GROWING community concern that repairing everyday products is getting harder and costlier for consumers, has driven the Australian Government Productivity Commission to prepare a report on consumers’ ‘right to repair’. General public were invited for their input by 23…
A FIRST birthday is always an occasion for celebration, and this week your Coffs Coast News Of The Area is celebrating just that. From the first edition, which hit newsstands on 31 July 2020, the Coffs Coast community welcomed…
THE best milkshakes in town are on offer at Lifeblood, Coffs Harbour Homebase. With an urgent call-out to the community that Australia needs to double its blood donation effort for the rest of the year to ensure a healthy…
LEWIS Hackfath is a born and bred Coffs Harbour local, growing up on Middle Boambee and attending Toormina High School and The Senior College before studying Information Technology (IT) at both TAFE and university. Currently working full time in…
COMMUNITY safety is the number one issue to be addressed by the Labor Council Team vying for a position on the incoming Bellingen Shire Council at the upcoming local government election. Under Labor’s plan, council spending will be directed…
SATURDAY’S Buck Full Moon drew ogling crowds on a crystal clear night on the Coffs Coast. Andrew Jacob, Curator, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences/The Observatory in Sydney, told News Of The Area, “Not sure how it was at…
BUSHCRAFT teacher and environmental vocalist, Jake Cassar is bringing his Native and Edible Medicinal Plants crash course to Bellingen in September. The passionate environmentalist is driven by an urgency to educate people on taking action and doing rather than…
THE GOURMET Garden School’s soil workshops in Raleigh are filling up fast, as their co-founder Ian Thomas’ reputation for accessible deep dives into earthy business flourishes. An Environmental Scientist and Soil Analyst, Ian runs the workshops in his own…
NOVEMBER will see a 10-day mixture of dining experiences, workshops, musical entertainment, art and digital experiences held throughout the different villages of the Coffs Coast. The Coffs Coast Food and Wine Festival will showcase the best that the area…
PARUL Punjabi Jadish, a Coffs Harbour resident, is a nominee in the Awards Australia’s Connecting Communities Awards for NSW. Parul cites Mandela, Gandhi and Malala as his leadership inspirations for his tireless work in various not-for-profit roles fostering strong…