THE Australian Government Department of Health National Shed Development Program’s new round of grants is open for applications, closing on 25 February 2022. Liz MacDonald, Shed Development, Australian Men’s Shed Association told News Of The Area, “The grants program has been administered by The Australian Men’s Shed Association since 2010 with

  ORGANISERS of major events and festivals that have been cancelled or significantly disrupted by COVID Public Health Orders can apply for funding through the NSW Government’s Event Saver Fund. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the funding was a critical lifeline for major event organisers who have had to cancel, postpone or

  THE rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus across the Coffs Coast over the Christmas and New Year period has forced many businesses to reduce their operating hours and suffer supply issues as staff are forced to isolate due to a Covid-19 diagnosis or being a close contact of a positive

  MOBONG Creek picnic area is all spruced up and ready for visitors. Located within Wild Cattle Creek State Forest in Bellingen Shire’s north west corner, the picnic area lies 3km west of the Cascade Environment Centre (around 60 minutes west of Coffs Harbour, or 30 minutes north of Dorrigo). Advertise with News

  MORE than 100 eager Christmas shoppers turned out to the highly anticipated opening of the new $2.5m Aldi Moonee Beach supermarket on Saturday 18 December, with even Santa and Mrs Claus making an appearance. A long line of eager shoppers weaved its way through the length of Moonee Market shopping centre

  A BIG, bright, playful artwork by local artist Joe Neathway Brown has been donated by the Coffs Harbour Pink Ladies to Coffs Harbour Health Campus – a donation that will entertain youngsters attending the Emergency Department. Joe has created several murals for the department’s four paediatric bays and procedure room; transforming

  THE Return and Earn recycling scheme has marked its 4th birthday, with the Coffs Harbour region recycling more than 98 million items over this time, equating to over 8,000 tonnes of rubbish which has escaped a future as landfill. In the Bellingen Shire, more than 6.7 million items have been recycled

  LOCAL Landcare held its Annual Awards and Volunteer Appreciation presentations at its Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL) Nursery in Woolgoolga. Officiated by Barry Powells, President CHRL and Mel Craig, Landcare coordinator, fifty-plus members from all over the region cheered the popular recipients of each award. Advertise with News of The Area today.

  ALMOST fifty Bellingen locals gathered at Maam Gaduying Meeting Place Park in Bellingen last week to protest the jailing of a protester in Newcastle. On Tuesday 23 November 2021, 22-year-old climate activist Eric Serge Herbert (Sergio) was sentenced to twelve month’s imprisonment, six months no parole, for disrupting coal trains entering

  A $10,000 donation has been made to NSW SES Coffs Harbour City Unit by Handybin Waste Services and Biomass Solutions, as a thank you for their supportive additional work after October’s devastating hailstorm. The businesses joined forces to donate $10,000 to say thank you and to acknowledge the SES for their