THE Armidale School (TAS) will soon assess its students on their ability to enter, and complete within the allowed time, the 2000m Coffs Coast Ocean Swims being held on Sunday 6 April. The event is being organised by Sawtell SLSC.…
NEIGHBOURHOOD Centres of Bellingen Shire (NCOBS) is staging a celebration of art during Youth Week 2025, 9 – 17 April, culminating in three exhibitions. NCOBS is the governing body of Bellingen Youth Hub, Dorrigo Youth Centre, Bellingen Nambucca Youth Service…
COFFS Harbour Music Society has launched its program for 2025. “This year’s program will excite music lovers with its variety and quality of solo and chamber performers,” Coffs Harbour Music Society President Leigh Summer told News Of The Area. Advertise…
THE Reserve Bank of Australia has cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years, bringing long-awaited financial relief to mortgage holders. As widely expected by economists and the market, the central bank’s board lowered the official…
AN ENGAGED crowd of nearly 300 packed the Coast Hotel at Coffs Harbour last Friday night for “Politics in the Pub” featuring the first Independent Senator for the ACT David Pocock, and two-time Federal candidate for Cowper, Caz Heise. Despite…
AN 86-year-old cyclist has celebrated his birthday aboard his bike, in a pedalling party of friends. Dressed in high-viz lycra, the Dorrigo, Urunga, Bellingen Bicycle User Group’s (DUBBUG) very own “Poppy John” enjoyed a birthday ride that included a stop…
PROGRESS on the Coffs Harbour bypass will be explained in a series of webinars next month. Webinars will provide an update on construction progress of bridges, tunnels and earthworks, and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the…
THE Australian Workers Union (AWU) claims more than 9000 jobs will go in the hardwood industry if the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) is “imposed” on North Coast communities. Forestry workers met MPs at State Parliament last week to plead…
THE election campaign of Labor candidate Greg Vigors for the Federal seat of Cowper was launched on Tuesday, with an event at Sawtell SLSC featuring Senator Tim Ayres. While the Prime Minister has yet to call the election, Mr Vigors…
THE NSW Police Force and the NSW Government have announced a $500,000 reward for information into the murder of Duncan Campbell one year ago. Duncan Campbell, then aged 58, was last seen on Sunday 4 February 2024 in Albany Street,…