The meeting to form the new dairy company was prompted by a division between those who were keen to see Coffs butter factory as a branch of the Coramba factory and others who wished the Coffs factory to be an…
DEAR News Of The Area, It comes down to these questions: Do the people of Coffs Harbour want residential dwellings east of the railway line, causing unmanageable traffic flow, and turning the Foreshore essentially into a massive car park? Do…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE written on this very important subject before and as I sit here with my rosemary twig pinned on my jacket lapel after being at the Anzac March in the main street of Coffs…
CELEBRATING Youth Week on 15 April, Key Community Group hosted a ‘Monday Funday’ and invited the local community to join in. The fun-filled event was held at the company’s headquarters on West High Street, Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of…
FRANKIE has been found and will be singing his one-off falsetto in the upcoming production of Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in Coffs Harbour. Late last year News Of The Area put out a…
AUSTRALIA is in the grip of a paediatric body image crisis, with 77 percent of young Australian adults reporting suffering from body image distress (Milton et al., 2021). This in turn has severe mental health consequences, with those affected by…
THE Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards close for nominations on Friday 3 May. Inspired by the awards’ namesake, Aunty Grace, whose life motto was ‘Be strong and just do it’, Aunty Irene Laurie Briggs has self-nominated. Advertise with News…
SCOTTS Head Art Prize organisers Kristen Hardiman, Kerrie Swan and Tracey Bowden were thrilled with the response to the rejuvenated event, held over the weekend of 19 to 21 April 2024. “Thank you Scotts Head for a wonderful display of…
JACQUI Boaden, a local trainer and assessor at NV College, is a finalist for VET Trainer/Teacher of the Year in the 2024 North Coast and Mid North Coast Regional Training Awards. “Jacqui really deserves this recognition,” said Karen Busby, General…
ON behalf of the Nambucca Environment Network, Dr Ljubov Simson addressed Nambucca Valley Council at their General Meeting last week, highlighting environmental dangers and what she sees as the economic unsustainability of continuing to allow intensive horticulture in the form…