW Coffs Harbour students have earned a place in the WorldSkills Australia 2023 National Championships in mid-August. The three are from TAFE NSW Coffs Harbour Education Campus: Ross Colquhoun, automotive mechanics, Lenoir Rae, welding, Lestatt Hammond-Hurst, retail baking…
SEABASTION Toast, artist in residence in Coffs Harbour, is a first-time finalist in three major art prizes: the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery’s STILL National Still Life Award; Caloundra Regional Art Gallery’s Sunshine Coast Art Prize and the Manning Valley Regional…
SCHOOLS Tree Day on Friday 28 July was recognised by the Knitting Nannas Coffs Harbour Loop in collaboration with Jetty Dunecare. A selection of trees and shrubs were planted by the Nannas motivated by their motto, ‘saving the land, air…