ENTERPRISE and Training Company (ETC) has been awarded new Workforce Australia employment and training programs across the Mid North Coast, meaning they can continue finding local jobs for local people. With closures of other local employment agencies, ETC’s 30-plus years…
GOVERNMENTS should get out of the way of farmers and “unleash the beast”, says outgoing NSW Farmers President James Jackson. Mr Jackson, who has served two terms as the association’s president, said Australians undervalued agriculture and farmers. “There is a…
MEETING the highest standards in stroke treatment and care, the stroke unit at Coffs Harbour Health Campus (CHHC) has been recognised with the prestigious World Stroke Organization Angels Gold Status Award. With an ageing population, it is reassuring to Coffs…
AS WINNERS of the Outback Air Race in 2018, Coffs pilots Tim Alexander and John Martindale from team ‘Show me the MOONEY!’, have been looking after a somewhat unusual prize. The pair are tasked with returning the peculiar prize to…
COFFS Harbour City Councillor Rodger Pryce has formally requested a leave of absence from his Council duties until the end of September. The councillor, who also owns a farm in Brooklana, has cited issues arising from this year’s extraordinary rain…
COFFS locals are set to have another major city within reach as direct flights to Canberra were announced last week. Link Airways, which currently operates flights from Coffs to Brisbane, will begin the route from 22 September 2022, utilising the…
THE Bellinger Valley View Club (BVVC) recently celebrated their 37th birthday held in the new function room at the Butter Factory in Bellingen. The theme was 1920s flappers and we were joined by members from local VIEW Clubs and great…
IT’S been just six months since the Local Government elections were held in December 2021 and a new Council installed in Bellingen Shire under the leadership of Mayor Stephen Allan. It’s been a challenging period for the whole North…
GREENS MLC Cate Faehrmann went on a fact finding trip last week from Bonny Hills, near Port Macquarie, to Yamba. Ms Faehrmann was investigating what she calls inappropriate developments on the Mid North Coast. Advertise with News of The Area…
GENERAL Manager of Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC), the recently appointed Natalia Cowley, sought to get a flavour of her jurisdiction, the lay of the land of the LGA, early on in her new role. “Natalia has made it very…