TUESDAY 14th May: Social bowls played 4 games 3 bowls Triples 16 ends, Maryanne Cuss playing ” Swinger lead” in one game. Danni Smith, Lynda Richards and Dale Cameron started strongly bowling against Vicki McMillan, Dawn May and Jean Glover…
AT LAST! A perfect autumn day for the Tuesday Ladies Competition! It seems like a long time since we’ve managed to get a full game played without storm and tempest to deal with, so Tuesday was a welcome ray of…
SURFING sensation Eden Hasson is the toast of Port Stephens after helping the triumphant Australian Irukandjis secure overall gold at the International Surfing Association World Junior Championships in El Salvador. The seventeen-year-old Boat Harbour native and reigning National Under 18s…
ONE Mile Beach played host to Triathlon Port Stephens, one of the biggest (and wettest) triathlons on the sport’s calendar, on Saturday 11 May. Close to a thousand triathletes swarmed the beach, seeking three-sport glory in the 12th year of…
A WAR veteran and a CrossFit coach have banded together to launch ‘Sawtell Men’, a free support group for men involving regular exercise on the beach then coffee and a chat. The purpose of the group is to better each…
OZFISH Unlimited, Australia’s fishing conservation charity, in collaboration with NSW DPI Fisheries, is spearheading a cleanup campaign for Bonville Creek on Saturday May 18, 2024. Recreational anglers are invited to join hands in this worthy cause to keep the local…
AT TIMES when a community is grieving it can be difficult to know what to say and to whom to say it. In light of recent tragic deaths within the Coffs Coast community, News Of The Area spoke with local…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS heartened to read ‘Foreshores Masterplan in community’s best interest’ submitted by Nikki Williams in NOTA, 10 May. I am a long term resident of Coffs Harbour, having lived here for over six decades.…
DEAR News Of The Area, ONE of the criticisms regularly levelled at governments is that different electorates in different communities receive different treatment. Every electorate is equal, but some appear to be more equal than others. Nowhere is that more…
COFFS COAST News Of The Area (NOTA) is seeking a freelance reporter to cover the operations of City of Coffs Harbour (council). The ideal candidate will have a background in journalism or professional writing and passion for and understanding of…