ON Thursday August 5 the South Coffs Community Garden celebrated five years since receiving their operating licence from Coffs Harbour City Council. The gardens, located in Bruce King Drive at Boambee East, offer spaces for the community to grow…
FIFTY years of arty activities in the Showground Art Gallery was celebrated on Saturday 7 August by the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG). “It’s actually 50-plus-one years, thanks to COVID’s postponement last year,” Isabella Brandli, speaking on behalf…
IN a clash of the titans of North Coast Football the Boambee Eagles defeated the Urunga Raiders 4-1 last Saturday to clinch the women’s first division. Eagles coach Neil Witherdin told News Of The Area the match was fiercely…
HAVE you ever wondered what it would be like to sit on your deck and enjoy the outdoors? While you’re sitting there pondering, we’ll paint the picture for you. You’re getting a whiff of the neighbours BBQ and your…
WHILE James and Anne have only owned the business for 3 years, Mowers and More Coffs Harbour has been serving the Coffs Coast since 2007. Whether you need a new zero turn or tractor ride on; a push lawnmower,…
A CONTACTLESS customer grocery pick-up facility has been approved for Woolgoolga Woolworths to enable the contact free pick up of groceries for residents of the area. “This reduces the number of customers in the supermarket given the Covid-19 pandemic…
PANDEMIC restrictions currently in place that impact on numbers permitted in the audience and on stage have forced two community theatre productions to postpone their performances until next year. HIT Media Productions ‘Twisted’ show has now been postponed from…
THIS year’s Year 12 HSC exams have been postponed one week in response to the worsening COVID-19 situation in Sydney to allow students more time to prepare for their exams. The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) COVID-19 Response Committee…
COFFS BY Nature, Coffs Harbour City Council’s Sustainable Living Program, held a Fire Recovery walk with Nana Glen Landcare at the Coldwater Creek Travelling Stock Reserve (TSR) on 31 July. The dedicated and passionate volunteers of Nana Glen Landcare…
HEALTHY North Coast say the NSW Government’s redirection of State supplies of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from rural and regional areas to Year 12 students in Sydney will not affect local GP and Commonwealth Vaccination Clinic allocations, but does reduce…