A JOYFUL weekend-long celebration of sharing and learning from diversity across cultures has been hosted by STARTTS (NSW Service for the Treatment of Torture and Trauma Survivors) in Bellingen. This, the second Cultural Exchange Program (CEP) held in the Coffs…
CELEBRATING her 100th birthday on Saturday 27 April 2024, Joyce Jeff will be surrounded by family for a party at her home in Mater Christi, Toormina. Amongst the guests will be her lifelong friend, fellow Mater Christi resident and sister-in-law…
CITY of Coffs Harbour Council resolved on April 11 to grant General Manager Natalia Cowley the right to negotiate directly with interested parties for a restaurant lease on the top floor of the new community building on the Jetty Foreshores.…
THE FRIENDS of Pine Creek (FOPC) group has been holding regular vigils in an attempt to protect certain compartments of Pine Creek State Forest from imminent logging operations. The group says these compartments are home to healthy koala populations. Advertise…
THE entertainment pavilion at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour is turning 20, leaving many locals wondering where the time has gone. “In the blink of an eye it has been 20 years since the entertainment pavilion…
EMPLOYING his specialist’s eye to a pile of 193 discarded bicycles, Cameron Bate from Recycle Bicycle decreed more than half of them to be repairable, and a further 23 percent of them could be salvaged for parts, leaving only 21…
ABUSE or aggression towards its workers is being tackled by Bellingen Shire Council with a campaign around respect. Nearly 200 council employees live, work and engage in and around Bellingen. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
MARINE Rescue NSW’s 3,400 volunteers across the state were in high demand last month, responding to the organisation’s busiest March on record. During March 2024 on the Mid North Coast Marine Rescue NSW units responded to 52 search and rescue…
APPLICATIONS are now open for young women wishing to become the next Ambassador of the Coffs Harbour Show. The aim of the ‘Coffs Harbour Young Women Experience’ is to find young women to be rural ambassadors for the Coffs Coast…
CITY of Coffs Harbour has accepted handover of the regional boat ramp landside facilities, including the boat rinse, after a number of issues were addressed by Transport for NSW. Council had raised concerns, mostly regarding the eight boat rinse bays…