WOOLGOOLGA Art Gallery/Group (WAG) jointly celebrated the official opening of its newly renovated premises and its 50th birthday with yummy cake, sparklers and a round of singing “Happy Birthday to Woolgoolga Art Group, Happy Birthday to you”. WAG members, former…
A DECADE of student peer support and wellbeing was celebrated at Woolgoolga High School on Thursday 24 November as the school marked ten years of its award-winning SMILE Program. The student-led SMILE (Support, Mentor, Inspire, Listen, Encourage) Program is a…
FEDERAL Member for Page Kevin Hogan has hailed the completion of the Wiigulga Sports Complex as a “game-changer for the whole of the Northern Beaches”. Attending the complex’s opening on Saturday 3 December, Mr Hogan said, “This facility will be…
TEACHERS, healthcare professionals and police will be provided with extra support to relocate to the Coffs Coast as part of a $30 million investment by the NSW Government to help attract, prepare and retain key workers in regional NSW. Member…
HOLIDAY season is just around the corner so it was perfect timing for the water safety education sessions held last Saturday at Coffs Jetty and the Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club. The education seminars were popular with locals and…
CALLING doctors with a spare day once a month to provide a clinic at Ulong Health Hub in tandem with monthly visits by Dr Jay Ruthnam, who is currently the village’s only doctor. Fount of all Ulong knowledge, Carol Cleary,…
COFFS Harbour Labor candidate Tony Judge addressed key local issues at a gathering of supporters at the Sawtell Bowling Club last Sunday, December 4, raising funds ahead of March’s state election. Mr Judge has long been a vocal advocate for…
ROOFING Matters apprentice David Hart has won a prestigious Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarship through the NSW Government. Just turned 20, David told News Of The Area, “It’s an honour to be chosen and I feel great. Advertise with News of…
RESILIENT Communities, an OzGREEN program, has now ‘graduated’ its first cohort of community groups along the Coffs Coast, having run throughout 2022. OzGREEN’s unique program is based on 30 years experience and fosters the transition from feelings of sadness, helplessness…
NATIVITY scenes from all over the world, collected, bought and handed down, are on display at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Coffs Harbour for the community to enjoy. “O Come Let Us Adore Him,” invited Linda…