WEDNESDAY 22 March marks the 100-day countdown to the arrival in Coffs Harbour of The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023, presented by Defence Health. Travelling for six months on a journey that started in Pozieres, France in the lead-up to…
IT WAS a big day for Annette Laurie on Friday 10 March. It was the day to celebrate her fabulous 50th birthday with a party at the Yacht Club Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
HARBOUR Performing Art Centre (HPAC) is seeking individuals to join its newly appointed Patron Mark Hardy. The role of a patron involves assisting to provide tickets for students selected by the Principal and Teachers of HPAC to attend the Australian…
THE results are in from the Australian Museum’s annual FrogID Week held in November 2022. These expert-verified frog records now form part of the national FrogID dataset, which thanks to tens of thousands of FrogID participants across Australia, is helping…
FLICKERFEST, Australia’s largest Short Film Festival, returns to Majestic Cinema, Sawtell at 7pm on Saturday, March 18. Celebrating 32 years, Flickerfest remains Australia’s leading Academy Qualifying and BAFTA Recognised short film festival, with an A-list programme showcasing the Short Laughs…
ROTARY Clubs of Coffs Harbour and Sawtell have been given approval to run a BBQ on Election Day, Saturday 25 March 2023 by the State Electoral Commission, and the Coffs Harbour Showground, in support of ShelterBox; giving all the profits…
WITH the NSW State election only a week away, News Of The Area lines up the major policies of the candidates for the seat of Coffs Harbour for voters to compare. The candidates, as they will appear on the ballot…
MARRYING in their eighties on the bride’s birthday, 9 February, Coffs Probus members Patricia Falco and Richard Elver, were making happy headlines. Within days the couple were thrown into a dreadful waiting game after the disappearance of their beloved poodle,…
NERISE Windsor was honoured with Life Membership to the Coffs Harbour Calligraphers at the group’s regular meeting on Saturday 11 March at the Showground Gallery. Kevin Schofield from the Coffs Calligraphers presented the award, sharing a little of Nerise’s calligraphic…
DEPUTY Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole says that $180 million promised by the Liberal and National parties, if they win the election, would more than double the previous investment in small capital works projects at regional schools.…