NATIONAL Road Safety Week is a campaign created to focus on how we drive and if our driving may cause harm to others on the road. Last year, over 7,500 people were moderately to severely injured and hundreds killed on…
COFFS Harbour City Council has resolved to note a report on the valuation of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) land located between Jordan Esplanade and the North Coast railway line. The motion also requested a separate report to be…
‘WHAT a Wonderful World’ is the new art exhibition by Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) opening at 2pm on Sunday 22 May. With its gallery ‘home’ at Coffs Harbour Showground, CHCAG has been busy with the Coffs Harbour…
A NIGHT under the stars is not so awe inspiring when you’re on the pavement, wrapped in all the clothes you have, with none of the facilities of a bathroom, bedroom or kitchen. It’s hard to replicate that feeling but…
THE Coffs Harbour Botanic Garden will be the place to be on Sunday 29 May, hosting not only the Coffs Harbour City Council community led event, All One Under the Sun, but also the Annual Botanic Garden Open Day, in…
BONVILLE Rural Fire Brigade is inviting local residents and property owners to visit the fire station on Saturday 21 May between 9am and 12 noon. “Maybe after voting at the Bonville Hall nearby,” invited Narelle Swanson, Community Liaison Officer, Bonville…
FREE entry to the Bellinger River Agricultural Show, 21 and 22 May, 2022, is being offered as the show is unable to put on its normal full range of events and activities. Donations will be gratefully accepted at the gate,…
A SIGNIFICANT Aboriginal site on the NSW Mid North Coast has been listed on the State Heritage Register in recognition of its cultural and spiritual importance to the Garby Elders of the Gumbaynggirr people. The Minister for Heritage, James…
POOR weather in the days leading up to the 2022 Bellingen Show saw the cancellation of many outdoor events, but the EJ Mantova Memorial Art Competition went ahead as planned, and while the sun didn’t shine as brightly as…
FOCUSING on children’s entertainment and a fast paced schedule of events, the Coffs Harbour Show was a hit with families last weekend, 13-15 May. News Of The Area (NOTA) caught up with Christopher Pearson, President of the Coffs Harbour…