June 25, 2026
Tooheys launches flood relief initiative with Coffs Coast hotels
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Tooheys launches flood relief initiative with Coffs Coast hotels

Tooheys has launched a flood relief initiative in partnership with local venues. Australian Hotels Association’s John Green and Lion NSW Field Sales Director Greg Watt. TOOHEYS has teamed up with a range of Coffs Coast venues to support flood recovery efforts. The beer brand has launched the Tooheys NSW Flood Relief initiative in partnership with […]

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Oxford historian discusses Women at Work at ArtsNational Alice Foster speaks at ArtsNational.
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Oxford historian discusses Women at Work at ArtsNational

Alice Foster speaks at ArtsNational. The Ruby Loftus 1943 painting ‘Screwing a Breech Ring’. OXFORD-based art historian Alice Foster was the guest speaker at ArtsNational Coffs Coast in May, sharing how art reflects the social, political and economic forces of the time. Ms Foster’s presentation “Women at Work”, described how art is a rich historical […]

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From the Valley to the world: Local voices shine in new podcast series Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure.
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From the Valley to the world: Local voices shine in new podcast series

Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure. Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things. MICK Birtles, a regular reporter for News Of The Area and a familiar voice on […]

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Letter to the Editor: Predictions for the Jetty
Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Predictions for the Jetty

DEAR News Of The Area, THERE have been voices urging people to take advice and information only from the State Planning Authority’s intentions for the Jetty Foreshores, when considering their own position and making a submission. There is absolutely nothing wrong with listening to and taking advice from other members of the public and from […]

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Clarence Council and citizen group unite against mining threat
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Clarence Council and citizen group unite against mining threat

THE Clarence Catchment Alliance (CCA) and Clarence Valley Council (CVC) are calling for immediate and stronger protections against the threat of escalating mineral mining. Both groups say that NSW regulations fail to protect critical water sources. The NSW Government is implementing a new Targeted Assessment Program (TAP) to assess how mines manage surface and groundwater, […]

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New coach, same Thunder: Orara crowned North Coast volleyball champions The Orara High School volleyball team.
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New coach, same Thunder: Orara crowned North Coast volleyball champions

The Orara High School volleyball team. The Orara High School volleyball team in action ORARA High School’s volleyball dynasty continues after “the Thunder” stormed to the 2025 North Coast title with a clinical 3-0 win over arch-rivals Murwillumbah at Sportz Central. In his first season at the helm, new coach Arlen Horton has seamlessly stepped […]

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Brear brace as Storm surge past Boambee Campbell Brear scored a brace for Northern Storm.
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Brear brace as Storm surge past Boambee

GRAND final champions Northern Storm kept their title hopes alive with a commanding 4-1 win over Boambee in the HIT105.5 Men’s Premier League at Korora last Saturday. Campbell Brear lit the fuse with a solo run, slicing through the defence before dinking the ball over the keeper for his sixth goal of the season. Despite […]

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Coffs Coast eFoiler riding the wave of new surf technology Karen Jackson running down the line at Emerald Beach.
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Coffs Coast eFoiler riding the wave of new surf technology

  EFoil enthusiast Karen Jackson.   Karen Jackson running down the line at Emerald Beach.   A NEW wave of ocean enthusiasts are taking to Coffs Coast beaches on high-tech surf gear called electric hydrofoils (eFoils). eFoiling is a fast-paced water sport growing rapidly in popularity, and involves riding a foilboard powered by an electric […]

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