CANCELLATIONS and no shows have been on the rise for blood donations. To meet demand Lifeblood now needs an extra 3000 donors over the next fourteen days. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
PAINT and Sip is sweeping the Coffs Coast as the popular activity is popping up at pubs and clubs across the region. Paint and Sip is all about bringing the fun back into painting, as event leader Sarah Lyttle…
FOOD growers, producers, retailers and distributors across Bellingen Shire are being called to unite and collaborate to create a food resilience vision and plan for the future. Driving the initiative OzGreen invited local stakeholders to a workshop to plan…
A COFFS Harbour business that designs and builds innovative outdoor screens for homes and businesses is set to bring manufacturing inhouse to reduce its reliance on offshore suppliers, thanks to the NSW Government’s Regional Job Creation Fund. Member for…
LINDEN Lagoon, a hidden natural oasis in Boambee, has been getting a whole lot of love and attention from a passionate group of local residents. Formed just over a year ago the Linden Lagoon Landcare Group is celebrating their…
2021 has been a wild year and our mental health may require more assistance than usual. There have been COVID restrictions, border closures, vaccination delays and decisions and as we head towards the holiday season it’s no wonder we…
THE fertility journey of husband-and-wife creatives in Bellingen has given birth to a beautifully written and illustrated children’s book about…well, the beginning of life in general. ‘There’s A Reason You Are Here’ by Alex and Sarah Shortcake is now…
COFFS Coast Climate Action Group members, dressed as dinosaurs, have protested against what they say is Australia’s dismal contribution to the COP26 global climate talks in Glasgow. The ‘dinosaurs’ danced and sang at the Coffs Harbour office of the…
BEHIND the scenes there’s a lot more to the fact that students have returned to school. According to experienced support groups the return has been met largely with a sigh of relief by many parents who were concurrently managing…
THE Gumbaynggirr community is celebrating the registration of the first bilingual Aboriginal school, the Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School. The Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (BMNAC) is excited by the announcement by the NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood…