WHEN it comes to endurance training there are plenty of options for accomplished Fingal Bay paddler Sandra Lyons. The 62-year-old “late bloomer” only has to turn to husband Mark, a former top notch iron man triathlete, for any fitness or…
DEAR Jasminda, There has been a lot of angst about people setting up their cabanas on beaches lately. A good friend of mine thinks they ruin the beach, but we got one for Christmas which makes going to the beach…
A QUIET week for cinemas seems in order given the recent weather, but if you need a break from clearing up after the storms, you can check out a few new tales. The Brutalist is a period drama film following…
DEAR News Of The Area, I FEEL compelled to make a comment about Australia Day in light of our High Commissioner to the United Kingdom not celebrating Australia Day. As a migrant I was welcomed to this beautiful country. We…
DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to last week’s letter from Zieta Hicks regarding the recently created bus zone in Marina Drive at the Jetty Foreshores. This new bus zone takes away five valuable parking spaces from general use.…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN her letter “More fantasy than facts on forestry”, (NOTA 10/1/25) Judith Kirkwood writes, “Storing carbon in forests is critical to slowing climate change. Science shows that larger, older trees store the most carbon, not…
DEAR News Of The Area, I DON’T know how many of you remember in 1987, when a bushfire burnt right to the edge of town. I was living in York Street then, and I remember the washing I had left…
CONTEMPLATION of the last twelve months brings to mind the ongoing issues of cost-of-living pressures and debate on the use of land at the jetty foreshores, alongside other concerns which regularly appeared in the news. The ‘Times Gone By’ column…
FESTIVE spirit burned brightly in Repton and Mylestom on Christmas Eve, as the local Rural Fire Service’s annual Santa Run delighted locals of all ages. For 40 years, Santa has traded his sleigh for a firetruck, delivering gifts and Christmas…
PARK Beach Bowling Club continues to support Coffs Harbour Health Campus through club grants, recently donating $8000 to purchase life-changing equipment. The funds were used to buy a new plinth for the unit’s gym and eagerly awaited Patient Communication Boards…