DEAR News Of The Area, AT the recent Council meeting, the Mayor and his supporting Councillors agreed to open a legal battle with the State Government to try to acquire some land on the Jetty Foreshores by compulsory acquisition. So…
DEAR News Of The Area, WITH reference to the story in last week’s NOTA, ‘Footpath funding not forthcoming,’ the lack of commitment to footpaths highlights the utter shortsightedness of council. Not only do footpaths allow elderly people and people with…
DEAR News Of The Area, IAN Hogbin was “spot on” with his letter criticising the State Government for locking out at all times the public from using the small recreation area across the road from Jetty High School. The undercover…
COFFS Harbour Water Polo Club has hosted Alstonville and Taree teams as part of a North Coast series. Coffs Harbour Water Polo Club president Kirsten Binnie gave a recap of the North Coast series event. “We had 13 teams attend…
CHOSEN from a strong field of contenders, two of the North Coast’s brightest young surf life saving talents have been announced as the Newcastle Permanent Junior Surf Life Savers of the Year in a ceremony at Urunga Surf Life Saving…
FORMER Coffs Harbour Suns junior Isla Juffermans has played a big part in helping her NSW team medal at a National Championships. The eighteen-year-old was one of the standout players at the recent Under 20 National Championships in Ballarat. Juffermans…
EIGHT North Coast teams are gearing up for this year’s Australia Cup, set to commence on Saturday February 17. Round two of the competition features six North Coast teams, with Urunga and Coffs Coast Tigers securing direct entry into the…
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SIXTY years of service to the Coffs Coast community is being celebrated by the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Coffs Harbour Unit. The Coffs Harbour Unit, formed in 1964, has supported the community through several major natural disasters, including multiple…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHILE it is good to see forestry industry advocates entering the debate on the future integrity and sustainability of native forest logging, the misleading claims and generalisations are disappointing and won’t go anywhere towards resolving…