Trail distances range from a 1km kids run to a challenging 50km ultramarathon.
THE countdown is on for the fourth annual Rumble in the Jungle Trail Run, set to take place in just one month at Ulong, with over 500 runners already signed up to tackle the rainforest trails of Bindarri National Park. Hosted by Coffs Trail Runners, the event has seen a surge in popularity, almost doubling […]
Drawing on her family’s recipes and cultural roots, Michelle serves up comfort food all lovingly paired with tales from her own life.
WHEN was the last time a show made you laugh, cry and fed you dinner? Comfort Food Cabaret, created and performed by Australia’s soulful singing cook Michelle Pearson, is a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that stirs the heart as much as the appetite. Part musical comedy, part cooking class and part pop-up supper club, this multi-award-winning […]
Coffs Comets Juniors supporting Crazy Socks round in support of mental health.
THE Coffs Harbour Comets juniors pulled their socks up – literally – to throw support behind a cause close to rugby league’s heart. Crazy Socks Round lit up the local grounds last week, with every colourful pair sold helping fund the Family of League’s Wellbeing Program – offering vital emotional and financial support to those […]
Last year's North Coast Force Under 15s Boys team.
AFL North Coast’s best juniors will devote some of their school holidays to representing their region. North Coast Force’s Under 17s , Under 15s, and Under 13s Boys teams, and the Youth Girls 17s, Youth Girls 15s, and Youth Girls 13s teams will take part in this year’s Northern NSW Championships in Coffs Harbour. This […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WISH it were possible to ask the main proponents of the plan to create infrastructure on the Jetty Foreshores lands to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and Intent to reassure the present and future Coffs Harbour ratepayers and New South Wales taxpayers that they will not be required to […]
DEAR News Of The Area, GREAT to read our recently re-elected Federal Member for Cowper, the Hon Pat Conaghan MP provide his opinion on the Federal Treasurer’s address to the National Press Club. Sadly, Mr Conaghan provided no substantive policy insights and appeared content with just scoring some ‘political points’ regarding both the Federal budget […]
WOOLGOOLGA Art Gallery’s current exhibition “Budding Masters” opened on Friday 20 June. It showcases the works that local artists have produced in the wide range of classes and workshops held at the Woolgoolga Art Gallery. “If you ever wondered what you can achieve with the tuition from professional artists at Woolgoolga Art Gallery, then pop […]
Katie Sibio with husband Vince (centre) and their musician friends, outside Coffs Harbour Hospital.
Katie Sibio with husband Vince (centre) and their musician friends, outside Coffs Harbour Hospital. The uplifting gig. The uplifting gig. THE power of love in healing was witnessed on Sunday 22 June when Ulong resident Katie Sibio pulled off an uplifting jamming session in the grounds of Coffs Harbour Hospital for her husband Vince, who […]
STILL 2023’s winning artwork by Alana Hunt.
STILL 2023’s winning artwork by Alana Hunt. Blak Douglas’ ‘Silent Cop’, the winning artwork in STILL 2021. FOR the first time, the “STILL: National Still Life Award” will recognise a local artist. The Coffs Coast Artist Award is open to those currently living and/or working in the Coffs Coast region – taking […]
The Emu in the Sky - not formed from stars, but from the dark dust lanes of the Milky Way.
LONG before observatories dotted the land and satellites blinked overhead, the First Peoples of Australia were reading the stars. For over 65,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have looked to the sky – not for abstraction, but for connection, direction, and survival. Theirs is the oldest continuous astronomical tradition on Earth. To these […]
