THE NAMBUCCA Macksville Evening VIEW Club had a very busy and successful December raising funds for their seven Learning for Life Students. Their December ‘Off with the Faeries’ meeting was a fabulous, fun filled way to end the year, enjoyed…
CHRISTMAS fundraising for The Smith Family was held on 11 December 2023 by the Urunga VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education for Women) Club, supporting and advocating education for young, disadvantaged Australian children. This year, the Urunga VIEW Club raised more…
HERE’S a roundup of upcoming local events in the Stuarts Point and Scotts Head district. As was so well enjoyed at the Stuarts Point Foreshore Reserve last year, the Holiday Markets will be on again on two Sunday mornings from…
AN enthusiastic atmosphere washed over the families gathered with their picnics at the popular Foreshore Park at Stuarts Point on the morning of Sunday 17 December…Santa was coming to visit! With a flurry of activities, set up by a dedicated…
DECADE Danse, an art exhibition by French-Australian artist Janet Besançon, shows an evolution of the artist’s work over the last ten years featuring “observations of our area in the life of a citizen of the globe”. The opening celebration is…
CELEBRATING a successful year of art, members of the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) members and tutors have downed tools until 2024 and celebrated with two Christmas parties. The Coffs Calligraphers group enjoyed one gathering, while the other was…
BRAINSTORM Mid North Coast is a non-profit community group in Coffs Harbour for people with lived experience of mental health conditions. Family members or carers are also welcome. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
BOAMBEE Headland’s littoral rainforest is emerging from the devastating damage of the October 2021 hailstorm that stripped it almost bare of vital foliage. The restoration is thanks to a team effort between Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare’s Sawtell. Advertise with News…
A JOLLY collaboration of young and older people, coming together through music, brought residents of Marian Grove together to enjoy a special Christmas concert morning tea featuring the new Marian Grove/Mary Help of Christians Ukulele band and the Boambee Public…
NATIONAL pride has been renewed at the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS), after receiving new flags courtesy of Dr David Gillespie MP on Friday, 15 December. As the old flag flapped fitfully in the gusty afternoon wind, its ragged…