TOE tapping tunes and sing-alongs will be the order of the day at Coffs Harbour City Orchestra’s upcoming concerts. Presented at Coffs Harbour Racing Club on Saturday evening, 12 October, with a matinée the following day, the concerts are free…
NINE of the region’s best young touch footballers have taken on the nation’s finest on home turf, competing in the Touch Football National Youth Championships from 25-28 September. It was the first time the national competition had been held in…
ORARA High School’s Under-14 futsal team edged out Coffs Harbour High School in a thrilling penalty shootout to claim the regional grand final at Sportz Central last week, in a match that had hearts racing and nerves jangling until the…
HOCKEY Coffs Coast’s finest senior players are set to represent their country in the coming weeks. The ten players will represent Australia at the 2024 Masters World Cups in South Africa and New Zealand. The Over 35s and Over 40s…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS an older person, like “Jack”, I am alright now – but I worry about the future hospital conditions that will face us all. The standards of nursing we will receive in future years is…
THE RISE Youth Wellbeing Program has helped hundreds in the region by providing breakfasts, transport, uniforms and football coaching skills fostering personal development. However, grant funding from the government has dried up and the not-for-profit charity is now driving its…
THE Gloucester Scorpions Soccer Club held their end of season presentation on Saturday, 28 September. Three sides played in the 2024 Football Mid North Coast competition, committing to travel from Pacific Palms to Cundletown throughout the winter soccer season. Of…
THE Gloucester Junior Magpies celebrated another bumper year of rugby league at a Presentation Day at Gloucester Bowling Club on Saturday 21 September. This year the juniors club fielded teams in under 7s, under 9s, under 11s and under 13s…
ON behalf of the Dungog and Gloucester communities, I want to say thank you to the publisher of News Of The Area for the decision to step-up to ensure residents continue to have a local newspaper. I hope both communities…
I’D like to take this opportunity to congratulate the News Of The Area newspaper group on “spreading its wings” further afield and establishing a new publication covering the Dungog Shire. Many locals rely on their local newspaper to find out…