QUEEN of the Mountain is an annual women’s bowling event that tests the best of the best with players coming from far afield to Bulahdelah in the hope of gaining the crown. Under clear blue skies 26 teams played out…
SENATOR Tim Ayres, the Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, visited Nambucca Heads on the morning of 27 September with warm greetings from dedicated local ‘Yes’ supporters. The hour-long meet and greet and walking tour in Bowra…
MARINE Rescue NSW held its first Expo on Saturday 30 September in Coffs Harbour and the team from Nambucca shared the limelight. The event was held on the site of the Sunday Harbourside Market adjacent to Coffs Harbour Jetty. Advertise…
THE Malaami Project is hosting another Malaami Conversation, this time with Dean Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation (YAC). It takes place on Sunday 8 October in Thora. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
DEAR News Of The Area, FINALLY sanity prevails, stop killing our precious bees, manage the varroa mite instead! These hardworking bees not only give us a wonderful health product called honey but also pollinate our agricultural sector, without which our…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN October 2019 I joined a group of about 200 people on the Yaama Ngunna Baaka Corroboree Tour which was initiated by Uncle Bruce Shillingsworth and we travelled about 3000 km in eight days in…
DEAR News Of The Area, INDIGENOUS Australians have advocated for a long time for constitutional recognition, after over two centuries of dispossession, harm and serious inequities. Following extensive regional dialogues, the Uluru statement from the heart was created by Indigenous…
DEAR News Of The Area, SINCE when did communists help anyone, especially with housing? The Australian Communist Party and their communist friends from CUDL couldn’t solve your crossword. Why are we suddenly friends with a world scale failed marxist idea…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE penny has finally dropped! I have wondered why the word ‘racist’ has been used in this referendum, particularly towards the No camp. If we all believe in constitutional recognition for Indigenous people and we…
MELBOURNE artist Josh Hazelwood was in Coffs Harbour on Sunday 1 October with two big friends who he introduced to visitors at the Big Banana. Celebrated for his intricate and expansive sculptures, Josh is creating awareness around his appointment as…