HEAVY rain didn’t deter former racing driver Joel Wakely from attending the National Holden Motor Museum on Saturday to help celebrate 76 years of the marque on our roads. Mr Wakely, 87, was in Coffs Harbour to launch his book…
WHEN the Coffs Harbour Snappers RUFC community was shaken by the tragic loss of one of its under 8s players to brain cancer, a group of runners from the club wanted to help. Over the past two years, the players’…
LOCK the Nambucca Valley are keeping a close eye on mining company Trigg Minerals, who have identified the Nambucca Valley as key to their antimony exploration efforts. Trigg’s previous exploration efforts have centred around the Wild Cattle Creek antimony deposit…
HANDY, helpful and practical, the free 2025 Legal Topics For Seniors Diary is available now at Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh’s electorate office. A favourite year after year, the Legal Topics For Seniors Diary is a free legal information…
SEASONAL flights between Coffs Harbour and Canberra will return next month. Link Airways will begin operating the twice weekly seasonal service on 23 January 2025 until the end of April 2025. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
STUDENTS in the Nambucca Valley have a unique opportunity to receive financial support for their senior schooling through the Frank Partridge VC Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, administered by Nambucca Valley Council with support from its National Celebration Day Committee, honours…
DEAR News Of The Area, MANY thanks to Theo Hazelgrove of Community at 3 for his letter in last week’s newspaper reminding us of the importance of supporting local business. I have another thought that some of you may want…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE 176,000 hectare Great Koala National Park that was first committed to by the current Environment Minister, Penny Sharpe, and former Leader of the Opposition, Luke Foley, in 2014/15, is home to at least one…
CLUB Triples Final Sunday 30 November 2024 The final of the Club Triples finally took place on Sunday 1 December. In what proved to be a highly entertaining match, the team of Ray Finch, Ian Trengrove and Corey Daley overcame…
PRESIDENT Pairs along with plenty of Social Bowls, weather permitting, was the focus for November. Robyn Groundwater, Mary Buckley had a win in the President Pairs with Margaret Stocks and Di De La Cruz the Runner-ups(pictured). A President Pairs perpetual…