ANTI-RACISM campaigner Peter Elzer has completed a 2048 kilometre walking journey from Melbourne to Seventeen Seventy in Queensland. Crossing the finish line on Monday 24 April, Peter is now looking forward to returning home to Coffs Harbour to start work…
IMPROVED options for travellers coming in and out of Coffs Harbour Airport have landed with the arrival of Bonza airline, touching down on the city’s tarmac for the first time on Thursday night 20 April. Connecting the home of two…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS alarmed at the report in NOTA (21 April 2023) about ‘Malicious damage’ to rainforest at Coffs Jetty beach, but perplexed by the story on page 7 about ‘Memorial plaques to remain at Bonville…
PERCEPTION is everything, so, in its 50th year, the Coffs Harbour Veteran and Vintage Car Club is changing its name to better reflect the growing enthusiasm for older cars. The club was formed with five members in July 1974 and…
PAUL Parkinson and Dee Wanis are two very unhappy landowners. After purchasing their property at Sherwood Creek, near Glenreagh, they went through an exhaustive process for almost 60 hectares (80 percent) of their land to be protected in perpetuity by…
MAJOR milestones with the construction of Coffs Harbour Bypass are overshadowing some residents’ concerns and inconveniences in their own backyard, as experienced by Korora homeowner Julie Lane. When the easement at the end of her back yard was fenced across…
NV COLLEGE is teaming up with local businesses in the Nambucca Valley to provide valuable learning opportunities for their students. The Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club and the Nambucca Heads Bowling and Recreation Club will be involved in their next…
LAST Sunday at the Music Station Macksville a very fortunate capacity audience of 60 music lovers witnessed a musician bring his dream to life. In 1995 musician Rob Torelli began pondering on the idea of performing the music of Paul…
THE Stringer Gallery’s Feature Artist for the months of May and June is Marlene Griffin, a long-standing member of the Nambucca Valley Arts Council. Marlene paints in a range of media including watercolours, acrylics and oils, and more recently has…
BANANAFEST is here. A big family event of live music, big name bands, entertainment for all and great fun events for the kids, BananaFest at The Big Banana on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May has come together as a…