COFFS Harbour is one of three regional locations receiving a RFS helicopter, on-site now at Coffs Harbour airport. Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott and NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rog Rogers announced on Monday 1 November 2021…
RAPID antigen home tests may soon be available to stop disruption in schools from positive COVID-19 cases, with a trial currently underway in Albury. The NSW Government is trialling the Rapid Antigen Home Testing (RAHT) kits to reduce disruption…
OUTSTANDING resolutions made by Coffs Harbour City Council which have not been enacted upon or are in progress are now on public display on Council’s website. Cr Sally Townley called on Council to maintain a public register of its…
NSW has opened its arms to those fleeing Afghanistan for Australia, with almost nine hundred refugees recently arriving in the state to escape the humanitarian crisis. Minister for Multiculturalism Natalie Ward said the NSW Government was committed to ongoing…
A $4.9 MILLION grant application to help fund the Jetty Memorial Theatre Expansion Project is being applied for by Coffs Harbour City Council. Coffs Harbour City councillors have unanimously agreed for Council to seek $4,907,000 from the NSW Government…
A $10,000 grant under the Empowering and Supporting Local Communities program has been awarded to Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre. Gurmesh Singh, Member for Coffs Harbour, said this NSW Government grants program provides funding for organisations delivering critical grassroots support…
FOR the last four years the Urunga Art Space has taken time to celebrate and reward those intrepid ‘Core Crew’ members who seamlessly keep the gallery running during the preceding year. The Core Crew Exhibition will include photography, digital…
GREENS Legislative Council Member Cate Faehrmann has strongly supported a ‘forest bridge’ between Bindarra and Bongil Bongil National Parks by arguing for them in Parliament. Ms Faehrmann told the Legislative council that the Black Summer fires resulted in a…
THE Bellingen Labor Team running for Council has released a plan to improve community support and services in Bellingen Shire, promising a more responsive Council to the community’s changing needs. Ahead of the 4 December 2021 poll, the Labor…
AMPLIFY Events and Seaside Restaurants have been announced as the new leaseholders of the old Deep Sea Fishing Club on Jordan Esplanade. Director at Amplify Events Dave Mansfield told News Of The Area how excited the team are to…