The TaG 125 Restricted Legend 60+ podium: Winner Winston Heywood, second Bruce Goodwin and third Julian Laws.
COFFS Harbour Kart Racing Club have honoured one of their most respected former members with a big three days of racing over the recent long weekend. The club held its annual Australian Kart Masters honouring Ian Brown, with this year being the 30th anniversary of the event. Previously named the Geoff King Motors Over 40s […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE community of Coffs Harbour and surrounding areas have clearly opposed the current Draft Jetty Foreshores Concept Plan because of many concerns and issues that do not meet the current and perceived future needs of our growing population. Examples of this opposition is demonstrated by significant recent protests from residents […]
James Boyd, Cowper MP Pat Conaghan, David Doyle, Mayor Nikki Williams and John Rafferty.
James Boyd, Cowper MP Pat Conaghan, David Doyle, Mayor Nikki Williams and John Rafferty. The CODA apartments. Photo: C.ex Group. THE official opening of the CODA Apartments, a modern, high-quality residential development on Harbour Drive, is a major milestone in the revitalisation of Coffs Harbour’s city centre. Saturday 14 June saw community members gather in […]
DEAR News of the Area, HEARTY congratulations to C.ex on the official opening of CODA. It is a credit to foresight and determination that benefits the future of Coffs Harbour city. I suspect that few of us are fully aware of C.ex broader support for the Coffs Coast community. Some noteworthy behind-the-scenes partnerships in the […]
The Woolgoolga Wolves are building momentum.
REIGNING premiers Woolgoolga Wolves kept their title defence purring with a thrilling 4-2 victory over the Coffs Coast Tigers in a high-octane HIT105.5 Men’s Premier League encounter on Saturday. In a breathless opening half in Woolgoolga, the scoreboard ticked over like a pinball machine – five goals in just ten minutes of madness before the […]
A humpback whale breaching off the east coast. Photo: Jonas Liebschner, NPWS.
A humpback whale breaching off the east coast. Photo: Jonas Liebschner, NPWS. A playful humpback close to the shoreline. Photo: Jonas Liebschner, NPWS. HUMPBACK whales are passing the Coffs Coast on their annual migration. Each year, approximately 40,000 humpback whales leave their Antarctic feeding grounds and travel north to the warmer waters off NSW and […]
Roads and Regional Transport Minister Jenny Aitchison with MPs Pat Conaghan, Gurmesh Singh and Michael Kemp, Bellingen Mayor Steve Allan, and City of Coffs Mayor Nikki Williams.
Roads and Regional Transport Minister Jenny Aitchison with MPs Pat Conaghan, Gurmesh Singh and Michael Kemp, Bellingen Mayor Steve Allan, and City of Coffs Mayor Nikki Williams. Michael Kemp, Pat Conaghan and Steve Allan at an earlier inspection of Waterfall Way. COFFS Coast mayors and MPs have met in State Parliament to continue lobbying for […]
VIV Simpson hates to see people feeling lonely or abandoned. The Sawtell resident, who’s in his early seventies, spends much of his time with aged care residents or dementia patients who have no one else visiting or looking out for them. “I consider it an honour,” he told News Of The Area. “Just listening and […]
Coffs Colon Care (CCC) support group members Sharen Hackfath, Donna Harper and Julie Williams with colorectal surgeon Wilson Petrushnko and Baringa Private Hospital CEO Jo Brown.
Coffs Colon Care (CCC) support group members Sharen Hackfath, Donna Harper and Julie Williams with colorectal surgeon Wilson Petrushnko and Baringa Private Hospital CEO Jo Brown. Cancer survivor Julie Williams. COFFS Harbour’s Coffs Colon Care (CCC) support group is raising awareness of bowel cancer and Red Apple Day. Organised by Bowel Cancer Australia, Red Apple […]
Volunteers are assisting with recovery tasks such as damage assessments, debris removal, chainsaw operations, and property clean-ups.
Volunteers are assisting with recovery tasks such as damage assessments, debris removal, chainsaw operations, and property clean-ups. DISASTER Relief Australia (RDA) volunteers have been hard at work across Nambucca, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Taree helping residents with flood recovery. Volunteers are assisting with recovery tasks such as damage assessments, debris removal, chainsaw operations, and property […]
