THREE staff members from Coffs Harbour’s “The Shoreline” have been awarded scholarships by the Bachrach Naumburger Group to help them to continue their studies. Mya Esfandiary (Bachelor of Nursing), Cherie Howard (Diploma of Nursing) and Esha McCarthy (Diploma of Nursing),…
THE documentary “From Music into Silence” is showing at the Bellingen Memorial Hall on Friday 14 March. It features the work of the only Australian music thanatologist, Peter Roberts, who plays the harp for people in their final moments of…
COFFS Harbour Creative Arts Group’s (CHCAG) annual Mad Hatters Tea Party takes place at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery on Saturday 15 March, at 2pm. One hundred percent of proceeds will be donated to the Coffs Harbour and Clarence CanDo…
CHANGING the frequency of City of Coffs Harbour Council meetings will be put out to public consultation. The City’s practice has been to schedule Council meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of each month between February to December (adjusted…
CITY of Coffs Harbour Councillor Jonathan Cassell is concerned that the City has failed to meet its Renewable Energy and Emissions Reductions Plans (REERP) target for 2025. In a series of Questions on Notice at the 27 February meeting, Cr…
BOATIES on the Mid North Coast are being urged to take advantage of free battery checks, after figures revealed that of the more than 350 marine search and rescues in the region last year, around 35 were related to battery…
AN old motorcycle painted blue has popped up above the fence of a property on Orara Way in Coramba, accompanied by the sign “Feeling Blue? Get help”. It is the handiwork of the group of lifelong mates behind the Blue…
ALLEGRA School Coffs Harbour teacher and Leader of Student Support and Strategy Kelly Green, recently participated in the 2025 Bell Shakespeare National Teacher Mentorship program. The program has proven positive impacts that empower participants, their students, and the wider school…
TWELVE family members of Wendy Hansen, the woman whose remains were discovered by Jetty Dunecare volunteers last June, have gathered at the Jetty Foreshore a year to the day since she went missing. They also wanted to meet the members…
AGED Care Community Provider “Harbour At Home” recently ran a competition for people aged over 65 in need of home help. There was so much demand that a second competition will now be held. Advertise with News of The Area…