Coffs Harbour Snappers women have a grand final rematch against the Grafton Redmen this weekend.
AFTER having an Anzac Day bye, the Mid North Coast Rugby Union Northern Division season resumes this weekend with Round 2 matches. The Coffs Harbour Snappers play their first home game of the season when they welcome the Grafton Redmen to Coffs Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon. Kempsey Cannonballs host the Hastings Valley Vikings, as […]
Jaya and Braden.
Jaya and Braden. Ruth at the Jetty. IN November last year, the Support at Home program commenced replacing previous systems with one streamlined model that improves access and consistency across services. The Support at Home program offers a simpler, more flexible and more personalised way for older Australians to receive care in their own homes. […]
Cr Cassell is concerned about microplastic pollution in Coffs Creek. Photo: Jonathan Cassell.
COUNCILLOR Jonathan Cassell continues to highlight environmental and related economic issues at City of Coffs Harbour Council meetings. At the April meeting, councillors unanimously supported a Notice of Motion from Cr Cassell, committing the City to a comprehensive response to microplastic pollution across local waterways. A recent report from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, […]
A previous Buluunggal (Mullet) Festival at the V-Wall. Photo: supplied.
THE fifth annual Buluunggal (Mullet) Festival will take place at the V-Wall, Nambucca Heads on Saturday, celebrating the arrival of buluunggal in the Nambucca River and the enduring connections of Gumbaynggirr people to Country. Led by the vision of recently passed Gumbaynggirr Elder Uncle Bud Marshall, the festival continues this year as an ongoing expression […]
The Coffs Harbour Suns Youth Men team in Sydney.
COFFS Harbour Suns Youth Men (Under 20s) have split their representative games during their double header weekend in Sydney. The Suns team went 1-1 during the latest round of their Basketball NSW Waratah Basketball League representative season. The Suns opened their weekend in Sydney with a 106-75 win against Parramatta-Cumberland. Noah Light top scored with […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE National Party seems to be scratching its head as to why people are leaving them for One Nation. Could it be that it’s because they say one thing and do another, so all trust in them is lost? I totally agree with Wayne Welsh’s letter of last week, so […]
Members of the Hunter rugby community and local dignitaries at the announcement last Thursday. Photo: Tim Crakanthorp MP.
PREPARATIONS for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Newcastle will ramp up early, with Japan and Ireland confirmed for an international rugby Test at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday 11 July 2026. Japan’s head coach Eddie Jones was in Newcastle last week to make the announcement, with the fixture forming part of the lead-up to […]
Coffs United Lionesses (red) roar to victory.
THE Coffs United Lionesses kicked off the Anzac weekend in emphatic fashion, defeating last year’s grand finalists Boambee 9–1 on Friday night (24 April) at Forsyth Park in the Women’s Premier League. Lionesses striker Ally Gadd set the tone early, scoring a hat-trick inside the opening 36 minutes to open the floodgates ahead of a […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN I fled a violent relationship with my two-year-old son, I didn’t have the luxury of waiting on a two-year childcare waitlist. I added my son to every waitlist in the area, only to wait four months for a single day of care per week. Even now, with my son […]
