LOCAL author and illustrator Will Douglas is launching a new children’s book in June. ‘The Day it Rained Forever’ tells the story of the build-up to a flood in a country town and the aftermath that follows. Featuring many well-known…
A HERITAGE project of significance is how the team responsible for the renovation of Sawtell Reserve ‘Dance’ Hall describes the work being done to the treasured old building, dating back to 1929. Pam Worland from the Sawtell Historical Society told…
SUNDAY saw Sawtell’s Mary Help of Christian’s Father Michael Alcock and his loyal whippet Zippy set off on their fundraising trike trip all the way to Adelaide. Leaving the carpark at the Catholic church in Sawtell on 5 June, the…
MONDAY 13 June is the closing date for registering your opinions on the Jetty Foreshore Draft Masterplan. The draft plan has been at the centre of much debate amongst the Coffs Harbour community, as witnessed in the impassioned submissions to…
BUSWAYS Depot Open Day in Coffs Harbour is all about coming along and finding out more about becoming a bus driver. Coffs Harbour Depot Open Day – on Thursday, 16 June 2022 – has four one-hour information sessions throughout the…
THE Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 2022, raising funds and awareness for men’s health charity Movember, took off last weekend, 5 June, after rain had forced a postponement. Some 65 riders gathered in the Coffs Jetty car park area on what turned…
LOVINGLY crafted comforting quilts and doonas, hand made by Coffs Quilters (CQ) and Needlecraft Club members, were personally delivered to flood-devastated Lismore by club member Peggy Clarke and her husband Ted, who travelled north to hand over the beautiful bedding.…
CALLING Coffs businesses, entertainers and auctioneers. The Community Christmas Lunch team needs your input and support. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us –…
WORLD Environment Day, Sunday 5 June, saw community-led grassroots action group OzGREEN launch a Food Resilience Vision and Action Plan for Bellingen Shire at a community event in the old barn at Levenvale Farm in Valery. The event was attended…
THE Mid North Coast Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) is seeking new volunteers and is recruiting now. CVS is a local provider of an Australian Government initiative for socially-isolated elderly people residing in aged care facilities. That’s older folk probably rarely…