AUGUST is Family History Month, and our group has been looking at the great diversity of places our ancestors and families have come from to settle in Australia, and the journeys they made to get here. We have prepared a…
AS part of MidCoast Council’s Ageing Strategy, the Dementia Friendly Alliance is acknowledging Dementia Action Week from 16 to 22 September with an aged services expo to help support older residents and their families. The MidCoast Aged Services Expo is…
DEAR News Of The Area, SPEAKING with several local friends the other day the subject came up about our local elections and council itself. It’s hard to defend your council at times when you hear comments about the roads and…
A RANGE of activities have been organised to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Tomaree National Park. Across four decades the Park has remained a beloved icon, with visitors flocking to its dramatic landscapes, stunning treed hills and spectacular coastlines. Advertise…
THE Urunga Raiders have completed a perfect season in the Women’s HIT105.5 North Coast Premier League, securing victory in every match and a whopping goal difference of +67. It’s been a stellar season for attacking midfielder Katie Thorn, who has…
COFFS Harbour Suns Under 18s Girls team have done the Coffs Coast proud by finishing runners up in a state-wide representative basketball competition. The Suns side finished runners up at the Basketball NSW Junior Premier League Finals in Penrith. The…
EMERGING as a powerhouse in athletics, Orara High School has been named this year’s Zone Champion School for the Mid North Coast, and Champion School for the broader North Coast region. Orara High physical education teacher Meggen Matthews couldn’t hide…
FURTHER meetings were held by dairy farmers who supported factory amalgamation and letters to the editor continued. Speculation centred on which factories would amalgamate, however, being the closest to the port and railway, the future of Coff’s factory remained relatively…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE state of housing in Australia, as in most of the world, is a cause of serious concern, particularly for young people who are watching the price of houses getting further out of reach. Around…
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM prompted to write following homeless week. My first experience of homelessness was as a student in North Queensland in the mid 70s. Regularly setting up share houses due to the vagaries of rentals…