COME one, come all to the Phoenix Winter Ball. “Eat, drink, dance and be merry,” said Nambucca Valley Phoenix manager Alejandra. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)…
SIX-YEAR-OLD Grace from Coffs Harbour is asking the community to help spread the word about a gold ring she’s found and is hoping to return to its owner. Grace and her parents were walking with visiting family, taking them over…
THE NSW Government has granted an Aboriginal land claim that will see a parcel of land at Deervale, west of Dorrigo, returned to the local Aboriginal community. The Dorrigo Plateau Aboriginal Land Council will take ownership of the 2.23-hectare parcel…
PASSIONATE about promoting awareness around the precariousness of our oceans, the Gowings events team has created the EcoART Challenge competition. The challenge was set to local schools to create eco-friendly masterpieces to the theme of ‘The Ocean and its Marine…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce is concerned at what Council takes into consideration when issuing licenses or permits for operators within Council managed public space at the Jetty Foreshores. The Chamber understands that independent…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WASN’T aware that there were caves in Fernbrook, but Martin Smith has emerged from his to present to you and your readers a lengthy article decrying nuclear power. In his article to strengthen his…
VANDALS have caused damage to property of the Coffs Harbour branch of the Country Women Association (CWA). Members were saddened to arrive at their rooms in Dalley Street to find a sign and brand-new fence had been vandalised. Advertise with…
THE Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) will welcome friends and visitors to their annual Mad Hatters Tea Party on Saturday in support of the CanDo Cancer Trust. Mary Abbott, a long-standing CHCAG member, began the Mad Hatters Tea Party…
AN evening of classical Indian music is being hosted by Woolgoolga’s Naidu Theatre Company on 26 July. The performance features bansuri (bamboo flute) maestro Vinod Prassana and ARIA Award ARIA-winning tabla (hand drum) player Bobby Singh, who are among the…
VOLUNTEERS from Marine Rescue Woolgoolga have assisted three people stranded at Anemone Bay, North Solitary Island after their 5.3 metre vessel succumbed to a flat battery last Friday. Volunteer radio operators at Marine Rescue Wooli took a call for assistance…