FARMERS from all corners of NSW will meet in Sydney this week to discuss critical issues such as the future of farming and the energy transition. NSW Farmers’ Chief Executive Annabel Johnson said the NSW Farmers’ Annual Conference was a chance to bring the perspective from the paddock to the city as Australia faced a […]
A NATIONAL childcare worker register should show the employment history of staff after revelations an accused child abuser was sacked from one facility but continued working unimpeded. Joshua Dale Brown, 26, has been charged with more than 70 sex offences against eight alleged victims aged under two at a childcare centre in Melbourne. Authorities have […]
Terry Tweedie will run the new Justice of The Peace desk at Coffs Court House.
THE Coffs Coast Justice of the Peace (JP) Association has opened a new community desk at the Coffs Harbour Courthouse – its thirteenth between Yamba and Nambucca Heads. The desk will be run by Terry Tweedie, who has over 45 years’ experience as a JP. Closed five years ago during COVID, the reopened desk will […]
MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions on Waterfall Way near Bullock Creek, Ebor for pavement rehabilitation and widening work. Work will be carried out from Thursday 24 July for three months and is expected to be completed by 30 October 2025, weather permitting. Work hours are weekdays from 9am to 5pm. A single lane […]
DEAR News Of The Area, HOW many times have we all driven past stolen or abandoned cars left sitting on the roadside for weeks – sometimes even months? These vehicles, often still displaying number plates and marked with police tape or hazard stickers, are left to deteriorate. In many cases, they are stripped for parts […]
Glenreagh Timber Festival event organiser Rikki Centinich.
Glenreagh Timber Festival event organiser Rikki Centinich. Dan Coulstock owner of the 1910 Marshall vintage engine showing at Glenreagh Timber Fest 2024. Mackie from the Mid North Coast Machinery Restoration Club at Glenreagh Timber Fest 2024. DESPITE the setback of this year’s cancellation, plans for Glenreagh Timber Festival 2026 have been bolstered by the Destination […]
NSW GREENS MP Cate Faehrmann and Coffs Harbour councillor Jonathan Cassell joined a well-attended public gathering in Coramba last week, with local residents condemning ongoing forestry operations in nearby state forests. Attendees raised their concerns about logging at Mount Coramba, an area within the footprint of the proposed and long-awaited Great Koala National Park (GKNP). […]
The Nambucca Valley’s Toby Batten has been named as the halfback for the 2025 Australian Schoolboys rugby league team. Photo: supplied.
NAMBUCCA High School student Toby Batten has earned one of the highest honours in junior rugby league, being named as halfback in the 2025 Australian Schoolboys rugby league team. The selection comes during another stellar season for Batten, who plies his trade in Group 2 with the Nambucca Roosters, playing U/18s and First Grade. Batten […]
The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and other marine life.
The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and other marine life. The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and other marine life. MARINE algal blooms are the […]
