DENIS Gleeson has been elected President of the Rotary Club of Sawtell for a fourth consecutive year. His continued leadership was celebrated at the club’s 49th Annual Changeover Dinner in July. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
THERE has been a mixed response to private ATM’s filling the gap left by the withdrawal of major banks from the region. President of the Sawtell Chamber of Commerce Clive Greenway said there is a need to “keep cash going”…
MORE than 1000 people poured through the gates at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Sunday 11 August for the City of Coffs Harbour’s first ever Open Day. “The Open Day was an opportunity for the City to showcase and…
THE Little Wings Return And Earn “Fuel Our Planes” program has welcomed two new participants. Mary Help Of Christians Primary School in Toormina and Coffs Harbour Country Women’s Association (CWA) have received their recycling bins to start collecting 10-cent cans…
THE City of Coffs Harbour’s Environment Levy is funding four environmental projects by Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL). “The projects will help to reduce the impact of weeds not only on our Landcare sites but also allow for more sensitive…
A HUMPBACK whale has been safely disentangled from commercial fishing gear, just off Coffs Harbour. The team effort on 7 August involved the community, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the NSW Water Police Marine Area Command, Jetty Dive…
TELEVISION personality and co-host of The Block Shelley Craft, joined Dr Lisa Beecham in Coffs Harbour as part of an initiative to bring health education to regional communities. The Healthy Ageing Roadshow is a partnership between GSK Australia and the…
EMERALD Beach Fair Committee has received $29,632 in funding to build a pavilion at Emerald Beach Reserve. The NSW Community Building Partnership grant will pay for a purpose-built community pavilion in which to gather, meet and play. Advertise with News…
COFFS couple Rob and Margaret Chapman have donated two new pieces of equipment to Coffs Harbour Health Campus (CHHC). Longstanding benefactors of CHHC, the Chapmans donated a vital signs monitor valued at $4551.53 to the Renal Unit and $11,440 for…
WOOLGOOLGA’S long-awaited Whale Trail officially opened last Wednesday, with an 80-strong crowd of residents, council representatives and politicians in attendance at the town’s headland for the event. The 570-metre Whale Trail connects Woolgoolga Beach Reserve with the Solitary Islands Coastal…