IT’S the time of year when hoof and foot problems affect livestock the most. Recent rains have made a soil that is full of the microorganisms which can affect and infect imperfect hooves. Many people purchase a goat or goats…
NAMBUCCA Valley Radio’s listening audience and a live studio audience will have the pleasure of experiencing Bellingen based singer/songwriter Sarah McKenna on Friday 16 February, when she performs live and free as this month’s offering of their Studio 3 Live…
A GROUP of Coffs Harbour Indigenous Elders have voiced concerns that Closing the Gap initiatives continue to fail to make a real impact in their communities. Closing the Gap is a national agreement intended to enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
THE 34th year of Clean Up Australia Day takes place around the country on Sunday 3 March. A number of local clean-up sites on the Coffs Coast have been registered. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
LIFE Membership has been bestowed upon Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) Treasurer and long-time member Maxine Kohlhagen. “Maxine has been an integral part of the group for many, many years, and is an accomplished artist, calligrapher and porcelain painter…
BIRDERS at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs are rejoicing with the tally of feathered friends already spotted this year on ‘their patch’. “Over 70 already this year,” Friends of the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden volunteer…
A BRAND spanking new rail footbridge across Boambee Creek will be in place by July 2024. Requiring major repairs, the ageing infrastructure provides much-used pedestrian access from Sawtell to the southern end of Boambee Beach. Advertise with News of The…
DEAR News of the Area, YOUR correspondent Wayne Duesbury asks for an explanation on how “renewable energy systems do not contribute to climate change”. As a retired teacher of physics and astronomy (including planetary atmospheres), allow me to acknowledge his…
DEAR News Of The Area, SOME people just choose their facts to suit their opinions. Your correspondent, Patrick Walters (‘Does Council have a spare $6.7 million?’, 9 February Edition), is a prime example. Apart from criticising the Coffs Council’s commercial…
DEAR News Of The Area, AT the recent Council meeting, the Mayor and his supporting Councillors agreed to open a legal battle with the State Government to try to acquire some land on the Jetty Foreshores by compulsory acquisition. So…