THE 2024 Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW State Conference is to be held at C.ex in Coffs Harbour from 6-9 May 2024. Planning has begun by members of the CWA Zone 1 hosts, North Coast Group, to make the…
A NEW 45-minute Garden Discovery Tour by electric buggy has been launched by the volunteer Friends of the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden. Offered on Sundays only, the timetable provides departures at 10am, 11am, 12:30pm and 1:30pm. A maximum of…
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM a reluctant ‘Letters to the Editor’ writer, but recent comments about ‘The Voice’ have shaken me into action. To suggest it entrenches racism is rubbish. We have systematically and consistently put First Nations…
DEAR News Of The Area, WAYNE Duesbury’s comments in his Letter to the Editor on 12 May 2023 need a response. I differ from his opinion in that the 1967 Referendum removed `race’ from the Constitution. Far from it. It…
SELDOM do we come across a home that not only sets a grand presence in the street, but once you are inside opens up to large living areas with scenic views across both the hinterland and coastal area of the…
DEAR News Of The Area, HOW revealing (‘Perrottet government plan to end native forest logging in NSW was blocked by Nationals’, 25 May 2023) that Peter Hannan reports in the Guardian newspaper that the National Party blocked a Liberal Party…
DO you feel uncomfortable when you are asked to speak in public? Then be part of the Professional and Personal Development Series hosted by Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Coffs Coast on Tuesday 20 June, during which Danni Auch will…
YOUNGSTERS in school years 7 to 12 can dip their toes into the world of broadcasting through 104.1 CHYFM Coffs Harbour Youth Community Radio’s July holiday workshops. Station Manager Angie Vaughan has curated two, five-day On-Air Presenter Workshops taking place…
COFFS Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, in conjunction with Coffs Harbour Community Drug Action Team (CDAT), is hosting free training for community workers and others who are seeking to upskill themselves across alcohol and drug issues. The training will take place on…
THE MACKAY-MCKAY family reunion is making a comeback in 2024 after relatives and descendants have revived their interest in the extended family get-together. A new board has been elected for the Mackay-McKay Family Reunion organisation, with Neville Devir appointed as…