OFFICEWORKS Coffs Harbour’s recent 2024 Back to School Appeal raised $6,600, exceeding their store’s fundraising goal by more than $1,300. The community-raised funds will go to The Smith Family’s Learning for Life sponsorship program, helping 2,000 children and families impacted…
GREEN was the theme for an early celebration of St Patrick’s Day for Sing Australia Coffs Harbour members on Monday, March 11. The singers, dressed in the colour of the Emerald Isle, sang songs selected with a focus on all…
VOLUNTEER ambulance officer Jodie Williams has issued an invitation to Federal Transport Minister Catherine King to witness the dangers of a level crossing at Morrows Road, Nana Glen. The National Level Crossing Safety Committee has been included in the invitation.…
THE Living Well Expo held at the Coffs Harbour Showground in early March was declared a huge success by organisers and exhibitors, attracting more than 1000 visitors throughout the day. Housed in the recently renovated Showground Exhibition Pavilion, the event…
LITTLE Wings, a non-profit organisation that provides free flight and ground transport services for seriously ill children in rural and remote areas, chose Coffs Harbour for its first regional International Women’s Day lunch. Little Wings CEO Clare Pearson addressed gathered…
A BUMPER crowd of some 400 turned up for the turning on of the historic South Solitary Island Lighthouse Optic at the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores. “This is the perfect place for this light as it continues to be a…
FAUNA exclusion fencing along Hogbin Drive is in the process of being installed by City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH), funded through a NSW Government Koala Program grant. The funding was approved in April 2022. Advertise with News of The Area…
NOMINATIONS for the 2024/2025 Environmental Levy Grants Program run by City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH) are now open. Applications close on 26 April 2024. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone…
PERFORMANCE poet Taj Abdullah from Coffs Harbour joined an international act on stage in Bellingen earlier this month, in a show that focused on the global climate crisis. Taj’s Eritrean family came to Australia twelve years ago as refugees from…
REGIONAL and rural communities are bearing the brunt of a NSW teacher shortfall, local teachers have heard. The NSW Teachers Federation is ramping up its campaign to fully resource North Coast public schools, meeting with teachers in Coffs Harbour last…