NITRO the Story Dog has been visiting Bonville Primary School with handler Jill Evans making reading fun for children and improving literacy. Jill Evans explained some of the benefits of reading with Nitro. “Reading to a dog provides a…
TEACHERS at high schools across the Coffs Coast have taken industrial action in recent weeks to highlight staffing shortages. Ian Watson, the Regional Coordinator for the NSW Teachers’ Federation told News Of The Area that one local high school…
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery has unveiled its shortlist of finalists from a record number of entries by artists across Australia, all vying for the $30,000 prize, Still: National Still Life Award 2021. Attracting artworks in the genre of still…
STORIES of culture and connection are woven into works exhibiting extraordinary talent, in this celebration of First Nations’ artists from the NSW Mid North Coast, coming to Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery from June 12. The 2021 Saltwater Freshwater Aboriginal…
THIS WEEK Mayoral candidate Rodger Pryce has made the decision to park his role as Brooklana Angus stud principal to focus on the new job at hand. The soon-to-not-be-farmer, as he referred to himself, told News Of The Area,…
QBD Books, Australia’s largest Australian-owned and operated book retailer, are expanding into Coffs Harbour and opening their new store this weekend. The store will be the only QBD Books store located between the Gold Coast and Newcastle. The investment…
HISTORY in the making as Olive Wade celebrates her 100th birthday on June 5, 2021 in Coffs Harbour. The great, great, grandmother has an abundance of living relatives and remarkable ancestry. Olive is related to Ann Forbes, who as…
THOUSANDS and thousands was the precise figure quoted by parking volunteers directing incoming traffic, for numbers attending the Nana Glen Bale Out!. Suffice to say a lot of locals and beyond came to enjoy the sunny winter’s afternoon-into-evening on…
COFFS Coast Pipes and Drums band travelled south to the Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival last Saturday 5 June, and travelled home with second prize in the quintet competition. “We did well, being pipped by the grade three band, Newcastle…
EVERY night more than 116,000 people in Australia don’t have a safe place to sleep or call home and the number of homeless Australians is a rising issue, with the rate of homelessness increasing by 2.7% each year. The…