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Sport

Coffs to host Australian Senior Oztag Championships

MID North Coast representative Oztag teams will take on Australia’s finest during next week’s Australian Senior Championships in Coffs Harbour. This year’s championships will be held from Friday 7 November to Sunday 9 November, at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park precinct. Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie’s best senior […]

Entertainment

Blind Pretty are on the brink and ready to break through with fresh sound

AFTER a year of writing and soul-searching, rising indie band Blind Pretty is poised to make a bold return – more refined, more focused, and truer to their roots than ever. The group, whose members met in high school in Coffs Harbour, has been steadily building a name for itself across Australia’s east coast, sharing […]

Community, Health

Pink Silks Trust donates to Australian Cancer Research Foundation

LOCAL charity the Pink Silks Trusts (PST), has donated $10,000 to the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF), whose mission is to create a world without cancer by backing bold, lifesaving cancer research. The donation, raised through events organised by a team of eight hard-working volunteers, will help to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment for kidney […]

School

A fair go for our community preschools

MEMBER for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh is supporting the Start Strong Pay Fair campaign to boost wages for early childhood teachers in community preschools. Early childhood teachers hold the same level of university qualifications and degrees as primary school teachers, and the same HECS debt. Despite this, they are paid up to 30 percent less […]

Sport

Sawtell hosts 14th Association Croquet tournament

SAWTELL Croquet Club hosted four days of competitive play for the 14th annual Association Croquet tournament. Association Croquet is a style of the game that allows players to continue their turn by successfully running hoops in sequence. The first side to run both of their balls through all 12 hoops in order, and then hit […]

Sport

Course record sets Annalese on path to back-to-back Ladies Classic wins

A BLISTERING opening round of the Golf Centre Ladies Classic set 17-year-old Annalese McKee on the path towards victory in the event for a second successive year. McKee’s round of 2-under par 71 on the Coffs Harbour Golf Club’s West Lakes course on Saturday set a new course record. A feat that hadn’t even crossed […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Is playing politics more important than facts?

DEAR News Of The Area, IN a social media video in September, Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan was highly critical of Labor’s emissions reduction target of 62-70 percent by 2035. I have endeavoured to answer some of his statements with facts. Pat stated: The average Australian is currently paying more than 30 percent more […]

Community

Coffs Harbour celebrates headspace Day

The headspace team: Emily, Taz, Geordy, Janene, and Sharleen. headspace Day event in City Square Coffs Harbour. Geordy, Sharleen, Dr Alayne, Cecelia, Emily, Cindy and Suzanne on headspace Day. HEADSPACE Coffs Harbour celebrated “headspace Day” on 9 October with a fun, interactive community event in Coffs Central City Square. The event, in partnership with Lady […]

Local News

Concerns koalas are at risk from logging in Tuckers Nob

Locals say koalas are still at risk from logging. Photo: Friends of Tuckers Nob. Koala scats found in Tuckers Nob State Forest. Photo: CQU. WHILE most local conservationists have been filled with optimism after the announcement of the Great Kola National Park (GKNP), others are dismayed that Tuckers Nob State Forest near Coffs Harbour was […]

School

Coffs Harbour 2025 Surveying Unleashed event

Students from Coffs Harbour Senior College and Bellingen High School with Graham Cumming and Sean Baxter of UPG geospatial solutions. Surveyor Darryl Smidt with Coffs Harbour High School students. SIXTY-FIVE Years 10 and 11 students from Bellingen High, Coffs Harbour High, Coffs Harbour Senior College and Maclean High, have spent a day with 20 local, […]