THE Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) is back on the Coffs Coast providing free basic health screening. It will be in Sawtell in First Avenue on Friday 13 October and at Bunnings Coffs Harbour on Saturday 14 and Sunday…
IT’S MACRO Muster time and the organising environmental charity, OzGREEN, is inviting residents to participate. The citizen science event in Bellingen takes place on Friday 20 October from 4:00pm until 6:30pm, followed by a free community dinner. Advertise with News…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE following letter is in response to comments from Gurmesh Singh and Michael Kemp on Coastal Harvestable Water Rights. Mark Twain famously said: “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” It was a shrewd and…
HUNGRY people in Coffs Harbour filled their tummies on October’s Labour Day public holiday, a day traditionally uncatered to the hungry. Feeding those who do not have access to food kitchens on public holidays is a new venture for Coffs…
A MAN appeared in court this week charged with alleged drug supply and firearms offences following a crash near Coffs Harbour. About 12am on Tuesday 10 October 2023, emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway, North Boambee, following reports…
“A PRETTY low act.” That is how Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed President Chris Hansen described three break-ins to the shed in the past nine days. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
DEAR News Of The Area, I’D like to respond to the letter in your publication (29/9/2023) from Ann Thompson. I feel I must do that to counter the misinformation and muddled thinking that she expresses, with the arguments typical of…
WEARING a ‘Liberals for Yes’ t-shirt in some parts of regional Australia makes me think of the comedy series Little Britain where actor Matt Lucas was the ‘only gay in the village’. In my case I feel like ‘the only…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS initially in favour of the Uluru Statement. Then I did some research and changed my view. The proposal for ‘The Voice’ to comprise 34 “representatives” is flawed, and it cannot work for the…
NOW in its seventeenth year, the Phoenix Gallery Exhibition and Art Auction is set to launch with ‘Funtastic’ as the theme for 2023. The exhibition includes a playful collection of original artworks created by participants supported by the National Disability…