Brush Turkeys have again been found poisoned at Safety Beach.
THE NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating the poisoning of around 10 native Brush Turkeys at Safety Beach, the second such incident in just two years. Laboratory testing of several dead birds collected from the area has found high concentrations of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, the same chemical detected when another group of Brush Turkeys […]
Police conducted 9166 drug tests during the three-day blitz. Photo: NSW Police.
NSW POLICE have targeted motorists affected by alcohol, drugs and fatigue during a three-day operation. Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers) ran from 21-23 August across all NSW roads. During this period, police conducted more than 87,000 breath tests and 9166 drug tests. There were 186 drink driving offences detected and 660 positive drug samples. […]
City of Coffs Harbour’s new General Manager Murray Wood with Mayor Nikki Williams. Photo: CHCC.
THE new General Manager of Coffs Harbour City Council has been described as the “right person” to manage the region’s rapid growth. Murray Wood was officially appointed during an extraordinary meeting of councillors on Monday evening, 25 August. The former Dubbo Regional Council CEO will start in the role on 8 December. Mayor Nikki Williams […]
Danielle Watson will be the first player to play 100 games in the AFL North Coast’s Women's competition when she lines-up in tomorrow’s grand final. Photo: AFL North Coast.
WHEN Danielle Watson runs out for the Coffs Harbour Breakers in this Saturday’s Women’s Grand Final she will be creating AFL North Coast history. Watson will be the first player to reach the 100-game milestone in the AFL North Coast Women’s competition. A member of the Breakers since the club’s first women’s match in 2018, […]
Indie R’n’B artist Surat.
LOCAL indie R’n’B artist Surat is sharing his heartfelt sound across the Coffs Coast this September, performing four free gigs across community-focused venues. “My parents were rock and roll, swing dancers/teachers so I grew up listening to jazz and big band music that set a foundation to shape my musical style and journey,” he told […]
Zac Creenaune gets ready for his match at Sawtell Tennis Club.
SAWTELL Tennis Club have hosted their biggest annual event. The club hosted the Sawtell Seaside Open over four big days of top-class tennis, which attracted players from across Australia. “We had about 245 entrants this year, which was up about 60 on last year, and it’s traditionally our biggest event,” said tournament director Eli Baylis. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, UNSURPRISINGLY, the rhetoric used by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli and US government spokespeople following the recent Australian Government announcement on qualified recognition of Palestine statehood, follows a pretty standard formula. It starts with a one-sided focus on the terrorist atrocities and hostage-taking carried out by Hamas on […]
Traditional Shotokan Karate Coffs Harbour Club members Allyson Tracey, William Ching, Shannon Robinson, Sam Staford, James Ryan, Andrew Hall (middle) Amelia, Chloe, and Eleanor (front) at the Queensland Titles.
TRADITIONAL Shotokan Karate Federation (TSKF) Coffs Harbour club members have achieved top results at the Queensland Titles. The nine members represented NSW at the Traditional Shotokan Karate Federation Queensland Championship Titles on the Gold Coast. The club members participated in two days of intense training under Nemoto Sensei, direct from Japan, and had a successful […]
A handmade sign warned locals of the recent shark incident.
THE end of winter has been marked by a number of concerning shark encounters on the northern beaches of Coffs Harbour. Months after a GoPro video of a shark encounter went viral after a group of surfers were targeted by a shark at Shelleys – the backbeach of Look-At-Me-Now Headland – another incident has occurred […]
