MARINE Rescue NSW held its first Expo on Saturday 30 September in Coffs Harbour and the team from Nambucca shared the limelight. The event was held on the site of the Sunday Harbourside Market adjacent to Coffs Harbour Jetty. Advertise…
THE Malaami Project is hosting another Malaami Conversation, this time with Dean Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation (YAC). It takes place on Sunday 8 October in Thora. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
DRAGONS Abreast Coffs Coast club members enjoyed the ease of launching their boat from a new lightweight trailer for the first time on Sunday 24 September. Funding donated to the club by the Pink Silks Perpetual Trust enabled them to…
OVER 100 attended an event in Coffs Harbour for people with disability, their family and carers to meet local emergency services, talk about the upcoming fire and storm season and learn about personal emergency planning. There were short presentations from…
FOUR youths have been charged with multiple offences – including attempted armed robbery and robbery in company – over alleged incidents from Newcastle to north of Kempsey at the weekend. On Sunday 1 October 2023, police from the Newcastle, Manning-Great…
NSW MARITIME held its first statewide compliance and safety blitz of the boating season over the Labour Day long weekend, spotlighting the need to check vessels and safety equipment, and double-check children’s life jackets before hitting the water. NSW Maritime…
LANDCARE, the Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) and the Grassy Head Bushcare Group have issued a call to action for community members to assist in the control of Bitou Bush currently smothering native species on the Grassy Head…
AUDREY Williams’ love of the Australian landscape will be on display as she exhibits her body of work, ‘Memories’, as the Nambucca Valley Art Council’s Feature Artist for October and November. In 2003 Audrey bought herself a campervan and took…
A THRONG of colourful folk were pleased to attend the award ceremony for the current Adelaide Swift Memorial Art Awards (ASMAA) held on the evening of Tuesday 26 September at South West Rocks. Adelaide Swift was a feisty lady, and…
THE Standing Council of Attorneys-General recently endorsed the National Principles to Address Coercive Control in Family and Domestic Violence and agreed to their public release. These National Principles are seen as a significant step in addressing gender-based violence in Australia.…