LOCAL dancers from the Woolgoolga Performing Arts Studio (WPAS) provided the pre-match and half time entertainment at the blockbuster NRL match between the Cronulla Sharks and Gold Coast Titans last Saturday. The students wowed the crowd with vibrant high energy…
THE joy and power of art was discussed by Archibald Prize winner Wendy Sharpe, the guest speaker at a fundraising dinner held by The Friends of Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery on Friday 17 June at C.ex Coffs. Having one of…
VICKI Simpson from Urunga, a Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Service Reform, has been recognised with a Public Service Medal in the COVID-19 Honour Roll of the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours. As the…
COFFS-BASED members of the SGL Charity have been working with the organisation’s Sydney team to support the people of flood devastated Lismore. “Our main focus is to provide assistance and aid to individuals and communities affected by national disasters (calamities)…
ROLLING up their sleeves and putting their best vein forward, staff from C.ex Group came out as a team to donate blood in support of National Blood Donor Week last week (June 13 – June 19). “We want to give…
CULTURALLY and linguistically diverse (CALD) community members whose primary language is Kurdish Kurmanji or Burmese Chin are invited to attend workshops on health matters. The Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, in partnership with the Mid North Coast Local Health District and…
A NEW tutor and new classes come to Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) in Term 3, starting on 25 July. Bookings are essential, with enrolments closing on 18 July. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
COFFS Harbour City Councillors Tony Judge, Jonathan Cassell and Sally Townley have urged interested members of the Coffs community to have their say on the economic future of the region. Councillor Judge said, “Many people are reluctant to engage in…
THE Big Bonanza music, comedy and food festival, debuting on the Coffs Coast in November, will now be even bigger thanks to $200,000 in funding from the NSW Government. Coffs Coast based festival organiser Gig Big has received this significant…
“NEV Warwick, OAM – we salute you!” was the message that rang loud and clear through Bellingen, Urunga, Repton, Raleigh, Mylestom and surf clubs all along the coast. Neville Warwick, Life Member of Bellinger Valley North Beach Surf Life Saving…