PORT Stephens Council has announced the opening of its annual International Women’s Day Scholarship program, with four $1,000 scholarships available to support local women in achieving their personal and professional goals. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
A CLEAN Up Australia Day event will be held at Bellwood Park in Nambucca Heads on 2 March, with locals invited to get involved. Clean Up Australia Day is the nation’s largest and longest running day of environmental action. Advertise…
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week, whilst driving in a 60km zone on Solitary Islands Way near Woolgoolga High School, I saw a stunned kookaburra sitting about 300cm from the centre line of the road. As safely as I…
WEDNESDAY 22 January, the clouds had cleared and the temperature was rising, as the Gloucester Golf Ladies played another round of their Summer Competition, an Individual Stableford event played over twelve holes. The conditions were heavy and bunkers were out…
DEAR Jasminda, Why can’t the other members in my family replace the toilet roll with a new one? Invariably there is an empty roll sitting on the windowsill or the floor. How hard can it be? Betina M. Dear Betina,…
GROUP 2 Rugby League clubs have begun their pre-season training ahead of the 2025 season. Coffs Harbour Comets started back on Thursday, 16 January, and will train every Tuesday and Thursday night from 6pm at Geoff King Motors Oval. The…
COFFS Harbour Golden Oldies Cricket Club is putting out the call for veteran players to come and play the game they love. The club is made up of over-60s players who have moved on from grade cricket but don’t feel…
BORN in 1868 at Vegetable Creek (Emmaville) to Daniel and Elizabeth Levy, William ‘Bill’ Maurice Levy resided for over forty years in the Coffs Harbour district. On 3 December 1896 at Coramba, he married Hannah Knox and had five sons…
HAVE you noticed that each time you get a prescription for antibiotics, it tends to be different? This is because there is a growing list of drug-resistant bacteria, which is a major global health issue. Advertise with News of The…
WITH just over two months until the Group 2 Rugby League season kicks off, clubs will have a great chance to prepare for the new season when the Coffs Harbour Comets host their annual Hoey Moey 9s Tournament. The pre-season…