A COURSE to run shortly in Coffs Harbour at NV College will aim to reduce staff shortages currently impacting the aged and community care sector. NV College Training Manager Enrico Fabian said the Care Ready course will introduce people to…
THE Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium (the Con) is inviting the community to partake in an afternoon of chamber music from 1pm on October 29 to help say farewell to outgoing Executive Director Patrick Brearley. Patrick is finishing his time at…
THREE-year milestone celebrations are brewing for the Coffs Harbour Older Women’s Network (CH OWN), with plans for a birthday bash on Wednesday 8 November and an invitation extended to the community. CH OWN was established in November 2020 and the…
EXTREME fires drove biodiversity declines despite overall resilience after the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfire season in NSW, a new study suggests. The Black Summer Bushfires burnt an unprecedented area of over five million hectares of eastern Australia, with severe economic,…
KNOW your Mountain is a mini expo covering all things resilience and preparedness for summer time life in and around Ulong and Lowanna. Carol Cleary, co-owner of Ulong General Store and Cafe in the Valley, told News Of The Area,…
KING Tide Breweries and The National Cartoon Gallery have joined forces to share the joys of celebrating cartoonery. As a lead up to the 35th Rotary Cartoon Awards to be held at the National Cartoon Gallery from 24 November, King…
ALL manner of lovingly created items using fabrics and threads will be on show at Coffs Quilters and Needlecraft Inc. (CQ&N) Members Exhibition. Displayed in the Norm Jordan Centre, Coffs Harbour Showground on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October, members…
KOI, Bonsais and Bromeliads are stars of the show at an exhibition hosted by Vitality Bloom Nursery in Boambee, running from 9am to 4pm Friday 20 through to Sunday 22 October. An extensive range of bonsais and bromeliads will be…
NOT everyone’s bowl is filled these days, a fact the local Coastal Claymakers are working towards changing for at least one day through their Empty Bowls fundraiser. Hosted at Bellingen Riverside Cottages, people come along and browse through the locally…
IT’S ON, the Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod’s 52nd competitive performance will take to the stage in May and June 2024. With the organisers’ AGM held in September, the committee is in place with another year of planning is underway…