MID NORTH COAST homeowners wishing to help others with affordable rent are building granny flats or other self-contained accommodation on their properties. “My criteria was for a woman who was eligible for ‘social housing’,” Melissa Murano told NOTA of her…
DESPITE NSW being one of the states that has introduced laws to crack down on certain types of direct activism, some Coffs Coast residents are vowing to protest to protect local forests. The State Government is seeking to further limit…
DEEP Winter Agrarian Gathering 2023 takes place in Bellingen Showgrounds Friday 14 to Sunday 16 July. With floods and the pandemic postponing meetings since the last gathering in 2019, event spokesperson Kaycee Simuong from The Mandarin Bend organic farm in…
WAVENEY Ayscough, a volunteer with Bellingen Hospital Auxiliary, has just launched an album, Give it to the Sea, at waveney.bandcamp which is free to listen to. “A few of the songs are about Bellingen and its characters,” Waveney told News…
FRESH ink? There’s no worries donating blood now. Under a new rule change to blood donation, Mid North Coast locals can roll up their sleeves and present their veins just a week after getting a new tattoo. Advertise with News…
MODERN flamenco music and more await patrons of 5 Church Street, Bellingen on July 15 when Damian Wright, an ARIA nominated flamenco guitarist, will perform. He recently released his debut album “Shifting Sands” (ABC Music) and it was The Sydney…
IN celebration of Nat King Cole the Jetty Theatre is presenting ‘Unforgettable’ on July 9 at 2pm. Since his early teens, Dorian Mode spent his pocket money on Nat King Cole records, imitating Nat’s piano and velvety vocal stylings and…
CELEBRATED for service to the community through music, 95-year-old Woolgoolga resident Ron Johnson has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2023. At his home on Monday 12 June, a gathering of…
INNOVATING in local tourism, a new partnership between four of the Coffs Coast’s top tourist attractions launches an initiative aimed to benefit tourism and the wider business community. The Coffs Coast Multi Pass brings together four of the Coffs Coast’s…
A MAN has been charged following an investigation into an alleged arson at a communications tower on the state’s north coast last year. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us…