Phil Isaac had the 4WD Ford Falcon on song to be fastest on the day. Nick Rudder in a Mazda 2 was the winner of the Road Tyres class. Junior Kai Hancock in a Mazda 3. Junior Mia Pell with her dad Luke navigating and passing on some knowledge. Junior Riley Mannington at his first […]
Through young eyes, student art pops at Coffs Harbour
A NEW art exhibition displaying the creations of talented senior high school students from across the region is showing in Gallery 4 of Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM). It’s called “Yearbook ’25: Visual Art Students from the Coffs Coast.” “It’s fantastic to see our gallery giving young people the chance to showcase their creativity and […]
ETC shows strong support for Reconciliation in RAP Barometer results
RECONCILIATION, cultural respect and truth telling are strongly supported across the Enterprise & Training Company (ETC) organisation. The local not-for-profit provider of employment, training, and business services has shared the results of its recent Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Barometer staff survey, highlighting the values held by its employees and their commitment to creating a more […]
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Landcare Awards celebrate dedicated volunteers
2025 Pia Dollmann award winner Nick Lambert with Mayor Nikki Williams. Mayor Nikki Williams with Dee Wallace Award winners, Green Bluff Landcare: Jan Allen, Deb Kelly, Craig Bellamy, Cathy Willis and Lindy Davis. Eileen Moody Award winner John Wackett with Mayor Nikki Williams and Cr Jonathan Cassell. COFFS Harbour Regional Landcare’s (CHRL) annual awards took […]
Southern Cross University’s groundbreaking kinship care research project
STUDYING the lived experience of children and young people living in kinship care is at the centre of a groundbreaking Australian Research Council-funded project, led by Southern Cross University (SCU). The research seeks to reimagine how to strengthen belonging, identity and wellbeing for those growing up in kinship care. Leading the project is SCU Professor […]
Letter to the Editor: We deserve answers on airline fares
DEAR News Of The Area, INTERESTING to listen to QantasLink CEO Rachel Yangoyan speak to the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce and then to the media on Wednesday, 29 October. When asked why airfares Sydney to Coffs Harbour were $150 dearer than flights to Ballina (same day flight/same day booking) she replied: – That QantasLink […]
Red Cross Coffs Harbour members Trish Mill, Brooke Bottrell and Biannca Mill with Food Fix’s Troy Arvidson.
Red Cross Coffs Harbour donates to Food Fix ahead of trivia fundraiser for local homeless
THE Coffs Harbour branch of the Red Cross is holding a morning of trivia in support of Food Fix, a local charity founded by Troy Arvidson that provides nutritious meals and vital support to people who are homeless or struggling to make ends meet. Red Cross Trivia Morning takes place on Tuesday, 19 November from […]
Letter to the Editor: Getting out more
DEAR News Of The Area, IT seems to me that some of our politicians need to get out more. Some of my family members are taking great satisfaction in the negligible prices they are paying for energy in their home and car since going solar. These are the people the Liberals/Nationals should be asking about […]
Gearing up for Back to Bowra are Nambucca Valley Deputy Mayor James Angel and Mayor Gary Lee, with their billy carts freshly scrutineered and deemed safe to race on Saturday 15 November.
Back to Bowra Festival on track for bumper day
Gearing up for Back to Bowra are Nambucca Valley Deputy Mayor James Angel and Mayor Gary Lee, with their billy carts freshly scrutineered and deemed safe to race on Saturday 15 November. Back to Bowra Committee President Gav McKinnon test drives one of the billy carts created for Back to Bowra by Nambucca Valley Rotary. […]
