THE White Bluff Project, an exhibition that was due to open this week has been delayed due to flood water in the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery. The exhibition features creative works inspired by White Bluff that intersect art, science…
DID you know that Mark McGowan the Premier of Western Australia has not only just won a landslide election victory but grew up in Coffs Harbour? Mr McGowan who is Premier Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs…
WOOLGOOLGA’S Critters Distillery have been awarded a Silver medal for Australia in the World Vodka Awards 2021 for their Original Vodka. Chris Fraser has been brewing and distilling since his university days, and, with his wife Nicola, opened Critters…
THE installation of an Optus telecommunications tower at Advocate Park, Coffs Harbour to service Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) and surrounding schools has been narrowly approved by Coffs Harbour City councillors. A development application for the telecommunications facility was…
THE BUILDONIX Building System, launched this week, is tipped to transform the building industry. The Coffs Harbour based business bending the system has recently benefited from a recent Federal Government funding boost. The building system has been described by…
COFFS Harbour’s Culture Hub will open it’s latest exhibition ‘Jagun Yamarr’ on Saturday 20 March, following the departure of the Archibald Prize portraiture exhibition. Translating to ‘home fish’ or ‘country fish’, Jagun Yamarr showcases artistic works by Nambucca-based Gumbaynggirr…
SAWTELL Catholic Care (SCC) celebrated the launch of a partnership designed to provide specialist aged care nursing training that will address some of the issues raised by the recent Royal Commission into Aged Care report. The partnership, referred to…
COFFS Harbour Amateur Theatrical Society (CHATS) returns to the stage on Friday 19 March with their production of ‘Steel Magnolias’, a story of love, courage and support amongst a small group of women in America’s midwest. Having farewelled the…
ALARMED by the massive gap between what is required to limit global temperature rise and actual climate change commitments by governments and financial institutions, BDC students and staff sent a clear message to world leaders and the wider public…
A FORMER photographic journalist for banned Myanmar news organisation ‘Mizzima’ says the ban was predictable but saddening. Coffs Harbour resident Ms Aye Win told News Of The Area that ‘Mizzima’, her previous employer from 2003-2007, has been banned from…