45 PEOPLE received awards at a ceremony held by the Coffs/Clarence Police District at the Coffs Harbour Ex-Services Club on Thursday, September 15. As well as police from across the Police District, former police officers and members of the public…
OzGREEN, the Bellingen based environmental education group, has launched a crowdfunding appeal to raise money to support its global YOUth LEADing the World (YLTW) program. Multiple YLTW congresses will run during November, coinciding with COP27 which runs from Sunday, 6…
ACTION to protest logging in native forests continues on the Coffs Coast, with a march in Bellingen last Saturday, September 17, to protest proposed logging of what activists say is over 1,500 hectares of prime native animal habitat near the…
THE Motorcycle Restorers Club of Coffs Harbour is holding its Concours d’Elegance competition at the Botanical Gardens on Saturday 8 October. The bikes will gather just outside the gardens and then enter at 9.30 as a parade, a feast of…
ONE door has closed and another has opened for Specialist Breast Nurse Lee Millard-Newton, who has just become the go-to support for women pre-and post-breast cancer surgery, using her lived experience and professional skills to deliver a specific service. With…
IT is time to have your say about the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Draft Plan of Management, designed to take the Coffs Coast’s astounding natural asset into the future. “The Botanic Garden is a hugely important part of the…
A BRUMBY foal was born on Save The Brumbies (STB) Open Day at the New England Brumby Sanctuary on Saturday 18 September, where the charity’s Bellingen-based founder Jan Carter welcomed visitors from far and wide. “The highlight of the day…
FEATURING some of Australia’s finest musicians and expanding to Coffs Harbour, Bellingen Muse is a fine music festival with a difference. You can expect to hear music from many styles and different cultures. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
CREATIVE Coffs Coast kids looking to further their skills are in luck these school holidays, with the Bay School of Creative Arts offering workshops over the break. The classes will be aimed at students creating things with their hands and…
RURAL Fire Services’ Get Ready days over the weekend, 17 and 18 September, saw seven brigades in the Coffs Coast district holding their information sessions manned by many of the vital service’s volunteers. Colin Howett, Operations Officer, RFS Coffs Coast…