COFFS Harbour Labor candidate Tony Judge addressed key local issues at a gathering of supporters at the Sawtell Bowling Club last Sunday, December 4, raising funds ahead of March’s state election. Mr Judge has long been a vocal advocate for…
ROOFING Matters apprentice David Hart has won a prestigious Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarship through the NSW Government. Just turned 20, David told News Of The Area, “It’s an honour to be chosen and I feel great. Advertise with News of…
RESILIENT Communities, an OzGREEN program, has now ‘graduated’ its first cohort of community groups along the Coffs Coast, having run throughout 2022. OzGREEN’s unique program is based on 30 years experience and fosters the transition from feelings of sadness, helplessness…
NATIVITY scenes from all over the world, collected, bought and handed down, are on display at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Coffs Harbour for the community to enjoy. “O Come Let Us Adore Him,” invited Linda…
MISSION Australia has been successful in receiving almost $30,000 from a share of more than $600,000 through the third round of the NSW Government’s Reducing Social Isolation for Seniors program. “Seniors are an integral part of our society, and we…
FIFTY years as a Justice of the Peace has gone in a flash according to Madeleine Wardman, one of three Coffs Harbour JPs being celebrated for each giving half a century to the volunteer role. At a presentation of certificates…
JOY Watson from the Coffs Harbour Grandparents & Kinship Carers group has accepted a donation on its behalf from the North Coffs Junior Kangaroos football club at their Christmas party on Sunday 4 December. “This was presented to me by…
FROGS are the focus of a new tourism opportunity in Bonville which will leap up a level thanks to a NSW Government Experience Development Fund grant of $150,000. The Frogarium, owned by local master frog breeder Peter Johnson, will provide…
A HUGE “hooray” sang out as the families attending Early Connections – Coffs Coast (EC-CC) saw the ribbon cut at the official opening of their new playground on Friday 2 December at Kane Crescent, Coffs Harbour. Families from Corindi to…
MEMORABILIA from wars dating back to the turn of the 20th century are treasures of interest to Coffs amateur historian and collector of military items, Doug Young, who is coordinating the transport of found items to the new Military Museum…