THE Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour Expo last weekend provided a fun and educational experience for residents and visitors, while highlighting the vital role the service plays in on-water safety. The day kicked off early in traditional style with a ‘fleet…
HUNDREDS of locals attended an ocean film night at the Jetty Theatre, hosted by the Australian Marine Conservation Society, the NSW Sanctuary Alliance and the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA). The 17 September screening featured a series of short…
APPRENTICES at Toormina-based engineering business Vulcanic Tee have constructed four purpose-built iron benches and donated them to Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL). The tables have been installed in CHRL’s nursery in Woolgoolga. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THE Coffs Coast’s magnetic pull continues to draw creative people like Maree Jolleau into its orbit. Arriving three years ago, after almost a lifetime in the Southern Highlands, Jolleau set up a studio on the magnificent lower escarpment of Bruxner…
THE Combined Art and Craft Group is hosting an exhibition at Coffs’ Botanic Garden from Sunday, 29 September, to Sunday, 6 October. The group of local artists has been holding exhibitions during the school holidays for many years. Advertise with…
MORE than 300 sandstone blocks have been installed along Atherton Drive Reserve at Urunga in a move to protect endangered shorebirds. Crown Lands in the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) commissioned the Soil Conservation Service to carry out…
KORORO School friends from the class of 1945 are on the cusp of celebrating 80 years of companionship. Adele Simmond (Berriman), Peggy Mavin (Hoy), Lorraine Partland (Taylor), Helen Bowen (Edwards) and Lesley Burling (Gillam) met as five-year-olds at Kororo School,…
THE grassroots creative culture of Coffs Harbour offers a rich and often clandestine life for aspiring artists. The burgeoning poetry scene for instance continues to thrive in the margins, fuelled by passion rather than driven by economics. Advertise with News…
BELLINGEN’S Wal Tyson, 89, has received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to the Bellingen Shire community. Mr Tyson was presented the OAM at the King’s Birthday 2024 Honours and Awards Ceremony at Government House, Sydney on Thursday,…
A PETITION initiated by local conservation group Friends of Pine Creek has been tabled in parliament. Presented to the Upper House on 18 September by Greens MLC Sue Higginson, it calls for the end of logging in primary koala habitat…