INDIVIDUALS and organisations planning to deliver an artistic or cultural project to enrich the Coffs Coast community can now apply to the City of Coffs Harbour’s Arts and Cultural Development Grants Program. Projects requesting funding should have strong arts, cultural…
COFFS business owner Duane Mengel has been shortlisted for a prestigious “Better Business Award”. The Mortgage Choice owner is a finalist for Regional Broker of the Year and Best Customer Service (Individual). Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
FARMERS will soon be able to take out loans discounted by the government-owned green bank to cover the cost of planting native trees and shrubs on their land to draw down carbon. The concessional loans courtesy of the Clean Energy…
NOT many 75-year-olds are arrested for activism but “Knitting Nanna” Chris Degan fell foul of the long arm of the law for trying to save koalas. She attached herself to a giant tree-cutting machine in an effort to stop it…
NINE individuals and three community-focused groups have been named as finalists in the City of Coffs Harbour 2025 Australia Day Awards. The winners will be named at a ceremony at the C.ex Coffs Harbour Club on Australia Day, Sunday 26…
BELLINGEN Shire Council has been awarded a grant of over $5.2 million, which will fund transformative infrastructure upgrades to Urunga’s central business district (CBD). The $5,264,456 grant is part of the Federal Government’s Growing Regions Program (Round 2), and will…
SCAMMERS are attempting to take advantage of the recent storms and the community’s increased vulnerability. The National Broadband Network (nbn) is one of the companies urging everyone to remain vigilant for unsolicited phone calls or messages. Advertise with News of…
EARLY campaigning ahead of a federal election is giving insight into what voters will be pitched, with energy and leadership quality dominating the discussion. The political tussle last week largely focused on respective energy policies with Anthony Albanese and Peter…
CONTEMPLATION of the last twelve months brings to mind the ongoing issues of cost-of-living pressures and debate on the use of land at the jetty foreshores, alongside other concerns which regularly appeared in the news. The ‘Times Gone By’ column…
FESTIVE spirit burned brightly in Repton and Mylestom on Christmas Eve, as the local Rural Fire Service’s annual Santa Run delighted locals of all ages. For 40 years, Santa has traded his sleigh for a firetruck, delivering gifts and Christmas…