AFTER ten years of rescuing animals around Coffs Harbour, and experiencing large numbers of unwanted pets being surrendered and abandoned, Animal Rescue Coffs Harbour (ARCH) is seeking more foster carers. Coffs Harbour resident Aimee has been a cat and kitten…
A NEW round of the Future Women Rural Scholarship Program to help women living in regional, rural and remote NSW achieve their goals has been launched by the NSW Government. The Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Paul Toole,…
URUNGA Rail will celebrate its centenary on the June long weekend 2023, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June. With one hundred years of train travel through their coastal town, the organisers are asking people to share their memories of what…
THE Coffs Coast music scene was thriving last weekend as venues across the region pumped out live tunes from local musos and touring bands. The popularity of live music was apparent as locals and tourists immersed into the holiday atmosphere…
THE NSW Police Force has unveiled an enhanced online reporting option to allow victims of sexual assault to provide information without having to take part in a formal police interview. While police always encourage victims of any crime to make…
THE Refined Masterplan for the Coffs Jetty Revitalisation project presented to the community in December 2022 serves to establish the zoning, possible uses and height limits of the buildings, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh told News Of The Area.…
THE Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod Society, with the help of volunteers and committee, is well on its way to the 51st Eisteddfod in Coffs Harbour. The Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod provides opportunities for local students to perform, be acknowledged for…
THE famous pizza oven was fired into duty for the New Year celebrations of members and friends of the Coffs Regional Community Gardens on Saturday 7 January. Welcoming in the New Year, the party was organised by Natasha and Digby,…
FOR the three weeks leading up to Christmas, all Jodie Nancarrow could hear from 7am-3pm, five days a week, was heavy machinery operating and trees crashing down within metres of her property boundary. Jodie lives adjacent to Bagawa State Forest,…
PARENTS are bracing for a back-to-school budget bust, according to new research by comparison site Finder which found that school supplies alone are expected to cost families a whopping $2.6 billion for the year ahead. A fresh set of…