THE Bush Fire Danger Period commenced on Sunday 1 September in the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen local government areas (LGA). Anyone wishing to conduct burning activities during the Bush Fire Danger Period must obtain a fire permit from their local…
THE Lions Club of Bellingen has celebrated 70 years of community service. The club was chartered on 25 August, 1954. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981…
HOMICIDE Squad detectives are appealing for information following the identification of human remains found in the Jetty Beach dunes earlier this year. The death of Queensland grandmother Wendy Hansen, 63, is being investigated by detectives attached to State Crime Command’s…
NORTH Coast landholders are being urged to be vigilant for Giant Devil’s Fig (Solanum chrysotrichum), an introduced and highly invasive woody weed. It is problematic in grazing lands, waterways, forests, roadsides, parks and gardens and is found primarily in the…
A HUGE crowd attended Coffs Harbour City Rotary Club’s annual Show and Shine at the Park Beach Plaza car park. They came to see the impressive line-up of almost 100 beautiful vehicles including vintage, classic and modern display cars and…
A DEMENTIA information session will be held at the Urunga Neighbourhood Centre on Thursday 19 September. Guest speaker Martine Diss from Dementia Australia will explain the difference between dementia and normal ageing, offer guidance on what to do if you’re…
WHEN 82-year-old Cecil Whitney asked the Coffs community to help him rehouse his extensive collection of memorabilia, he had no idea he’d get over 100 phone calls and many interested visitors. The former Coffs Harbour Museum manager told the News…
THE Jetty Foreshore is set to come alive on Saturday, 14 September, when Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour hosts a day of education and entertainment. The event will run from 8:30am to 3pm and promises a mix of rescue demonstrations and…
NOSTALGIA calls the Gen-Xers to the movies again this week, with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice commencing in early September in the hopes of driving costume sales for Halloween. A “legacy sequel” to Tim Burton’s 1988 film Beetlejuice, this film sees the return…
TWO of Australia’s most gifted and compelling crime fiction writers are coming to Coffs Harbour for bare-all author talks. Michael Robotham and Chris Hammer have forged fame worldwide for their best-selling and critically acclaimed works. Robotham and Hammer were born…