ON Thursday, 9 September 2026, in Bongil Bongil National Park, mountainbike riders were horrified to find a load of Coles-branded bread, in plastic bags, dumped at the side of a road. Labels and use-by-dates indicated this had come from a local Coles store before sadly being dumped in native bushland. The riders cleaned up the […]
SAWTELL Dodgers Baseball Club has continued to set the benchmark for excellence in Coffs Harbour Baseball Association’s competition, with another title-winning season. The Dodgers won this season’s A-Grade title after an 8-6 victory against the Coffs Harbour Allstars in their grand final at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park. The Dodgers won the title for […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WHILE the Western World pauses to remember the shock and horror of 9/11 a quarter of a century ago, and the names of the approximately 3000 people who died on that fateful day are solemnly read out, I wonder if the most important questions are perhaps still not being asked […]
The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW Police Force.
The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW Police Force. The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW Police Force. The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW […]
Youngster.co co-founders Finn and Tony Rothacker present their innovative program. Photo: Youngsters.co
A COFFS Harbour-founded social enterprise called Youngster.co pairs young people with seniors for free technology help, bringing to life a brilliant idea that couldn’t be better timed. The innovative program has been chosen as a finalist in two categories, including the Inclusion Award, at the NSW Business Awards, which will be announced on the evening […]
Work has already started on the project.
Minister Matt Keogh, turning the first sod, and Coffs Legacy President Jeremy Nash. Work has already started on the project. A $166,000 City of Coffs Harbour Council contribution is helping ensure 12 new homes for veteran families can be delivered as planned in Coffs Harbour. Council unanimously agreed to waive water and sewer developer charges […]
Phil Goulding lands an 84cm flathead in the Terranora Lakes. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke.
IT has been an interesting couple of weeks for me holidaying in the old family home on the Terranora Lakes, just west of Tweed Heads. Coming from a fishing family, most of my early days were spent on the beaches or in a boat floating up and down the Tweed River. To say “things have […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WE, and many other community members, are dismayed and outraged at Coles’ decision to end supply of local goods, such as bananas, in local Coles stores. We like shopping at Coles but we will all shop at Woolies if this decision remains unchanged. Have the Coles CEOs thought about the […]
A scene from a 2025 bush fire ground.
WITH summer approaching and the risk of bushfires and other severe weather increasing across parts of Australia, Rural Aid is encouraging farmers to register now. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting warmer and drier conditions across parts of the country this Spring, with increased bushfire risk in several areas. The months ahead also bring the […]
Urunga Raiders win the Women’s Premier League. Photo: Supplied.
URUNGA Raiders produced a stunning second-half fightback to defeat Coffs United Lionesses 3-2 in a dramatic Women’s Premier League grand final at C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Saturday night. The Lionesses came out firing and landed the opening blow inside four minutes when Saysha Hopkinson found the back of the net to give Coffs United […]
