STEVE and Judy Woods shared in the magic of automobiles with their 1948 MG TC at last week’s launch of the Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport. Steve fell in love with the MG TC from the age of…
SIMPLIFYING the ever-changing landscape of events, Southern Cross University in Coffs Harbour has created a virtual Open Day that runs for a month with on-demand tours, presentations, deep-dives into the courses as well as live information sessions and chats…
PEOPLE’S Choice Award at Sawtell Gallery’s 33rd Art Exhibition has been won, and it is Raleigh resident Lisa White who takes home the community-voted award. Her piece, entitled HOPE depicts an African child bearing an expression that conveys hope,…
GROWING community concern that repairing everyday products is getting harder and costlier for consumers, has driven the Australian Government Productivity Commission to prepare a report on consumers’ ‘right to repair’. General public were invited for their input by 23…
A FIRST birthday is always an occasion for celebration, and this week your Coffs Coast News Of The Area is celebrating just that. From the first edition, which hit newsstands on 31 July 2020, the Coffs Coast community welcomed…
THE best milkshakes in town are on offer at Lifeblood, Coffs Harbour Homebase. With an urgent call-out to the community that Australia needs to double its blood donation effort for the rest of the year to ensure a healthy…
COMMUNITY safety is the number one issue to be addressed by the Labor Council Team vying for a position on the incoming Bellingen Shire Council at the upcoming local government election. Under Labor’s plan, council spending will be directed…
SATURDAY’S Buck Full Moon drew ogling crowds on a crystal clear night on the Coffs Coast. Andrew Jacob, Curator, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences/The Observatory in Sydney, told News Of The Area, “Not sure how it was at…
BUSHCRAFT teacher and environmental vocalist, Jake Cassar is bringing his Native and Edible Medicinal Plants crash course to Bellingen in September. The passionate environmentalist is driven by an urgency to educate people on taking action and doing rather than…
THE GOURMET Garden School’s soil workshops in Raleigh are filling up fast, as their co-founder Ian Thomas’ reputation for accessible deep dives into earthy business flourishes. An Environmental Scientist and Soil Analyst, Ian runs the workshops in his own…