March 19, 2026
Dove double sends Northern Storm marching on Ben Dove scored two goals for Northern Storm to secure a fifth round tie against Moore Creek in the Australia Cup.
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Dove double sends Northern Storm marching on

NORTHERN Storm marched into round five of the Australia Cup after a clinical 3-1 victory over Southern United at Korora on Sunday. A lively Storm outfit struck first through new recruit Thomas Frewen, who finished with a strike into the top corner from a pinpoint Tom Sweeney cross delivered from the right flank. But Southern […]

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Coffs Harbour Kart Racing Club is hosting the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship. The Walking Football charity shield returns.
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Coffs Harbour Kart Racing Club is hosting the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship.

FOLLOWING last year’s successful inaugural Walking Football Charity Shield, this fun event is set to return to the Coffs Coast Synthetics on Saturday 28 March, bringing with it a mix of sporting action and community goodwill. The initiative from Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak, with the support of North Coast Football, kicked some great […]

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Coffs to host Australian Kart Championship Coffs Harbour Kart Racing Club is hosting the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship.
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Coffs to host Australian Kart Championship

COFFS Harbour Kart Racing Club is preparing to host Australia’s best kart drivers. The club will stage Round 1 of the Australian Kart Championship next week. The opening round is being held over three big days of racing from Friday 13 March to Sunday 15 March. Coffs Harbour has hosted a round of the Championship […]

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Coffs junior cricket wrap Diggers Cricket Club’s Under 16s team celebrate their win and finals berth.
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Coffs junior cricket wrap

COFFS Coast’s junior cricketers booked their finals spots during the final round of Sixers Cricket League Coffs Harbour’s junior season. Under 16s Sawtell Sloggers finished the home and away season undefeated after having a 105-run win against Coffs Colts Cricket Club at Jetty Oval. Sawtell set a total of 5/178 from 20 overs, after winning […]

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Letter to the Editor: If it ain’t broke
Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: If it ain’t broke

DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to the excellent letter from Greg Hackfath (27 February) regarding the dedication and skill over 40 years of the ocean lifeguard service. Among many positive anecdotes from locals and visitors, I would like to remind you all of the dependence we have on those emergency workers, like the […]

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Letter to the Editor: The roles we step into
Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The roles we step into

DEAR News Of The Area, THERE may be no literal devil in our world yet there is never a shortage of people willing to step into the role: to stoke fear, to turn neighbour against neighbour, and to profit from the shadows they cast. And perhaps Jesus never walked this earth, but the role he […]

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State glory for Coffs athletes at NSW Championships Sam Carswell sprinted and dived his way to a silver medal in beach flags before placing sixth in the sprint.
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State glory for Coffs athletes at NSW Championships

COFFS Coast surf life savers have done their club and region proud at the NSW Surf Life Saving Championships. Six athletes and two surf boat crews from Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club (CHSLSC) travelled south to Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club last week to compete at the championships – returning home with outstanding […]

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Coffs Harbour Silver Sirens launch with wellness event Wellness was the focus of the Silver Sirens gathering.
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Coffs Harbour Silver Sirens launch with wellness event

COFFS Harbour’s “Silver Sirens” group held its inaugural event last Saturday 28 February, at Yarilla Place. “Ageless Beauty: Inner Foundations and Outer Expression” provided participants with “a space to breathe, reflect, and connect with other women who truly ‘get’ this stage of life,” Silver Sirens founder Faith Agugu said. “Silver Sirens exists to change the […]

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CWA Bellingen releases results of survey of local women CWA Bellingen Branch member Meaghan Burkett reviews the women’s survey results with daughter Xanthe. Photo: supplied.
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CWA Bellingen releases results of survey of local women

THE Country Women’s Association Bellingen Branch has released the results of a survey into the needs of local women. Women of Bellingen and surrounding areas were invited to share their experiences, challenges, hopes and ideas, with the CWA planning to use the results to inform their work. CWA member and survey coordinator Meaghan Burkett, was […]

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