INCUMBENT City of Coffs Harbour councillor Tony Judge will run for mayor in the September 14 local government election. Mr Judge, who ran as a Labor candidate in the 2023 State Election, told News Of The Area he wishes to…
NORTH Coast Football’s Under-16s sensation Logan Sambrook has received the call that every young footballer dreams about. On the other end of the line was the coach of the Australian youth team, the Joeys, delivering the news that Sambrook had…
HOMICIDE Squad detectives have conducted a number of forensic searches as part of a re-appeal for information into the suspicious disappearance of Rose Howell over 20 years ago. Rose Howell, then aged eighteen, was last seen about 6.15pm on Friday…
ELEVEN National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) employees who lost their lives protecting the community, were honoured on World Ranger Day. Among them was Aaron Harber of Dorrigo who was tragically killed in a helicopter accident in December 2009 while…
EVERY four years, the Olympic Games spark excitement in young people around the globe and the students of Mary Help of Christians (MHOC) Primary school in Toormina are no exception. They staged their own MHOC Olympics last week with each…
NEXUS Community Art Gallery in Bellingen’s The Old Buttery, is about to showcase the work of two local artists. Opening on 11 August and showing until 6 September, Cynthia Miller’s work can be viewed in the Main Gallery while John…
FORESTRY Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) firefighters on the North Coast are preparing for bushfire season, refreshing skills and planning for the conditions they will face in spring and summer. As one of the State’s four fire authorities, Forestry Corporation staff…
LIVE footage of active bushfires will be beamed from remote areas into command centres via Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites through cutting-edge upgrades to NSW’s fleet of fire trucks. Some 5000 trucks will be equipped within three years with vehicle-as-a-node technology,…
TENS of thousands of Australian children are finding it hard to find a place to call home even after seeking professional help. A lack of funding for affordable homes and frontline support services is exacerbating an already dire housing landscape,…
SILLY season is just around the corner – Red Nose Day of course! Aussies are encouraged to get silly for a serious cause – saving little lives. With the big day scheduled for Friday 9 August, now is the time…