THE Coffs Harbour Australia Day Arts and Cultural award was last week presented to David Horsley, managing director and joint founder of groundbreaking Screenwave International Film Festival (SWIFF). A tireless worker for local culture and the arts Horsley is…
ENVIRONMENTAL educator Sue Lennox, Co-Founder of Bellingen-based OzGREEN, has been recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia 2022. The 2020 NSW Senior Australian of the Year and Founder of Youth Leading the World has been recognised for…
CONTINUING our series on the Coffs Coast seniors who entered the NSW Seniors Stories writing competition and have had their stories chosen for publication, News Of The Area now chats with Graham Doust, writer of ‘Tales of a Cricket…
SALTWATER Freshwater Arts 2021, the Aboriginal art award and contemporary cultural objects exhibition, closed with a joyous ceremony on Friday, 28 January. “2020 had a huge impact on the world and vastly changed the way we create and engage…
FOLLOWING up on the stranding of a Whale Shark on Safety Beach in December, News Of The Area asked Duane March of Ocean Warriors Australia what happened next. “A 5.5 meter sub-adult male Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) was stranded…
RILEY Saban’s Young Citizen of the Year 2022 award recognises the Corindi Beach young man’s commitment to helping fellow people with disabilities and driving inclusivity in the world. Riley, who has Grade 5 Dystonic Cerebral Palsy, told News Of…
POSTPONED – Cinema under the Stars at Coffs Harbour Showground will not be happening on 19 February at Coffs Harbour Showground. “Due to the ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic within our community, Newcastle Permanent has made the difficult decision…
PICTURED was the disappointing scene confronting St Vincent de Paul workers recently as they proceeded on their rounds for discarded clothing collection. This is the only Vinnies clothing bin left in Coffs Harbour and now is in danger of…
FORMER restaurant and steak-house cook Judy Smith is one of the small army of volunteers keeping community-based services and organisations running in the Coffs Harbour region. Without fanfare or plaudits Judy organises and gathers ingredients from various sources weekly…
COFFS Coast women will come together for breakfast on International Women’s Day (IWD), Tuesday 8 March, 2022, to celebrate the success of women, along with the announcement of the 2022 Coffs Coast’s Woman of the Year. International Women’s Day…