THE Classical Showcase Concert featured over 40 students from the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium and finished with a standing ovation with the audience asking for an encore. Ensemble Director and violinist Annabelle Swainston praised the enthusiasm and excitement of…
OPERATING for 30 years, Midcoast Trucks has made its mark on the trucking industry. With a well-established and respected reputation in the trucking world, Midcoast Trucks sells 850+ new and used trucks annually on average to all corners of…
THOUGHT-PROVOKING, humbling, entertaining and hilarious is some of the feedback from attendees of the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival who heard and interacted with a smorgasbord of authors, at the event over the June long weekend. Adam Norris, journalist…
AN INNOVATIVE Careers program aimed at teaching students employability skills was trialed with Woolgoolga Public School Year 6 pupils last Thursday. The ShoreTrack EPPP Year 6 Let’s Get Ready program saw pupils develop an understanding of the importance of…
A PROPOSAL to transform Woolgoolga Pizza Place into a Veterinary Hospital has recently been lodged with Coffs Harbour City Council. The development application for a Proposed Change of use to a Vet Hospital and internal alterations and additions was…
HEAL COUNTRY – Heal Our Nation is the theme of the annual NAIDOC exhibition opening on June 26 at Urunga Arts Space. Chris Wilson, local artist from the Gallery told News Of The Area the exhibition is proudly “showcasing…
THE opening night for Tree-o Gallery’s second birthday exhibition on July 3 has been cancelled, however the gallery remains open. Tree-o Gallery is an unexpectedly elegant space in Raleigh Industrial Estate that houses an array of beautiful furniture crafted…
JOHN Turnbull has been surveying marine life around the Solitary Islands for more than 10 years. He works with Reef Life Survey (RLS), an international, non-profit, citizen science program in which trained SCUBA divers undertake underwater surveys of reef…
NINETY NINE percent of patients admitted to the smaller public hospitals across the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) rate their overall care as either ‘very good’ or ‘good’. The Bureau of Health Information’s Rural Hospital Adult Admitted…
BELLINGEN Riverwatch, one of the largest water quality monitoring programs taking place in NSW has been going strong for four years with the incredible dedication of over 40 volunteers who work together to test the Bellinger and Kalang rivers…