COFFS Harbour City Council has done a backflip on its plan to sell its Council administration building and Council Chambers for $7.25m to help fund the $81m Cultural and Civic Space (CCS) project, instead choosing to investigate turning the…
CHEESE made in Dorrigo will be a reality thanks to the town’s new business Wellstein Cheese Co. “It’s just when, that’s in the balance.” Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
ARE you planning on attending the River Sounds Festival at Bellingen? There’s some bad news and some good news. Inorder to end on a positive note let’s start with the bad news. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
VETERAN peaceful environmental activist, Murray ‘Muzz’ Drechsler visited Newry Forest Blockade’s Camp Nunguu last week delivering the rego papers for the new solar powered unit which houses a fridge and communications charging station. A handyman fixer, Muzz converted the…
COFFS Harbour’s Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) has developed an English, jobs and employment pathway for migrants that is helping to alleviate the shortage in retail and hospitality workers. According to figures released in April by jobs website SEEK,…
L-FRESH The Lion is one of Australia’s most important hip hop artists and he will bring his unique and powerful performance to the Moonee Beach Hotel this September. Curryfest Woolgoolga is proud to present South West Sydney born and…
FOUR 40ft shipping containers delivered the contents of King Tide’s brewery to the site of Coffs Harbour’s first craft brewery. “We unloaded our brewery and have installed it on site in a mammoth effort, and are now hooking up…
A COLLABORATION between Valla Voices and Bellingen Youth Orchestra Sinfonia and String School brings their first concert collaboration to Stockton Hall, Bellingen High School on July 31. Called ‘Colours of Home’ the concert celebrates local talent performing Australian music…
COFFS Harbour’s annual Coffs Cup Race Day and half day public holiday is still scheduled to go ahead, despite current COVID-19 restrictions in place throughout regional NSW. Coffs Harbour City Council confirmed the annual Coffs Cup public holiday will…
A $44m retail and residential highrise has been approved for the Coffs Harbour CBD area and is set to revitalise the shopping district. The 13-storey building will be located opposite C.ex Coffs at Harbour Drive and involves the demolition…