THE Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) has opened submissions to its annual Fine Art Open Exhibition. Entries for the exhibition close on Friday 22 March, with the official opening and prize presentation on Sunday 14 April at 2:00pm. Advertise…
WITH National Eating Disorders Awareness Week being held nationally from 26 February to 3 March, Coffs Coast anorexia advocate Doris Cowan will speak out on the disease at local events. Ms Cowan, the International Women’s Day Coffs Coast Woman of…
HAVING served the community for more than 120 years, the Bellinger River District Hospital certainly has some stories to tell. Twelve decades of multitudinous medical services to the community was notched up at the end of 2023, providing an opportunity…
A LAND bridge is set to be installed to one of the islands in the lake at Macksville’s Dawkins Park. “This will make the island easier to access and we’ll be able to clean it up,” said Nambucca Valley Council…
DESPITE facing huge increases in costs imposed by the State Government on many services, Nambucca Valley Council voted last week to defer its Special Rate Variation (SRV) scheduled for 2025-26 to 2026-27. According to a survey of 2021-22 figures commissioned…
THE 2019 fires which hit the Nambucca Valley hard gave so many in the community a deep and lasting appreciation of the work done by the Rural Fire Service (RFS). However, it is local governments’ funding of this State Government-managed…
BUNNINGS Warehouses around the country are hosting Lions Awareness Day events on Saturday 2 March 2024. Outside the Coffs Harbour store, members of local Lions Clubs will sizzle the BBQ, serve snags and share about their organisation. Advertise with News…
AT City of Coffs Harbour’s 8 February meeting, Councillors endorsed a draft Laneways Policy and an associated amendment to the Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan. Both are now on public exhibition for feedback. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
FIVE young talented musicians from Coffs Harbour were amongst a group of nineteen recent year 12 graduates selected to perform in Bravissimo, a showcase event for the region’s top HSC Music performers. The sellout matinee concert was held on Wednesday…
DEAR News Of The Area, SO Ray Smith, President of the Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to the Mayor of Coffs Harbour, claims that compulsory acquisition of Jetty Foreshore land at the Jetty Hub is entirely against the wishes…