CAMP Creek Road, up the mountain in Eastern Dorrigo, will have an automated external defibrillator (AED) installed thanks to a donation from the City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH). The AED is a medical device designed to analyse the heart rhythm…
MORE than 50 exhibitors will showcase the services and support available for older people, people with a disability or chronic conditions and their families and carers at this year’s Living Well Expo. The Expo celebrates carers, ageing and disability and…
WORLD Cholangiocarcinoma Day prompted the iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour to be lit up green last Thursday, drawing awareness to the under-researched cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer which originates from the bile ducts and has a…
THE Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) has opened submissions to its annual Fine Art Open Exhibition. Entries for the exhibition close on Friday 22 March, with the official opening and prize presentation on Sunday 14 April at 2:00pm. Advertise…
WITH National Eating Disorders Awareness Week being held nationally from 26 February to 3 March, Coffs Coast anorexia advocate Doris Cowan will speak out on the disease at local events. Ms Cowan, the International Women’s Day Coffs Coast Woman of…
HAVING served the community for more than 120 years, the Bellinger River District Hospital certainly has some stories to tell. Twelve decades of multitudinous medical services to the community was notched up at the end of 2023, providing an opportunity…
BUNNINGS Warehouses around the country are hosting Lions Awareness Day events on Saturday 2 March 2024. Outside the Coffs Harbour store, members of local Lions Clubs will sizzle the BBQ, serve snags and share about their organisation. Advertise with News…
AT City of Coffs Harbour’s 8 February meeting, Councillors endorsed a draft Laneways Policy and an associated amendment to the Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan. Both are now on public exhibition for feedback. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
FIVE young talented musicians from Coffs Harbour were amongst a group of nineteen recent year 12 graduates selected to perform in Bravissimo, a showcase event for the region’s top HSC Music performers. The sellout matinee concert was held on Wednesday…
A GROUP of Coffs Harbour Indigenous Elders have voiced concerns that Closing the Gap initiatives continue to fail to make a real impact in their communities. Closing the Gap is a national agreement intended to enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait…