NETBALLERS are jumping for joy after state and local dignitaries announced a major upgrade for local facilities. Future games will be played on vastly improved courts at Vost Park thanks to federal funding from the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program. The Coffs Harbour Netballers Association will benefit from the $1.45

  COFFS Coast sporting groups supporting the placement of the future Regional Athletics Centre (RAC) at the South Coffs Harbour Sports precinct have been given hope following the holding of a workshop with Coffs Harbour City Council, local sporting organisations and stakeholders. Council held the Regional Athletics Workshop for the local and

  ANCESTRY.COM reports that life during the global pandemic has sparked a desire to explore our family histories. Penny Smith from Coffs Harbour, who recently uncovered her ancestors’ WWII journeys on the family history website, is heart-warmed by what she learned about her family. Originally from country Victoria, Penny’s grandmother was sixteen when

  TARGETED inspections at agricultural properties on the NSW North Coast by the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) in February and March found 48% of farms inspected were still breaking water use rules. NRAR officers conducted site inspections at 25 properties across the North Coast in response to public reports of alleged

  COFFS Harbour Neighbourhood Centre (CHNC) is a project run by Volunteering Coffs Harbour Inc that provides services and support to the whole community while prioritising individuals and groups who are disadvantaged, vulnerable and/or marginalised. CHNC is co-located in the Coffs Harbour Community Village with other community services which is close to

  WOOLGOOLGA Art Gallery (WAG) presents ‘What a Relief’ – a new exhibition of relief printmaking. Sherilyn Hawley from WAG explained to News Of The Area, “Relief printing is a broad term to describe the process of printing from a raised surface, sometimes linoleum, rubber, metal or wood. “The printing surface is cut

  THE commencement of construction works on the highly anticipated $23.1m Wiigulga Sports Complex at Woolgoolga was celebrated by local stakeholders involved in the project last Wednesday. A traditional smoking ceremony was carried out on site to celebrate the Gumbaynggirr name for the new multipurpose sporting facility. Wiigulga refers to the black apple

  APRIL 27 saw the official opening of the new NSW TAFE’s $13.3m Trades Training Hub at the Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC). The facility was declared open by Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee and local member Gurmesh Singh after a welcome and traditional smoking ceremony by Aunty Jenny

  A WHOPPER of a supermoon lit up the night sky on April 27, inspiring the astronomer in us to snap and share across social media. News Of The Area asked Andrew Jacob, Curator and Astronomer at Sydney Observatory for some juicy facts. “The Moon's orbit about Earth is an ellipse with Earth

  CULTURAL appropriation is a hot topic at the moment and one that is explored in author Alex Landragin’s book Crossings. Alex will feature on four panels at this year’s Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival (BRWF) and spoke with me about the themes of the novel. The speculative fiction work Crossings is about