STUDENTS at Allegra School Coffs Harbour are participating in an educational initiative aimed at deepening their understanding of the sacrifices made by Australian service personnel during World Wars I and II. As a successful applicant for the prestigious ANZAC Community…
HAVING lived in Valley Street, Coffs Harbour for 44 years, Derry McLean has questioned local government on numerous occasions over the state of roads and pathways near his home. He has badgered the City of Coffs Harbour – formerly Coffs…
THE vital treatment room addition to Ulong’s Mountain Health Hub was officially opened on Thursday 15 February. The Health Hub is located in the Eastern Dorrigo Community Hall. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
SET to test the problem solving skills and creativity of Coffs Coast students, the Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC) returns to Woolgoolga in April. The SEC is a nationwide science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach program run by the…
CAMP Creek Road, up the mountain in Eastern Dorrigo, will have an automated external defibrillator (AED) installed thanks to a donation from the City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH). The AED is a medical device designed to analyse the heart rhythm…
WORLD Cholangiocarcinoma Day prompted the iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour to be lit up green last Thursday, drawing awareness to the under-researched cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer which originates from the bile ducts and has a…
THE Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) has opened submissions to its annual Fine Art Open Exhibition. Entries for the exhibition close on Friday 22 March, with the official opening and prize presentation on Sunday 14 April at 2:00pm. Advertise…
HAVING served the community for more than 120 years, the Bellinger River District Hospital certainly has some stories to tell. Twelve decades of multitudinous medical services to the community was notched up at the end of 2023, providing an opportunity…
BUNNINGS Warehouses around the country are hosting Lions Awareness Day events on Saturday 2 March 2024. Outside the Coffs Harbour store, members of local Lions Clubs will sizzle the BBQ, serve snags and share about their organisation. Advertise with News…
AT City of Coffs Harbour’s 8 February meeting, Councillors endorsed a draft Laneways Policy and an associated amendment to the Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan. Both are now on public exhibition for feedback. Advertise with News of The Area today.…