A RANGE of reasons drive or beckon people to volunteer, to give up their time in free service to others. In the lead-up to National Volunteer Week, 16 – 22 May, 2022, themed Better Together, News Of The Area meets…
WITH 968 working volunteers from the Coffs Harbour LGA officially registered, The Australian Book Of Records has confirmed that our region is tops, with the most volunteers registered and working in an LGA. Di Woods, Manager of Coffs Coast…
MORE than 1500 Coffs Coast teachers rallied at the Coffs Harbour Showgrounds on Wednesday the 4 May in protest at what they say is an unwillingness by the NSW Government to negotiate with the NSW Teachers’ Federation. Ian Watson, the…
NATIONAL Simultaneous Storytime is back on Wednesday, 25 May 2022, with the event now reaching around the world from its Australian roots. For the Coffs Coast that means heading to the Harry Bailey Memorial Library in Coffs Harbour from 11am…
WHAT is your view on how far Australia has come in eradicating racism? That is the question motivating Peter Elzer, a Coffs Harbour local since 1974, to take some big steps to raise awareness of racism in Australia. Advertise…
LIFEWALK is a fundraising effort created by LifeHouse Care to boost the not-for-profit’s depleted funds in order to continue to support homeless people across the Coffs community. “We have been hit really hard the past two years with Covid,…
A UNIQUE foodie discovery event is on offer during the Coffs Coast Food and Wine Festival at the privately owned Levenvale Farm in Valery, hosted by owners Sam and Georgina Baker. The Cooking with Fire workshop sees Toni Swain instructing…
EMMA Macey-Storch was announced as the winner of the inaugural Ferguson Film Prize at the Closing Night of the Screenwave International Film Festival (SWIFF). The director of the documentary ‘Geeta’ will receive a $3000 personal cash prize, a trophy, and…
DAPPERLY dressed and on their prized motorcycles, the men and women supporting The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride will motor out on Sunday 22 May, 2022 to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer and men’s mental health. Big numbers are expected,…
THE opening of a new playground in Nana Glen on Tuesday means so much more to the community than a place for the kids to play. A $205,000 Federal Government investment and $105,000 in Coffs Harbour City Council funding…