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Film

Macksville filmmaker wins Audience Choice Award at West End Film Festival

MACKSVILLE’S Alexandra Pirani has won the Audience Choice Award in the Documentary category at the 2025 West End Film Festival (WEFF) for her deeply personal and moving short film, “Unconditional Bond”. The documentary follows the journey of an Australian family navigating the challenges of international adoption, focusing on Alexandra’s own family story involving the adoption […]

Local News

Historic military parade coming to Coffs Harbour

A HISTORIC tradition will be brought to life in Coffs Harbour next month as a distinguished Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Squadron comes to town. A naval aviation squadron of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), 725 Squadron holds “Freedom of Entry” to the City of Coffs Harbour. The squadron, based in Nowra, exercised this for the […]

Event

James Taylor tribute comes to the Jetty Theatre

AWARD-WINNING performer Darren Coggan brings to life the timeless songs of James Taylor at the Jetty Theatre on Saturday, 16 August, in an unforgettable celebration of one of modern music’s most magnetic and beloved artists. In this heartfelt performance, Darren takes audiences on an eloquent musical journey through Taylor’s iconic songbook, featuring classics like How […]

Printed Edition

Printed Edition 01 AUGUST 2025

Regional

Andy Stewart set to walk around mainland Australia to fight gambling harm

Andy and Scrubby are excited about their big walk. Their route will traverse all mainland states and the Northern Territory. COFFS Harbour local Andy Stewart is attempting to join a group of just eight people officially known to have walked unaccompanied and unsupported around mainland Australia. Setting off in just a few days, Andy’s journey […]

Event

Moonee Beach Hotel team runs City2Surf for Lifeline North Coast

MOONEE Beach Hotel (MBH) has a keen team taking on Sydney’s iconic City2Surf 14km run on Sunday 10 August, raising funds for Lifeline North Coast as part of its Welcome Hospitality partnership. Lifeline is the 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention service, which has its North Coast headquarters in Coffs Harbour. The MBH team of […]

Sport

Coffs Coast surfer wins Rip Curl GromSearch Oz Cup

BENJI Lowen has conquered some of the best groms in Australia on his home break. The Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club member won the Under 18 Boys title at the Rip Curl GromSearch Oz Cup in Coffs Harbour. Lowen won the final by 3.57 points after scoring a total of 17.24. He described his last wave […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Faster trains that won’t break the bank

DEAR News Of The Area, HARRY Creamer’s dream of a foreign funded high-speed rail for Australia (25 July) sounds like another eye-wateringly, never-ending, expensive AUKUS scheme. Australia simply doesn’t have the population to support high-speed rail projects. Even if most city-to-city travel was taken by rail, there still won’t be enough usage to pay for […]

Entertainment, Event

Contemporary four-piece jazz collective comes to Bello

ZODIAC, an instrumental, contemporary four-piece jazz collective from Sydney, is performing at Bellingen Memorial Hall on 5 September and Wauchope Community Arts Hall on 6 September as part of a six-venue tour between Melbourne and Brisbane. Featuring a powerful lineup of some of Sydney’s most creatively ambitious musicians, Jordan Chung (piano), Hinano Fujisaki (tenor saxophone), […]

Sport

Panthers smash Comets to win local derby

THEY say a week is a long time in rugby league, and the Sawtell Panthers have proven this old adage true. After losing to the Coffs Harbour Comets, the Panthers bounced back with instant revenge, accounting for their traditional rivals 32-4 in a spiteful local derby at Rex Hardaker Oval. It was an intense game […]