A CEREMONY marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War will be broadcast nationally on August 18. On January 11, 1973, the Governor General Sir Paul Hasluck signed the documents that ended Australia’s participation in the Vietnam…
FOUR TAFE NSW Coffs Harbour students have earned a place in the WorldSkills Australia 2023 National Championships in mid-August. The three are from TAFE NSW Coffs Harbour Education Campus: Ross Colquhoun, automotive mechanics, Lenoir Rae, welding, Lestatt Hammond-Hurst, retail baking…
SEABASTION Toast, artist in residence in Coffs Harbour, is a first-time finalist in three major art prizes: the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery’s STILL National Still Life Award; Caloundra Regional Art Gallery’s Sunshine Coast Art Prize and the Manning Valley Regional…
ON Friday September 1, the Rotary Club of Sawtell’s famous trivia fundraiser is back and set to test your knowledge and question your wits in the good cause of bringing in dollars for projects close to the club’s heart. Monies…
THE Big W Park Beach Plaza team was quick to hop on board the launch of the Wiggles Red Nose Day fundraiser donning red noses ready to get behind the campaign. Ahead of the 35th Red Nose Day today (Friday…
STILL National Still Life Award, the biennial art prize to be exhibited in Yarrila Gallery Coffs Harbour later this year, has announced its finalists for 2023. Korora Bay artist Peggy Zephyr is amongst them. Advertise with News of The Area…
TENDER loving care was the order of the day on Sunday 30 July as Korora Landcare marked National Tree Day planting about forty coastal acacias and callistemons, allocasuarinas and acacias on a site it has been restoring. “This year we…
BOAMBEE East artist, Jingalu (Melissa Craig) has been named a finalist in the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA), which opens on 12 August 2023 at The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT).…
ARTISTS in the Garden this Sunday 6 August, is all about Basquiat. “For this month’s meeting the focus is on the gifted American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,” Artists in the Garden director Tammy Mills-Thom told News Of The Area. Advertise with…
LIFELINE North Coast is addressing a price expectation from customers who believe all merchandise in op shops should be cheap. “We’ve had some customers sharing their feedback about prices at our retail stores over the past few months, and we’re…