ON Wednesday 16 June renowned actor and local resident Russell Crowe, along with Pacific Bay owner Peter Montgomery and film producer Keith Rodger, announced plans to build a bespoke film studio complex that will also house a boutique hotel,…
LOW participation numbers in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program has fired-up Cancer Council NSW, with the local Coffs Harbour team urging everyone throughout the Mid North Coast to do the poo test. “Many people squirm at the idea…
LOCAL community theatre has embraced the return to the stage and lifting of restrictions on audience size by announcing auditions for two new productions in the second half of the year at the Jetty Memorial Theatre (JMT). Coffs Harbour…
A DOMINO’S Pizza store has been approved for the Woolgoolga CBD area by Coffs Harbour City Council. Council approved the development application for a Food and Drink Premises (Change of Use from shop including Fit out, Signs and Extended…
DIGITAL design studio Outspoken Entourage (OE) have been shortlisted in the prestigious national Designers Australia 2021 awards hosted by the Design Institute of Australia on their first ever submission. Founded by Coffs Harbour local and accredited designer Mark Ruitenberg…
THE NSW Government has commissioned an independent review of the statutory framework for cracking down on badly behaved councillors. The review will examine if penalties for councillors breaching the code of conduct remain sufficient and ways to reduce the…
THE Bunker Cartoon Gallery is set to receive $300,000 in Council funding over the next two years to assist with its operation and the installation of a world class permanent cartoon exhibition at the tourist facility. Bunker Cartoon Gallery…
GANNET Spotting season has just begun with birders sighting their first Australasian Gannet Morus serrators over the weekend (June 12 -13). “As the seasons pass and we move into winter there’s a whole new range of birds to be…
THE region’s final free Bale Out! Family Fun Day event will be held at the Harbourside Markets at the Jetty Foreshores, Coffs Harbour, this Sunday 20 June. Bale Out! is a celebration of all the people of Coffs Harbour…
A FREEZING 7.30am start to the bi-annual Bellingen Artisan and Growers Market didn’t deter the crowds who, by 10am had the place “bursting at the seams”, Kaz Selbie, manager of the committee told News Of The Area. The criteria…