LIFE-SAVING pacemaker implants are now available at Coffs Harbour hospital as day surgery. A collaboration between Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh, Coffs Harbour cardiologist Dr Austin May and the Mid North Coast Local Health District Board working together for…
THE ‘Human Whale’ is returning to Port Stephens on Sunday 16 July at Fingal Bay Beach and organisers are calling on all and sundry to turn out for the event. The Human Whale event aims, at noon, to have a…
WHALES will be a permanent fixture at Bennetts Beach, Hawks Nest, having materialised upon the western wall of the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club’s storage block, courtesy of local artist Jeanette Hart and members of the Myall…
A SPECTACULARLY blue-sky, sunny day in Coffs Harbour welcomed The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023, presented by Defence Health arriving on Friday 30 June. The route started at Diggers Beach just before 11am on Friday morning. Advertise with News of…
ALLAM Property Group is walking away from a controversial development proposal at Stuarts Point. It cited sewerage, groundwater and biodiversity issues as among reasons it will not pursue plans for a major residential development. Advertise with News of The Area…
NEWCASTLE Airport this week officially opened its new Premium Covered Car Park, providing travellers with a first-class undercover parking experience right at the front door. But the car park is not just a covered car park, with six Electric Vehicle…
LAUNCHING a boat at Tea Gardens’ Apex Park jetty has become a thing of the past, as orange danger fencing and a hastily attached “wharf closed” sign now bars passage. It is a physical manifestation of the bureaucratic red tape…
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking at the Roberts Hill site of the Coffs Harbour Bypass on Tuesday 27 June, said he is “very confident” in the project keeping to the timeline. The bypass is expected to be open to traffic…
VISITORS to Stuarts Point Foreshore Reserve on Saturday 26 June were welcomed with clear winter sunshine, and a sobering display of individual stories, strategically presented. The ‘Forest of the Fallen’ was set up as a silent display with the intention…
COMMUNITY service providers and their clients came together at Tomaree during the week to make people aware of services on offer. Dubbed the ‘Tomaree Connect Day’, the event was hosted by Tomaree Neighbourhood Centre (TNC) and coordinated by TNC program…