DEAR News Of The Area, IN the NOTA article of 18 February 2026 titled “Forestry organisations promote sustainable management in new report”, Steve Dobbyns, the Chair and Director of Forest and Wood Communities Australia, accused proponents of the Great Koala National Park of “hypocrisy” in telling Australians that plantations would replace native forests. Telling the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, AUSTRALIA now faces a difficult question: what do we do about the Australian women and children still stranded in the Syrian camps? The debate has become so politicised that the basic facts – and the basic humanity – are being lost. Under our Constitution, Australia cannot refuse passports to its […]
Woolgoolga Seniors enjoy a Christmas lunch. Photo: Woolgoolga Seniors.
WOOLGOOLGA will have planned activities and guest speakers for the NSW Seniors Festival, running from Monday 2 March to Saturday 15 March. Seniors Centre President Rod Mackenzie, said guest speakers will cover issues of importance to members and the public. “With changes to the aged care system it’s important for people to get the correct […]
Mikaela Carroll and her partner Ryan have left Brisbane behind and relocated to Tasmania. Photo: Mikaela Carroll.
GEN Z is leading a new wave of city dwellers eyeing a move to the regions, with almost half considering swapping skyscrapers for the great outdoors. Australians aged 18 to 29 have overtaken millennials (aged 30 to 45) as the cohort most eager to leave the city for the regions, with 49 percent considering the […]
AS new Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and outspoken Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price once again turn immigration into a political football, former refugees and migrants on the Coffs Coast – and their children – are getting on with contributing to business, healthcare, agriculture and other critical services. State Nationals MP for […]
Wayne Wilson will show his wooden model aeroplanes at Glenreagh Museum Cedar and Steam.
IN sourcing local creatives for Glenreagh Museum’s annual art and photo exhibition “Cedar and Steam”, local author and artist Honi Reifler recently discovered a model aeroplane maker. “I stumbled into an unassuming looking workshop in Glenreagh [only] to be gobsmacked by a display of wooden model aeroplanes,” Honi told News Of The Area. “To add […]
The blessing of St Augustine’s Catholic Parish Avila Centre.
The blessing of St Augustine’s Catholic Parish Avila Centre. City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh cut the ribbon. St Augustine’s Catholic Parish Avila Centre. ST AUGUSTINE’S Catholic Parish has celebrated the blessing and opening of Avila Centre, a major new development on Dalley Street, Coffs Harbour, opposite […]
FIRE and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is running its Safety Visit program during this year’s Seniors Festival (2-15 March). The visits are free and are focused on reducing the risk of fires in the home. According to Coffs Harbour Acting Station Officer Tim George, firefighters visit homes to carry out a fire risk inspection and, where […]
THE NSW Government has released a new guide to support councils to undertake land audits to identify vacant operational land that could be used to deliver affordable housing projects. The “Council Led Affordable Housing on Operational Land Guide” released by the Office of Local Government provides step-by-step guidance for councils on identifying and managing affordable […]
Coffs Harbour hosts the National Touch Football Championships next week.
AUSTRALIA’S best touch footballers are ready to play off for national titles in Coffs Harbour next week. The National Touch League’s The Championships are being held from Wednesday to Saturday, 4-7 March, at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields. Australia’s premier national championship event for adult participants, The Championships attracted more than 150 […]
