THE winners of the annual Bellingen Shire Community Awards will be announced on Thursday 23 January at the Bellingen Memorial Hall. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)…
THE “We Are Coast” creative agency fulfilled its 2024 mission by gifting young people across Coffs Harbour with art materials such as sketchbooks, pens and paints. The agency’s mission was to spread the magic of creativity by supplying vulnerable children…
COFFS Harbour sailor Eric Marsh, 71, is one of only fifteen intrepid sailors setting sail on a world-first adventure, the McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR). The 45,000km (28,000-mile) ‘round-the-world race starts in Antigua on 23 February, and is expected to…
MORE than a month after his disappearance, the parents of 18-year-old Jacob Partridge are “still out searching every day” for their son in bushland around Emerald Beach. Jacob, aged 17 at the time, was last seen by friends at about…
THE best hot rods from the region will be rumbling into Woolgoolga for a free, family day car show at the town’s C.ex club on Australia Day, 26 January. “Woolgoolga will once again host its annual, massive car display featuring…
INCUMBENT Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has been endorsed by the National Party to re-contest the seat in the 2025 Federal Election. Mr Hogan, who was first elected as Page MP in 2013, said he was “humbled” to receive…
MORE than thirteen years ago, Marion Crear and Loretta Williamson got together to share their love of all things creative. Their first meetings were held at their kitchen tables. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
SIXTEEN-year-old North Coast Football sensation Logan Sambrook has taken a giant leap in his blooming career, signing a scholarship deal with A-League heavyweights Central Coast Mariners. For the Northern Storm junior, the move to the reigning A-League Champions and Premiers…
SPECIAL Disability Trusts (SDT) were the subject of a workshop held in early December at the Coffs Harbour Village. Marking International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), the session was arranged by Joanne Magill from PhysAbility NSW, an NDIS support…
UNDETERRED by superstitions around the date, Coffs Harbour Birder group spent the morning at the North Coast Botanic Garden seeking to see avian activity on Friday, 13 December. The local “birdos” always hold their end-of-year final bird outing and morning…