THROUGHOUT January BigW partnered with the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) to support a program that raises funds for the Breakfast Library program, delivering books and reading support to families in need. The team at BigW Plaza were 100…
THE winners of Bellingen Shire’s 2023 Australia Day Awards were announced on Thursday 26 January 2023 at Bellingen Park. The awards ceremony was hosted by the Bellingen’s Lions Club and supported by Council. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
THE Australian Decorative Arts Society Coffs Coast (ADFAS) presents its first arts talk of 2023 titled ‘Khayamiya: A History of the Egyptian Tentmakers’ with Dr. Sam Bowker, Senior Lecturer in Art History and Visual Culture at Charles Sturt University. From…
CYCLING on the Coffs Coast has received a boost with the Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Paul Toole, announcing an Adventure Cycling Strategy to strengthen local economies by promoting the regions as top tourist destinations for riding enthusiasts…
THE ABC Friends Coffs Harbour group is hoping to officially inaugurate at a meeting on Monday 6 February at 10am at Silvio’s Italiano at Park Beach Plaza. Organiser John Marsh told News Of The Area, “The ABC is more than…
THREE local legends were recognised for their achievements and community spirit at Coffs Harbour’s annual Australia Day Awards 2023 celebrations on Thursday 26 January at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden. Citizen of the Year is Helen Mears, a volunteer…
68 ADULTS and 30 children from seventeen different countries received their Australian Citizenship on Australia Day, Thursday 26 January, presented in Coffs Harbour at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden by City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Paul Amos and General…
SAWTELL Surf Life Saving Club (SSLSC) will receive more than $150,000 to undertake an urgent facility upgrade through the NSW Government’s Surf Club Facility Program. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the funds will be utilised to replace the…
“PLEASE don’t drop and run,” urges Coffs Harbour Salvation Army Family Store temporary retail manager, Chris Reading, who is frustrated at the amount of out-of-hours community dumping that goes on outside Op Shops. Arriving at the shop on Monday morning…
THE Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Paul Toole, was in town last week to tout the NSW Government’s new $175 million Growing Regional Economies Fund. He said the fund will invest in infrastructure and facilities that will unlock…