COFFS Harbour City Council and Bellingen Shire Council election candidates will not be permitted to distribute election material on polling day at the upcoming Local Government Elections on Saturday 4 December. The directive was handed down by the NSW…
ON Friday 12 November the Bailey Centre Liberty Service Station will contribute 10 cents per litre of fuel sold to support the Parkinson’s Coffs Harbour Nurses Fund. Local delivery firm PK Express Transport has also committed to contribute an…
THE successful hatching of a Pied Oystercatcher chick at Moonee Beach has thrilled the locals and bird watchers alike. “This is exciting news as Pied Oystercatchers are listed as endangered in NSW,” Bellingen Birdwatchers member Gail Yager told News…
NOMINATIONS are now open for Bellingen Shire’s 2022 Australia Day Awards, which recognise our local heroes who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure we remain a connected, sustainable and creative community. There’s something for everyone this year with…
VOLUNTEERING Coffs Harbour Incorporated, the managing organisation for Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre and Linked to Life, held its AGM on Monday 1 November. Di Woods, Manager Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre told News Of The Area, “It was lovely to…
COFFS Coast residents are being encouraged to vote early at the upcoming local government election, with all voters now eligible to vote before the Saturday 4 December election day and expanded eligibility for postal voting. NSW Electoral Commissioner John…
HARBOUR Performing Arts Centre of Coffs Harbour has won the inaugural BABKS Cultural Arts and Dance prize, with student Indy Pike being named individual first prize winner. Award founder Mark Hardy, owner of BABKS accounting and bookkeeping in Coffs…
JONATHAN Cassell believes we need to approach the issue of water quality with a new level of urgency. Mr Cassell, Greens Mayoral candidate, believes that the future health and resilience of our fishing community is at stake unless restoration…
A MAJOR step in a visionary community project was taken at Glenreagh on Saturday, 30 October. As previously reported in News Of The Area, the Glenreagh Men’s Shed opened in September, and Saturday saw the official handing over of…
FROGS are the focus of a leading citizen science project by the Australian Museum known as FrogID Week, which runs from 12-21 November. Nadiah Roslan, FrogID program coordinator, told News Of The Area the data recorded on the all-important…