AROUND 30 community members gathered at the South Arm Hall last Wednesday evening to participate in an evening hosted by rural firefighters and other organisers to discuss preparedness for bushfires in the region. The Mid North Coast Joint Organisation donated…
BATHED in mild autumn sunshine, on Sunday morning 14 April, residents, beachgoers and school holiday visitors were in for a treat with the newly established Scotts Head Farmers Market. Presented as a local community initiative by Driftwood Shelter (Café), stalls…
THE Nambucca Valley Red Cross Emergency Team hosted the Mid North Coast Regional Emergency Services Forum on 10 April 2024. Emergency services volunteers travelled from all over the Mid North Coast to participate. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
THE Phoenix Art Prize is making its debut this year, seeking to recognise and showcase the talent of artists living with a disability on the Mid North Coast. Entry is free and open for artists aged sixteen-plus of all levels…
TWO of the nine TAFE NSW students competing in the WorldSkills International Championships in France later this year are from Coffs Harbour. Ross Colquhorn, an Automotive Technology student, and Lestatt Hammond-Hurst, a Retail Baking student from Glenreagh, will represent Australian…
THAI communities from Port Macquarie to Grafton will gather together for the Songkran, or Water Festival, to celebrate Thai New Year on Sunday 21 April at Harbourside Markets alongside Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Beach. “A parade through the markets, celebrating the…
SAWTELL’s faded street furniture along First Avenue has had a facelift courtesy of the Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed. Men’s Shed Assistant Treasurer Ken Ryan told News Of The Area the group was approached by City of Coffs Harbour to assist…
THE Nambucca Valley’s Frank Partridge was the youngest Australian to be honoured with the Victoria Cross (VC) during WWII. According to the Australian War Memorial (AWM) archives, “Having left school at thirteen to work on the family farm near Macksville,…
DUE to the high standard of entry, judging the local Fine Arts Open Exhibition was a hard task, but judge Terri Butterworth eventually selected winners across five sections. The prizes were presented at a large gathering of Coffs Harbour Creative…
COFFS HARBOUR artists Janet Besançon and John Thiering describe their decision to collaborate on creating works of art as “an ambitious thing to do”. The pair of friends decided to “let go of the preciousness” that can come with being…