RETIRED NSW Police officer Sue Anne Bytheway was guest speaker at Korora VIEW Club’s International Women’s Day celebration on Tuesday 5 March. The VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) Club proved the perfect audience for Sue Anne’s stories of…
FLICKERFEST 2024 lands in Sawtell on Saturday evening 23 March, presenting its hilarious Short Laughs Comedy program. “This year’s smorgasbord of incredible comedy short films are handpicked from a record 3,400 entries received for Flickerfest’s Academy,” Festival Director Bronwyn Kidd…
THE COFFS Harbour Eisteddfod Society has proudly announced an important new partnership with the Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) for 2024. The CHEC consists of the Coffs Harbour Senior College, Southern Cross University and TAFE NSW. Advertise with News of…
CITY Of Coffs Harbour’s recertification as an ECO Destination has been granted by Ecotourism Australia, a celebration of Coffs Harbour’s commitment to providing visitor experiences with low environmental impacts. When Coffs Harbour became NSW’s first accredited ECO Destination in late…
SENIORS will be treated to Coffs Harbour City Orchestra’s first event for 2024. It’s live, it’s outdoors in the Botanic Garden and it’s a free community concert to celebrate Seniors Week. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
THE family owners of Raleigh Secondhand Barn are on a trajectory of empowerment through education for everyone interested in avoiding landfill. Having faced the potential of closing the business during COVID-19, the Harfield family has rallied in response to the…
TWO local Harbour Performing Art Centre (HPAC) ballerinas recently attended ballet performances in Sydney thanks to Patron Mark Hardy. Dedicated to providing young ballerinas the opportunity to see ballet at its highest level, the tickets are provided to students who…
A NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD refugee from Syria studying nursing and business in Coff Harbour has taken out the International Women’s Day (IWD) Coffs Coast Woman of the Year award. This award and others were handed out at the annual IWD Breakfast held…
ULONG resident and inspirational community champion Carol Cleary has been named the 2024 Coffs Harbour Electorate Local Woman of the Year. In making the announcement, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said Carol was awarded the prestigious honour in recognition…
THE Made With Love Markets became the first major event to be held in the freshly renovated Exhibition Hall at Coffs Harbour Showground, with local stallholders filling the venue with their home made and hand made goods on a sunny…