NELSON Bay Football Club have experienced a bumper season in the 2024 Northern NSW Community Newcastle/Hunter and Macquarie junior and senior competitions. The Bay underlined their depth of talent by lining up in ten interdistrict Grand Finals last weekend and…
THE Karuah Roos and Rooettes both experienced Grand Final heartbreak in their respective Newcastle Maitland Rugby League trophy deciders last weekend at Lakeside Sporting Complex. Cessnock Goannas were crowned 2024 Dominion Women’s Community competition champions after edging out the Karuah…
DEAR News Of The Area, ON September 14 everyone over eighteen is required to vote at the Council elections. At the 2016 election, 80.6 percent of the 54,174 enrolled voted with 8.82 percent informally. At the 2021 election, 82.91 percent…
DEAR News Of The Area, I FEEL praise is due to the Coffs Coast Ratepayers and Residents Association (CCRRA) for their attempt during last week’s organised ‘Community Meet the Candidates’ meeting in bridging the current gap between the community and…
MAYORAL candidate Nikki Williams slammed the City of Coffs Harbour last week after a policy change meant rates notices were issued to sporting groups and community organisations for the first time, before a policy guideline amendment by Council found a…
DEAR News Of The Area, SUSTAINABILITY has thousands of definitions but primarily means meeting the needs of the current community without harming the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It’s a common sense approach involving stewardship of…
DEAR News Of The Area, HAVING devoted 30 years to public service in the Coffs Harbour region, I have seen many councils come and go. Throughout these years, I’ve worked with a variety of local leaders and witnessed both successful…
DEAR News Of The Area, MY wife Becky and I last week attended a “meet the candidates” meeting at Port Bowling Club. The format of the meeting allowed us to get a good idea of the policies and personalities involved…
COMMITTEE members are the unsung heroes of any sporting community, volunteering whatever spare time they have to help run and grow their clubs. Whether running the BBQ or canteen, setting up fields, registering players or recruiting sponsors, the list of…
THE region’s best high school AFL players faced off last Tuesday at Sawtell’s Richardson Park, with a girls side from Camden Haven High School lacing up the boots and taking part. The Regional Finals of the Schools Cup brought together…