THE donation of a Cuddle Cot to Coffs Harbour Health Campus Maternity Unit has been made by the Baxter family of Mudgee, who used the pain and trauma of having a stillborn baby to give other heartbroken families what they…
HOBBYIST beekeepers have until now been left feeling the pinch of the varroa Mite incursion on our shores. However in recognising the critical role that recreational beekeepers play in the management of the mites and controlling the spread of the…
BIOSECURITY – never has this word meant so much to so many Australians. COVID-19 showed us just how vulnerable the world is to globalisation and the movement of disease, now our borders are threatened by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), entrenched in…
TREE-O Gallery opened its 10th Featured Artist Showcase on Saturday 23 July, which was described by Sarah Andersen, Tree-o partner, as a resoundingly successful event, attended and enjoyed by many. The exhibition welcomes four headlining artists; Nick Warfield, Alf Blakey,…
FOUR local Mid North Coast artists have collaborated to bring their first exhibition, Serendipity, to Nexus Gallery at the Old Butter Factory in Bellingen. The opening celebration is on Sunday, 14 August at 3pm. Advertise with News of The Area…
THE FAMOUS Glenreagh Timber Festival is on this Saturday, July 30, opening 8:30am until 4:30pm at Glenreagh Recreation Reserve. Rikki Cetinich, Event Coordinator gave News Of The Area a run-down of the headliners and old favourites, further to last week’s…
CHRISTMAS in July silent auction fundraiser on Friday 22 July at the Cavanbah Centre did not see the number of attendees that organiser Doris Cowan would have liked, however it was still a success both as a fun-filled night and…
BOAMBEE Gardens Retirement Estate residents have got together $2000 to be donated directly to flood-devastated residents of Lismore. This outstanding result was achieved through the collaboration of the residents operating an indoor market day on site. Advertise with News of…
WINIFRED Hulbert has spent most of her 100 years around Sawtell. Win Kidd was born in Coffs Harbour in 1922, and moved with her parents from Dorrigo to Sawtell when she was two. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
DELIVERY of the containers that will become the cheese-making facility for Wellstein Cheese Co. is a welcome box ticked for entrepreneurs Jess Holstein and Tim Wellham in the slow-going process of accomplishing their dream of making cheese in Dorrigo. “We…