WITH a week to go before the June 17 deadline, the Coffs Harbour Greens have thrown their support behind the artificial reef initiative that was announced by Member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, in April. Artificial reefs have become…
COFFS Harbour City Council has affirmed its position against the placement of telecommunications towers within 500 metres of schools and child care facilities in a draft Provision of Telecommunications Infrastructure Policy. The draft policy was developed by Council to…
KRISTY Hodges’s recent Cystic Fibrosis (CF) fund-raising and awareness event raised almost $10,000. Kristy told News Of The Area, “During the week we did a final count of monies raised and all payments and donations amounted to $9,171.05.” This…
BUSINESS Professional Women Coffs Harbour (BPW) called for scholarship applications at the end of April, and the winner will be chosen from some interesting and inspiring applicants. The interview process is currently underway and the Maude Spielvogel scholarship and…
CORAMBA Hotel welcomes Boukabou playing solo on Saturday night, June 12, as part of his Mid North Coast tour. A staple of the Australian music landscape, Boukabou plays almost every night somewhere on the road. “This is my first…
THE restoration of native vegetation in Bonville Creek is underway with local environmental restoration organisation Envite working with local landholders to manage riparian areas on their property. Each of the properties have been accessed under the Land for Wildlife…
BELLINGEN residents used Facebook last Tuesday night, June 1, to alert each other for safety as a man allegedly committed theft and dangerous driving on the town’s streets. While many were shaken up by the events, the Bellingen community…
LOCAL student Emily Mitchell is one of 66 students across the state to be awarded a Royal Agricultural Society Foundation (RASF) Rural Scholarship to help her with tertiary studies. Emily graduated from Saint John Paul College in Coffs Harbour…
MANY young and local hands made light work of planting some new and native trees along Mylestom’s foreshore pathway in Alma Doepel Park. That’s because eight energetic students from Repton Public got their hands dirty by planting 13 mature…
CONTEMPLATING what makes us happy is the inspiration behind the latest exhibition from Woolgoolga Art Group. The new exhibition opened June 3 and the diverse works are the expression of the local artists to the age-old question: “What makes…