THE NSW Government has announced funding for a range of projects designed to ‘future proof critical water and sewerage services’ on the North Coast. A total of $2.31 million has been contributed towards the newly completed $2.62 million Nambucca Drought…
A NEW and improved concrete bridge will be constructed across Apple Tree Glen Creek at Burrapine to ensure local residents, farmers and emergency services maintain continued safe and secure access. Crown Lands in the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure…
WITH Coffs Coast students to undergo NAPLAN assessments this month, a local school principal has backed the tests as one key provider of data on a child’s academic development. The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an…
BPW COFFS COAST hosted their International Dinner and Candle Lighting Ceremony at the CWA Meeting Rooms in Coffs Harbour last Wednesday. Members and supporters of BPW were joined by women representing many nations that make up the varied multicultural community…
BOOKFEST is back. The annual bookie bonanza run by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour opens on Saturday 9 March, running daily until Saturday 16 March 2024 at the Norm Jordan Pavilion at Coffs Harbour Showground. Advertise with News of…
DUE to easing conditions and recent rainfall, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) has declared an early end to the bushfire danger period in a number of northern NSW local government areas, including Coffs Harbour and Bellingen. North East Area Commander,…
BULK billing for pathology is disappearing fast at a time when many Australians are struggling with the cost-of-living. To combat the issue, Australian Pathology – the peak national body representing Australia’s private pathology providers – is seeking a $630 million…
MINISTER for the North Coast Rose Jackson visited Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 5 March to attend meetings with key community and stakeholder representatives. Ms Jackson holds a diverse portfolio of ministerial responsibilities, also serving as the Minister for Water, Housing,…
ONE hundred basketballs have been donated to eight local schools through the Rotary Club of Sawtell’s Youth Program. The bag-fulls of basketballs have been distributed between Boambee Primary, Sawtell Primary, Bonville Primary, Bayldon Primary, Toormina Primary, Toormina High, Coffs Harbour…
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIAN families are going into debt spending thousands of dollars on Taylor Swift concert tickets, merchandise, accommodation, interstate flights, etc, which is already causing a major impact on attendance, ticket sales and concert cancellations for…