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Coffs Rotary Club gifts children’s books to Child and Family Health Service

THE Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour has shown its ongoing support for early literacy by raising $6000 to purchase books for families attending the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) Child and Family Health Service. Nurses from the service will give the books to visiting youngsters and their carers, with the aim of encouraging […]

Sport

Swans women to hold Community Camp in Coffs

SYDNEY Swans AFLW team will continue their strong association with the Coffs Coast when they visit the region in July. The Swans women will be in Coffs Harbour from Friday, 4 July, to Sunday, 6 July, as part of the AFLW’s 2025 Community Camp program. The program aims to complement the AFL Community Camps, which […]

Police

53-year-old granted conditional bail after alleged assault, animal cruelty

A 53-YEAR-OLD man has been granted conditional bail after allegedly assaulting four people and a dog at Nambucca Heads. Police were told about 10.30am on Sunday 1 June, an 87-year-old man was walking along the boardwalk on Riverside Drive, Nambucca Heads, when he was approached by an unknown man who allegedly pushed him in the […]

Event

Winter art bonanza at Yarrila Arts and Museum

THREE blockbuster exhibitions – including a mesmerising installation from an international art collective, surreal sculptures and mind-bending video – are heading to Coffs Harbour. The suite of winter showstoppers at the City of Coffs Harbour’s Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) will add another golden layer to the gallery’s growing reputation as a venue which showcases […]

Sport

AFL North Coast players selected in women’s rep squad

AFL North Coast’s best women’s players have been selected to the initial North Coast Force women’s representative squad. The squad of 36 will contain the team that will take on the AFL North West and AFL Central West teams in a tri-series in Gunnedah on Saturday, 28 June. The winner of the tri-series receives the […]

Sport

Coffs Coast hosts National Touch Championships

AUSTRALIA’s best touch footballers have played off for national titles in Coffs Harbour. The Coffs Coast hosted Touch Football Australia’s ‘The Championships’, with national champions crowned at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Originally scheduled for March earlier this year, The Championships were postponed due to severe weather conditions brought on by Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: State Gov dismisses our opinion on the Jetty

DEAR News Of The Area, THE Property Development NSW webinar regarding the proposed Jetty Foreshores redevelopment was an eye-opener. With the presenters talking a great deal about the extensive community consultation process that has been undertaken to date, one would have expected that the City of Coffs Harbour poll from September 2024 would get a […]

From The Mayor's Desk

From the Mayor’s Desk: Cr Nikki Williams

AS someone who grew up in Coffs Harbour, I’ve seen our Jetty Foreshores precinct evolve. When I was a kid the playgrounds were new and there were businesses on the railway land – through to the recent additions that we see today. Now, we have the opportunity to shape the precinct’s thriving, safe and vibrant […]

Coffs Coast

Youth crime committee tables first report

THE first report of an inquiry into community safety has been tabled, highlighting an urgent need for early intervention to deal with the complex social drivers of youth crime in regional and rural NSW. Since adopting the inquiry on 20 March 2024, the Committee of Law and Safety received almost 200 submissions and conducted hearings […]

Community, Regional

Bravery & Betrayal screening draws strong support in Coffs Harbour

A POWERFUL new documentary titled Bravery & Betrayal was screened last week at C.ex Coffs Harbour. The film offers a raw and deeply personal insight into the experiences of the Australian Special Forces during their years of service in Afghanistan. It also examines the media scrutiny and personal toll of official investigations of these elite […]