AN upcoming exhibition of the social and cultural history of surfing on the Mid North Coast is generating considerable interest. The Yarrila Arts and Museum initiative, “Swell Chasers: Surf Stories from the Mid North Coast”, will run from 23 November…
THE McCarthy family have been supplying timber products nationally and internationally since it was established in 1961. Coffs Harbour Hardwoods has grown over the years from timber merchant and world champion axeman Ray McCarthy and a few sons, to now…
BIG4 Sawtell Beach Holiday Park has won the Customer Service Excellence Award in the BIG4 national awards announced at a gala event on the Gold Coast. City of Coffs Harbour manages all four BIG4 holiday parks on the Coffs Coast.…
NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2025 Australia Day Awards. Run by the City of Coffs Harbour, the awards will see three individuals honoured at a ceremony at C.ex Coffs on Sunday 26 January – plus a special ‘Aussie Spirit’…
BRITISH Pop Art was the subject of the recent ArtsNational Coffs Coast talk by art historian Paul Chapman. A guide at The National Gallery in London, Chapman expertly navigated the audience through this avant-garde era of the late 1950s and…
THE Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary has welcomed the arrival of Little Blue Penguin couple, Biggie and Guinness. The two penguins were transferred from Sea Life Sunshine Coast Aquarium. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
A “GENERATIONAL” pay increase of up to 40 percent is set to make NSW police the best paid in the nation as the force battles crippling officer shortages. More than 10,000 constables, senior constables and sergeants will receive increases of…
THEY didn’t think they would be out on strike again but public sector nurses and midwives across NSW took to the streets once more on Wednesday 13 November. Recent talks between the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) and the…
THE NSW Government has announced the opening of the 2025–27 NSW Heritage Grants Program, offering $8.5 million in funding over two years to support local councils and those who own or manage items listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.…
GROWING feral deer populations across NSW have prompted Local Land Services (LLS) to highlight the safety and environmental risks to the community. Five introduced species of feral deer have established populations throughout the state, including in urban areas where they…