SAWTELL artist Parma Keft has won The Urunga Small Sculpture Prize, a regional award for small sculpture, presented by Urunga Mylestom Chamber of Commerce and Urunga Art Space. Parma Keft told News Of The Area, “My exhibit is a…
COFFS Coast Uncovered is a music competition held at The Seaview Tavern Woolgoolga, with the aim of promoting local, upcoming musos. “We have twenty local acts playing across four weeks, on hold during lockdown, with the winner of each…
DUNGHUTTI artist Blak Douglas is the winner of the $30,000 Still: National Still Life Award 2021, for his sculpture ‘Silent Cop 2021’, a memorial to black deaths in custody. Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery awarded its biennial prize in a…
NSW regional areas, including the Coffs Harbour region, were plunged into a snap seven-day lockdown on Saturday 14 August with only a few hours’ notice, following the increasing spread of COVID-19 into surrounding regional areas. Deputy Premier John Barilaro…
COFFS Harbour SES volunteer and elite athlete expert Dr Deidre Anderson will return home this week after a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the Tokyo Olympics. Amongst other endeavours, Deidre works as a Performance and Wellbeing Consultant for Elite Athletes and…
DON’T have a smartphone or sometimes forget to take your phone with you when you enter a business premises? You can now register for a Service NSW COVID-19 QR check-in card to make the checking in process a whole…
COFFS Harbour City Council has set its sights high with its focus for the region’s future planned landfill tip facility to become the most modern waste recovery complex in Australia. Coffs Harbour councillors approved the adoption of a Council…
BELLINGEN United Hospital Auxiliary (UHA) volunteers can stand proud knowing they are honouring the late Mary Faichney’s bequest to benefit the staff of her beloved Bellinger River Hospital. In the last year, Mary’s Tea House custard slices, chickpea salads…
COFFS Harbour Police want the community to understand that they are still able to access help for domestic and family violence (DFV) issues during pandemic restrictions. Region Domestic and Family Violence Coordinator Kiah Bowen told News Of The Area,…
PARENTS of newborns and toddlers, feeling anxious, lonely or impacted in some way by the current COVID restrictions, are being encouraged to seek support through a range of free, virtual, early parenting services provided by Karitane. With a newly…