NORTH Coast NSW residents, especially those living near bat colonies, are reminded to avoid handling or touching injured or dead flying-foxes and microbats. According to the Bellingen Shire Council website the Bellingen Shire is home to five active flying-fox…
WITH the new lessee of Coffs Harbour Airport and the length of the lease now public knowledge, Coffs Harbour City Council is seeking to rezone the nearby Airport Enterprise Park to attract industrial and high-tech businesses into the area.…
IT’S been a year many would like to forget, though others will remember it more kindly. Marie Lo Casio, Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre (CHNC) Coordinator, said the Bright Sparks learning club, run in partnership with The Smith Family, was…
A man has died in a single-vehicle crash near Coffs Harbour. About 11.45am on Friday 18 December 2020, emergency services were called to Bucca Road, Bucca, north of Coffs Harbour, following reports a vehicle had left the roadway and…
THE New Years Day’s Super Fun Day at Sawtell always has something for everyone but this year there will be two new attractions. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone…
THE Rural Doctors Association of NSW President Dr Charles Evill, announced Bellingen’s Doctor Trevor Cheney as the recipient of the Bowman Cutter Award 2020. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
DEBATE over the most appropriate site for the future Coffs Harbour Regional Athletics Centre continued at Coffs Harbour City Council’s recent meeting, with councillors once again advised by Council to choose York Street Oval as the site and councillors…
UNIVERSITY students Tarun Mills and James Bhorla, say picking blueberries over the summer break is the perfect way to earn extra money to fund their studies. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
ON Friday 11 December, the Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh presented Golden Jubilee service awards recognising over 50 years of individual service as a JP to eight local residents. Justices of the Peace (JPs) are volunteers appointed by…
HAVE you visited the Coffs Harbour Regional Museum to learn about our incredible past? Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au…