COFFS Harbour author Bruce Meder officially launched his debut historical novel, Ironic Cross, at Old John’s Café on Wednesday 1 December. With 31 people in attendance, Bruce’s friend Harvey Ward acted as MC and highlighted some of the themes…
NSW MARITIME was out in force over the weekend in what was the first statewide compliance blitz of the boating season, with Boating Safety Officers urging everyone to take extra caution as we head into a wet summer on…
LOCAL legend Christian Lugnan has been awarded one of twenty one fellowships across Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand). Mr Lugnan and the other recipients of the 2022 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) program, based at the University of Melbourne…
COFFS Harbour City Council is seeking to assemble a ‘creative services panel’ of suitably experienced professionals and businesses to provide one or more of a range of creative services to assist with marketing and communication activities. Businesses that involve…
SHADOW Minister for Water, Housing and Homelessness, Rose Jackson, visited Bellingen, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour to talk with locals about the housing crisis in the area. Ms Jackson said everyone deserves a safe, comfortable and affordable place to call…
HOYS Allied Health and Wellness collected four awards at the Coffs Coast Business Awards, held at the Hoey Moey on Thursday, 2 December. Hoys was awarded Employer of Choice, Excellence in Business, Outstanding Young Business Leader and topped it…
MINISTER for Health and Medical Research Brad Hazzard, Mid North Coast Local Health District Governing Board Chair Professor Heather Cavanagh and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh officially opened the recently completed Clinical Services Building at the Coffs Harbour…
HAS your local ATM or bank disappeared, shut down or simply left town without saying goodbye? On the Coffs Coast, with our rural reach, many of us rely on our local ‘hole-in-the-wall’ for getting our cash out conveniently. Advertise…
THE Support-a-Family Christmas Appeal has been running in News Of The Area for the past three weeks, encouraging community members to support local families in need this Christmas. LifeLine North Coast, St Vincent de Paul Society, Lifehouse Care and…
. VOLUNTEERS are the lifeblood of Coffs Harbour and more are required as restrictions and demand on the services they work for have changed and increased in the last eighteen months. “Our community’s most valuable asset are our volunteers,” Di…