AFTER two long years of the Covid pandemic affecting just every aspect of the live music and entertainment industry, the folks at the Coffs Harbour International Buskers and Comedy Festival are very excited getting ready to launch their first event…
AUGUST is Tradies National Health Awareness Month, begun ten years ago by the Australian Physiotherapy Association. The association is concerned that physically-demanding trade jobs can cause and exacerbate a range of injuries. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
STUARTS Point Men’s Shed recently welcomed a new member, Oscar Waters, a Year 9 student and resident of Fishermans Reach, who joined the cohort earlier this year. “I was at the waste station dumping rubbish one Saturday morning and I…
LOCAL artist Munki is hosting her ‘Munki Art Show’ at the Phoenix Gallery in Bowraville. After three years of fires, floods and lockdowns due to Covid, Munki wants to present a free event for people to reconnect with family and…
SERENDIPITY, the name of the art exhibition at Nexus Gallery in Bellingen, proved to inspire many conversations at the Opening Afternoon party on Sunday 14 August. “Presentation of the paintings flowed beautifully with our theme Serendipity; this was a great…
BOWRAVILLE Central School has welcomed home Billie McKay, a former student and twice winner of MasterChef. Head Vocational Education and Training (VET) teacher Eve Riches introduced Billie, saying how well-known and respected her family is within the Bowraville Community, and…
AUTHOR and poet Jennifer Hetherington has joined the News Of The Area team as a correspondent. As a published author and committed writer of poetry and prose, Jen recognises the stories in her community of Stuarts Point, Fishermans Reach, Scotts…
BINGO and raffles run by the Nambucca Heads branch of the United Hospital Auxiliary have resulted in a donation of $20,934 of medical equipment to Macksville District Hospital. Celebrating a successful year at its annual general meeting, Mid North Coast…
THE chorus of ‘Amazing Grace’ echoed across the grounds of the Yarrahappini Uniting Church this month, as people gathered to mark the institution’s shift into its eighth decade of worship. Locals and visitors alike gathered on Sunday 7 August to…
FREE live entertainment is being offered tonight at Nambucca Valley Radio 2NVR’s studios. Slim Pickens and Chris Aronsten will be on stage for ‘Studio 3 Live’ from 6pm-8pm at the station’s headquarters, on Rodeo Drive, Tewinga. Advertise with News of…