OVER 40 Bellingen Riverwatch volunteers work together to test 30 sites of the Bellinger and Kalang catchments each and every month. This includes testing through the 2019/20 emergency bushfire period, after recent floods, and in the cold winter months.…
COMMUNITY concern over the recent pollution of Woolgoolga Lake will see Coffs Harbour City Council investigate the cause of the breach. Members of the Woolgoolga community raised their concerns about a potential pollution breach from what they believed to…
TWIN penguin chicks have been born at Coffs Dolphin Marine Conservation Park (DMCP) joining their colony of Little Blue Penguins. Born two days apart to first-time parents, Shona and Eric, the chicks are doing well. Advertise with News of…
SUICIDE claims the lives of nine Australians every day – that’s more than double the road toll. Seventy five percent of those who take their own life are male. Males aged 85 and older experience the highest age-specific rate…
THE National minimum wage has increased to $20.33 per hour or $772.60 per week as of 1 July, 2021. The Fair Work Ombudsman has issued a reminder to employers about the minimum wage increase, which was previously $19.84 per…
THE Musicians in Hospitals program is evolving with the adaptability of a chameleon. The program of live music performed in Coffs Harbour Hospital is sponsored by Coffs Harbour Council’s My Community project grant. Advertise with News of The Area…
AN extraordinary mosaic pavement art installation, inspired by the desire to connect and improve the health and wellbeing of the recovering Glenreagh community after the ‘Black Summer’ bushfires of 2019-20, has been unveiled under the village’s landmark, the Glenreagh…
SHAKERATTLEANDROLL2021 is the Instagram handle for Jason Williams since a rare form of Parkinsonism (MSA-P) took its grip on Jason’s body. He shakes, he rattles and now he’s rolling down the highway, from Burleigh Heads to Sydney and back,…
BELLINGEN SHIRE’s Housing Matters Action Group hosted a community meeting at St Margaret’s Church Hall in Bellingen on Saturday for locals to discuss its Community Hosting Program. The purpose of the Homeowner Information Session was to have conversations with…
COFFS Harbour’s newest shop, Hope and Treasure has made a remarkable transformation after one month of trading, with the help of Hope for the Homeless volunteers. Mark Tanner, who previously managed the Nambucca Hope for the Homeless shop, joined…