GETTING together to enjoy a hobby with like-minded people has a positive effect on well being, and model train enthusiasts are no exception. Paul Baker, President of the Coffs Coast Railroad Modellers, told News Of The Area that his…
MOVE over Adele and Michael Bublé, Australia’s rare birds are taking a shot at the top spot on the charts this Christmas. Shooting for the Christmas number one album has officially gone to the birds, with twitchers, environmentalists and…
FREE is the key to great holiday fun for families. This year there is plenty of free fun to be had during the upcoming summer school holidays, with sport and recreation camps, dance parties and hundreds of summer skills…
SETTING up an emergency overnight shelter for the homeless in Coffs Harbour is a project being undertaken by locals Doris Cowan and a handful of self-less volunteers. “The places that already exist for assistance are at capacity and do…
WHILE a welcome relief for some, heavy rainfall across parts of the MidCoast region has taken a significant toll on the local transport network. Motorists are urged to take extra care on damaged roads as Council’s road crews undertake…
REFORMS to simplify sexual consent laws and to ensure more effective prosecutions of sexual offences have passed NSW Parliament this week. Although no law can ever erase the trauma of sexual assault, members of parliament have listened to calls…
THE New South Wales Parliament has passed a Bill to ban single-use plastics in the state by November 2022. This decision has been long-awaited since the initial report by the Environment Protection Authority in 2015, and has since been…
OZGREEN is seeking community volunteers to run its award-winning Resilient Communities program across twelve localities on the North and Mid North Coast. Bellingen-based not-for-profit environmental and sustainability organisation OzGREEN is seeking applications from local people living in twelve communities…
BLOCKADE Australia’s protests against the Newcastle Coal Port have continued, with over twenty actions disrupting not only the Port, but all of New South Wales. Actions began on Tuesday 9 November, with activists protesting through abseiling, car locking on…
THE Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club report that Motorfest will return in 2022 after the Club were unable to hold the event this year due to government regulations. The Club has received approval from MidCoast Council to stage…