IN a clash of the titans of North Coast Football the Boambee Eagles defeated the Urunga Raiders 4-1 last Saturday to clinch the women’s first division. Eagles coach Neil Witherdin told News Of The Area the match was fiercely…
COFFS BY Nature, Coffs Harbour City Council’s Sustainable Living Program, held a Fire Recovery walk with Nana Glen Landcare at the Coldwater Creek Travelling Stock Reserve (TSR) on 31 July. The dedicated and passionate volunteers of Nana Glen Landcare…
URUNGA Surf Life Saving Club celebrated its breakout season with an evening of awards in recognition of individuals’ excellent results in competitions and patrol efficiency. Club President Michael Dougherty told News Of The Area, “This year our club will…
NATIONAL Tree Day was celebrated on Friday 30 July at Mountain Preschool Lowanna, where the children tilled the garden’s soil and added compost from their own compost bin. “We then observed some coriander and carrot seeds, noticing their similarities…
FINALISTS from the North Coast SLSNSW branches have been selected to represent their club at the Surf Life Saving NSW Awards of Excellence 2021. Selected by their fellow lifesavers they are recognised for their Surf Life Saving achievements and…
LONGTIME Emerald Beach residents Steve Walsh and Steve Tucker are calling out Coffs Harbour City Council on its ‘poorly designed’ concept plan for the town’s sole National Parks reserve, which they say is misrepresentative to the community. The reserve…
COFFS Harbour Racing Club are the beneficiaries of a State Government grant of $500,000 announced by Member for Coffs Harbour Mr Gurmesh Singh on Friday last week. The funds will allow the Racing Club to install a trackside irrigation…
CALLING all local amateur photographers who enjoy taking images of nature such as landscapes, seascapes, animals, insects and flora, as entries open for the 17th Annual C.ex Coffs Camera Club Nature Photography Competition. Michael Woltschenko, club member co-ordinating the…
CONFLICTING messages on social media, about the care of the Orara River, is causing division amongst locals. The Orara River Rehabilitation Project, started in 1997 as a result of community concern at the rapid decline in the health of…
RESIDENTS of the Summit Estate, up behind the Big Banana, are in dispute over a 10m stretch of land along Pinnacle Way. Advertisements for the original sale of land refer to “no neighbour along your rear boundary” in Pinnacle…