April 3, 2026
Coffs Harbour Comets win catch-up game to secure first victory Action from the Comets vs Ghosts match on Friday night. Photos: Eden Newlyn/@edennewlynphoto.
Sport

Coffs Harbour Comets win catch-up game to secure first victory

Action from the Comets vs Ghosts match on Friday night. Photos: Eden Newlyn/@edennewlynphoto. THE COFFS Harbour Comets have recorded their first win of the season, beating the Grafton Ghosts 28-18 in their Friday night catch-up game at Geoff King Motors Oval. Macauley Dawson, Lewis Hall, James Hartley, Jett McCarthy, and Lachlan Smith were the try […]

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Letter to the Editor: Buses to Sydney unacceptable
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Letter to the Editor: Buses to Sydney unacceptable

DEAR News Of The Area, REFERRING to John Murton’s letter regarding north coast trains, our neighbours went to Sydney for the home show. They were told they would have to return by bus. She actually went to the Coffs Coast station the day before, because if she had to take the bus down to Sydney […]

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Letter to the Editor: Amenity issues from seawall upgrade
Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Amenity issues from seawall upgrade

DEAR News Of The Area, PROPERTY and Development NSW has just released technical reports supporting the rezoning of land currently zoned RE1 Public Recreation and SP2 Infrastructure to allow for the construction of multi-storey development on Government-owned land at the Coffs Harbour Foreshores. One of the reports is a Coastal Risk Management Assessment by consultants […]

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Reduced demand for Marine Rescue in May Marine Rescue Coffs Harbour volunteer Rob Kasmarik on duty.
Local News

Reduced demand for Marine Rescue in May

MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers experienced reduced demand in May, with unfavourable boating weather leading to fewer boaters heading out on the water and requiring assistance. On the Mid North Coast, 22 search and rescue missions were completed, including 11 emergency responses, with 36 people safely returned to shore. Three search and rescues were completed by […]

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Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone’s happy Former prime minister Scott Morrison has received the top gong in the King's Birthday Honours List. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS.
Government, National

Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone’s happy

FORMER prime minister Scott Morrison has been congratulated after receiving Australia’s highest civilian honour, but there is at least one call for him to decline the gong. Mr Morrison is one of 14 people named as a Companion of the Order of Australia in the annual King’s Birthday Honours List, alongside filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and […]

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