HEARTS were warmed by the recent raffle of a beautiful wooden platter crafted by the late Ken Gall of Woolgoolga. On hearing the Woolgoolga District Orchid Society was hosting the 23rd AOC International Orchid Conference and Show in October 2025,…
COFFS Coast Legacy volunteers will be out and about this Legacy Week, 1 – 7 September, manning merchandise stands. “Legacy Badge Day is our main fundraiser and will be held on Friday, 6 September,” Community Services Manager Jane Sury told…
MEMBERS of Soldiers Beach Surf Club will re-enact an historic Inflatable Rubber Boat (IRB) trip from Sydney Harbour to Coolangatta next month, in time for the IRB World Championships. Two IRBs and their crews will be stopping at surf life…
BUSINESS Professional Women Coffs Coast (BPW) marked Equal Pay Day with an event designed to be informative, but also engaging and thought-provoking. Held on Monday, 19 August, President Deb Johnson said the objective of the evening was to ensure that…
AIR conditioning is to be installed in the Urunga Literary Institute Hall, much to the relief of its users. Urunga Business and Community has been awarded a $10k grant from the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) under the…
THE twelfth annual C.ex Group Coffs Harbour Running Festival is set to be the biggest event of its kind ever held in Coffs Harbour. On Sunday 8 September the Festival will take runners along the picturesque Coffs Creek Walkway and…
BELLINGEN Shire Council has voted to adopt the LGA’s Coastal Management Program (CMP). 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 The CMP…
A PETITION has been launched by Nationals MPs to return Norco milk to NSW Health facilities from Port Macquarie to the Tweed. Member for Clarence Richie Williamson, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Member for Oxley Michael Kemp launched…
THE inaugural Coffs Coast Death & Dying Expo, held at the Woopi Gardens, attracted more than 100 people. “It truly came together as the community event we envisioned,” end of life doula Rani Foreman and funeral celebrant Wendy Haynes told…
THIS week sees the premiere of Afraid (or, possibly AfrAId if you like a stylised title), a new offering from Blumhouse Productions, this time with a big Sony Studios budget. When a family chooses to allow their home to be…