MEMBERS of the Hearnes Lake Catchment Management Group, under the auspices of the Sandy Beach Action Group (SANDBAG), have found evidence of toxic chemicals at unsafe levels in waterways leading into Hearnes Lake, Woolgoolga. The Group used a $9,000…
THE Mid North Coast NSW Harley Owners Group (MNCHOG) will ride out on Sunday 12 December 2021 for the 28th year, hosting the Coffs Harbour Salvation Army Toy Run ‘Open to All Motorcycles & Riders’ event. Justin Owens, MNHOG…
THANKS to citizen scientists around the country, the fourth annual FrogID Week was a massive success. Now a leading citizen science project run by the Australian Museum, this year’s FrogID Week, which ran from 12-21 November, received over 20,200…
COFFS Harbour author Bruce Meder officially launched his debut historical novel, Ironic Cross, at Old John’s Café on Wednesday 1 December. With 31 people in attendance, Bruce’s friend Harvey Ward acted as MC and highlighted some of the themes…
LOCAL legend Christian Lugnan has been awarded one of twenty one fellowships across Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand). Mr Lugnan and the other recipients of the 2022 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) program, based at the University of Melbourne…
SHADOW Minister for Water, Housing and Homelessness, Rose Jackson, visited Bellingen, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour to talk with locals about the housing crisis in the area. Ms Jackson said everyone deserves a safe, comfortable and affordable place to call…
HOYS Allied Health and Wellness collected four awards at the Coffs Coast Business Awards, held at the Hoey Moey on Thursday, 2 December. Hoys was awarded Employer of Choice, Excellence in Business, Outstanding Young Business Leader and topped it…
MINISTER for Health and Medical Research Brad Hazzard, Mid North Coast Local Health District Governing Board Chair Professor Heather Cavanagh and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh officially opened the recently completed Clinical Services Building at the Coffs Harbour…
THE Support-a-Family Christmas Appeal has been running in News Of The Area for the past three weeks, encouraging community members to support local families in need this Christmas. LifeLine North Coast, St Vincent de Paul Society, Lifehouse Care and…
. VOLUNTEERS are the lifeblood of Coffs Harbour and more are required as restrictions and demand on the services they work for have changed and increased in the last eighteen months. “Our community’s most valuable asset are our volunteers,” Di…