AN extra 5000 social homes will be built through $3 billion in joint funding as part of a fast-tracked round of Labor’s signature housing policy. Housing Minister Clare O’Neil will announce a new partnership with the states and territories to…
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese says Peter Dutton is “hiding from scrutiny” of his $330 billion nuclear energy plan by releasing it weeks before Christmas. Mr Albanese also criticised the bill for the opposition leader’s plan, telling journalists it would be…
THIS year as you sit down to a well-deserved cup of tea and a mince pie, or leave a plate out for Santa, take a moment to think about the centuries of history behind this Christmas staple. During the medieval…
MOWING, weeding and generally tidying up the median strips on the Pacific Highway through Coffs Harbour has been actioned by Mayor Nikki Williams. The work began last Saturday night, 7 December, and will progress at quiet traffic times through December…
SANTA’S back at the Harbourside Markets bringing fun to the Sunday festivities by the beach. He’s heading up the popular Christmas Parade on Sunday 22 December kicking off at 10am. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
TWO Harbour Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) students are setting off to the city to further their ambition for careers in performance. Coffs Harbour students Mercedez Green and Lily Hibbard are graduating and moving on to professional training in the performing…
THE renovated Coffs Harbour Showground Exhibition Hall is ready for occupation and will officially open this weekend. The Management Board is inviting all past and present board members and staff, the construction team, licensees, lessees, and any interested public, to…
A DEVELOPMENT application (DA) for a large-scale residential subdivision at Sandy Beach “appears to be full of errors and omissions” according to a former Coffs Harbour councillor. As previously reported in News Of The Area, the DA proposes the subdivision…
COFFS Harbour City Orchestra’s recent concerts at the Race Club drew in the crowds with audiences enjoying the programs of inspiring and uplifting music. “The Race Club generously provides this venue free of charge each year for our orchestra and…
WHEN Coffs Harbour birding enthusiast Ellany Whelan snapped a photo of a shorebird early one morning at Old Bar beach, she had no idea the picture would open up the fascinating details of the bird’s travel itinerary of the past…