SELF harm prevention charity R U OK? has launched ‘Are they really OK? Ask them today’, as this year’s call to action for R U OK? Day 2021, on 9 September. ‘Are they really OK? Ask them today’, comes in response…
STRONGER educational outcomes are being celebrated across NSW on Indigenous Literacy Day, with schools participating in this years’ theme – Celebrating Stories and Language. The annual celebration will feature Aboriginal languages, stories and culture as a reminder of the…
COFFS Harbour City Council has lodged a submission with the newly formed Regional Housing Taskforce in a bid to help address the current housing crisis affecting the local area. The Taskforce was formally announced in June 2021 by the…
THE Park Beach Area Contributions Plan has been amended by Coffs Harbour City Council to support the future growth of the area. The contributions plan seeks a financial contribution towards the development and level of infrastructure that is required…
PETER Bishop finds it slightly ironic that he is helping health services in another country, because he ran a successful web and graphic design business in Coffs up to 2012 until his own mental health issues led to its…
EMERGENCY services Zone Leader with Coffs Harbour St John Ambulance, Frazer Shepherd, from Urunga, has been named the 2021 Upper North Coast Volunteer of the Year. “I started volunteering with St John Ambulance (NSW) in 2007,” Frazer told News…
CHANCES are if you are eligible for one of the Covid-19 vaccines you will have had your first jab. That’s according to the latest vaccination rates released by Healthy North Coast. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
ONE year into the ‘Enhancing Inclusion in the Healthcare System’ initiative, a three-year project to improve the hospital experience and health outcomes of people with disability, the partnering organisations, Blue Sky Community Services and The Mid North Coast Local…
CURRYFEST 2021 has been cancelled for the second year running, and while the aromas, the colours, the tourism and in-coming business will be sorely missed, Woolgoolga Chamber of Commerce has announced the date for next year. Curryfest 2022 will…
THE Coffs Harbour Music Society, under the presidency of Elizabeth Jamison AO, has worked with great commitment and passion over the past 30 years to bring international chamber groups to Coffs Harbour. Classical music lovers on the Coffs Coast…