WOOLGOOLGA Art Gallery and Woolgoolga Rotary kicked off their collaborative celebrations of 100 years of Rotary in Australia with the Gallery’s art competition Opening Night on Friday 8 October. The 100 years of Rotary Exhibition features the work of…
COFFS Harbour Airport welcomed the announcement that Virgin Australia will resume its service to Sydney and launch a new seasonal service to Melbourne, coinciding with summer holidays and easing restrictions. The seasonal service from Melbourne to Coffs Harbour will…
KUDOS to North Coast residents as our Local Government Areas (LGAs) are well past the 70% vaccination rate for the first dose of COVID-19 vaccinations. This puts us slightly above the national average. Advertise with News of The Area…
UNIVERSITY entry is being transformed by Southern Cross University’s (SCU) Transition to University Pathway and local student Inderjot Bajwa can testify to that. Following a difficult 2020 of COVID disruptions while studying Year 12, Inderjot was pleased to gain…
THE Educational Pathways Pilot Program operating successfully in the Coffs Harbour region since 2020 is set to expand into additional high schools throughout the State next year. The pilot program has operated at Woolgoolga High School on the Coffs…
WITH the hair and beauty industries starting to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions progressively ease across the state, the Diploma in Salon Management is being offered for the first time virtually. The beauty industry has been one of the hardest…
THE last event in the Festival of New Thinking, run by 6 Degrees, an initiative of the Coffs Harbor City Council, will be a whole-day affair on Wednesday, 27 October. The event will consist of three sessions, and participants…
A 45-YEAR-OLD man has passed away in the Sawtell park adjacent to the Surf Life Saving Club on Fourth Avenue. Police report that on Thursday morning, around 11am, locals noticed the man appearing to be unwell and called an…
NOMINATIONS are now open for the two categories of 2022 Sawtellian of the Year. Sawtellian of the Year has been running for many years being awarded each New Year’s Day at the Sawtell Super Fund Day at the Village…
INCREASING vaccination rates mean North Coast residents are better prepared as visitors arrive to the region in coming weeks. Across all the North Coast LGAs the rate is now at 88% of those aged 16 and over now having…