THE SECOND Coffs Backyard Ultra, scheduled for Saturday 7 June 2025, is expected to be the biggest event ever of its kind. A Backyard Ultra is a unique running event where participants run or walk 6.7 kilometres (one ‘lap’) within…
COFFS Showground became a mecca for motors when the Bridgestone B Select Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Motor Festival was held on Sunday, 13 April. The event was hosted by Coffs Harbour and District Sporting Car Club. A club spokesperson…
FOLLOWING the success of the recent Teddy Bears Picnic at Yarrahapinni Community House in Stuarts Point, volunteers opened the facility and garden again on Easter Saturday to facilitate an Easter Egg Hunt. “Our first Saturday trial opening of the Yarrahapinni…
AUSTRALIANS have recalled Pope Francis’s profound love for the poor, diverse people and all of humanity as millions mourn the pontiff’s passing. His death, on Monday after a recent serious battle with double pneumonia, was marked by tolling church bells…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE coming Federal election has little to do directly with the State government’s decision to sell the Coffs foreshore to a property developer, but the 33,000 residents who voted against this sell off might well…
PARTIES have been forced to ditch last-minute policy reveals as millions of Australians choose to skip polling day. Pre-polling centres opened from Tuesday, offering voters a chance to get in well before the 3 May election date. Advertise with News…
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called for commitments from all sides of politics to bridge the digital divide for rural and regional Australians in this election. NFF President David Jochinke said that while significant investment has been made in…
VOTERS in Page will choose from 11 candidates for the House of Representatives in the Federal Election on 3 May. The Page electorate includes parts of the Coffs Coast, with its southern end following Lowanna, Coramba, Karangi and Korora locality…
HOLIDAYMAKERS are warned to avoid any unnecessary risks as powerful swells lash the east coast, resulting in record drownings in one state. Seven people are confirmed dead – six in NSW and one in Victoria – with the search for…
THE surprise sequel The Accountant 2 is being released this week, nine years after the first entry and reuniting director Gavin O’Conner with writer Bill Dubuque along with stars Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson and J.K. Simmons. Affleck is…