IF you have remaining unused Dine and Discover NSW vouchers you now have until 30 June next year to use them. The NSW Government recently announced an extension on the vouchers until 30 June 2022. “This extension gives people…
CLIMATE change is not at the forefront of everybody’s mind on the Coffs Coast. COVID-19 and the current lockdown preoccupy the thoughts of many people, and others are simply struggling to get by. Advertise with News of The Area…
ALTERATIONS to the funding plan for the controversial $81m Cultural and Civic Space project were questioned by Cr Paul Amos at a recent meeting of Coffs Harbour City Council. Cr Amos stated in a Question on Notice on Thursday…
THE Coffs Harbour City Council is planning a coordinated, collaborative approach to stimulating the live music scene. A joint initiative with the Live Music Office, the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS),…
ALMOST fourteen hundred Coffs Coast locals have taken up a fee-free JobTrainer course during the pandemic, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh told News Of The Area. The most popular courses to study for local residents were the Certificate…
A POPULATION of Yellow-bellied Gliders has been discovered in a patch of unburnt forest at the top of the Kalang Headwaters. Verified by local ecologists, community members and citizen scientists, the endangered marsupials have taken up refuge in an…
WORK on the much-awaited Coffs Harbour boat ramp upgrade is due to start this month, with local Member Gurmesh Singh announcing on Tuesday 10 August the upcoming commencement of the first stage of construction. The $14M project will be…
SCIENCE and Spirit: Stories of Gumbaynggirr Country, an evening of conversational knowledge and wisdom, brought together two of the Coffs Coast’s most enthusiastic environmentalists; Gumbaynggirr language teacher Uncle Micklo Jarrett and local ecologist Mark Graham. The sold-out event on…
ON Sunday 15 August, the Nexus Community Gallery at the Old Butter Factory in Bellingen will host the opening of two exhibitions which showcase the works of four local artists. The Gallery hosts four members’ group shows each year…
WOOLGOOLGA Performing Arts is launching into a new era of offerings this week, with the opening of its new Music Studio, as refurbishments of the whole building are completed. Under new ownership since 2020, the building was bought by…