Simmo with his kids and the Red Cross Emergency Services team at the Big Banana last year.
Simmo with his kids and the Red Cross Emergency Services team at the Big Banana last year. Simmo called in to the Coffs Harbour Lifeblood Donor Centre in 2024. Red Cross Emergency Services Team Leader Judy Jackson, with Simon at the Coffs Harbour Lifeblood Donor Centre. Simmo with the Corindi SES in the Coffs Harbour […]
Sean Hayes, Program Services Manager Open Minds for Lismore and Coffs.
Sean Hayes, Program Services Manager Open Minds for Lismore and Coffs. Stan Ward spoke about his personal experience accessing mental health support at the Centre. THE Coffs Harbour Medicare Mental Health Centre has celebrated supporting nearly 500 locals in its first year of operation. The walk-in service, funded through Healthy North Coast, is located at […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LOCAL State MP Gurmesh Singh has the cheek to say most residents quietly support the proposed Jetty Foreshore revitalisation project “even if they have been drowned out by the noisy minority”. Mr Singh is completely ignoring the 68-plus percent of residents who voted against the proposal; hardly a noisy minority! […]
Aria Grebert shows her style. Sienna Porter and Madeleine Ward, second in Junior Pairs. State Champion Mekayla McLaughlin, State Champion Harriet Rampling and Ella Gibson, who came in second. A TERRIFIC trio of Coffs Coast athletes have won sport aerobics state titles. Aria Grebert, Mekayla McLaughlin and Harriet Rampling all won their competitions at the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to the City of Coffs Harbour for the recent awarding of the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture by the Australian Institute of Architects to Yarrila Place and architects BVN. This is the highest honour for public architecture in NSW and the building has also been shortlisted in the 2025 […]
Margaret McCue (far left) was an environmental activist and storyteller. Photo: Bellingen Environment Centre.
THE Coffs Coast environment movement is saddened by the passing of passionate environmentalist and campaigner Maggie (Margaret) McCue. She was the driving force behind the Coffs Harbour Environment Centre, and was involved in the Emerald Beach Ocean Outfall campaign, the creation of Bongil Bongil National Park, and in numerous forest protests. Maggie was an esteemed […]
The Queensland Representative School Sport 18s Boys side celebrate their grand final victory.
AUSTRALIA’s best junior rugby league talent have played off for national championships in Coffs Harbour. The Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Championships were held for the second straight year at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Just like their senior counterparts in this year’s State of Origin series, the Queensland Representative School Sport 18s Boys side […]
‘I'm feeling very energised about parliament coming back,’ Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has backed a greater role for the government in childcare as he prepares to push through legislation tightening up the sector following horrifying allegations of child abuse at Melbourne early learning centres. Universal affordable childcare was identified by the prime minister during the recent federal election as the one reform he’d […]
Luca Martin celebrates his victory. Hamish Harrigan in action at the Oz Grom Open. THREE talented Coffs Coast surfers have achieved top results at prestigious junior events. Former Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club member Luca Martin won the Under 16 Boys title at the Occy’s Grom Comp at Snapper Rocks. He backed up his title win […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER more than 25 years as a Landcare volunteer and 15 years as a professional Bush Regeneration Contractor along the Coffs Coast, including the Jetty Foreshore, I feel compelled to put the record straight in response to Bob Cameron’s letter from 11/7/25 titled “Vegetation Intrusion” The North Bank Planting project […]
