Housing Matters Chair Kerry Pearse and Bellingen Mayor Cr Steve Allan.
BELLINGEN Shire Council is poised to make history, supporting what could become Australia’s first Community Land Trust (CLT). The CLT would offer shared home ownership for locals on moderate incomes. At its recent meeting, the Council unanimously passed a Mayoral Minute requesting a report on the legal and financial steps needed to transfer a parcel […]
Grant Stocks wins gold in the shot put.
Grant Stocks wins gold in the shot put. Grant Stocks, 86, has won eight gold medals at the 2025 Australian Masters National Championships. Top of the podium: Grant Stocks took out eight gold medals. GRANT Stocks, 86, won eight gold medals at the 2025 Australian Masters National Championships held in Adelaide on Easter Monday. Competing […]
Coffs skateboarder Georgia Winn wins gold.
COFFS Coast skateboarder Georgia Winn offered up a stellar performance at the 2025 King of Concrete Bowl competition at Newcastle’s Bar Beach at the weekend, bringing home gold in the 12 and Under Girls division. Georgia combined speed and flow through the 11-foot-deep end with a range of grinds and airs, putting down two complete […]
Evie Hill in action at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships.
TWO Coffs Coast junior athletes have taken on the best the country has to offer. Evie Hill and Thomas Joyce had impressive performances at the recent Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Perth. Hill competed in the Under 16 heptathlon, while Joyce competed in the Under 14 200m and 400m events. Hill finished ninth overall in […]
Sawtell/Toormina Saints’ Tully Jarvis and Coffs Harbour Breakers’ Khaila Chalker contest a centre bounce. Photo: AFL North Coast.
AFTER a week off due to Easter, the AFL North Coast season resumed with Round 2 matches in Sawtell. The Sawtell Toormina/Saints and Coffs Harbour Breakers women shared the points in a 2.9 (21) to 3.3 (21) draw in their grand final rematch at Richardson Park. The Saints reserves opened their season with a 11.4 […]
DEAR News Of The Area, A letter to NOTA dated 25 April requires a response. Perhaps Dave Williamson, in hindsight, a tax on a cow farting would have been better than a tax on innocent citizens by way of a thing called Robodebt. The remainder of Dave’s assertions appear to be groundless, ideological annotations as […]
DEAR News Of The Area, PAUL McKeon’s letter (18 April) raising concerns about a hung parliament in a dangerous international environment is unduly alarmist. He claims that it would be impossible for a minority government to act “firmly and quickly” because it would have to get the agreement of minor parties and independents. This is […]
DEAR News Of The Area, TODAY I received in my letterbox a card in Caz Heise colours that was really a National Party ad. This was after receiving unsolicited NP texts to my private mobile number asking for my vote and for donations. I spoke to Mr Conaghan about this at the Jetty Markets. He […]
Competitor Melissa Robertson finding checkpoints within Lower Bucca State Forest.
MORE than 200 competitors navigated to checkpoints deep within Lower Bucca State Forest as part of Coffs Harbour’s first “Rogaining” event. Rogaining is a long-distance orienteering sport that involves navigating between checkpoints, marked by a flag, within a time limit. The goal is to score the highest by visiting the most checkpoints. This Rogaining event […]
Library borrowers are asked to review Rapid Reads.
COFFS Harbour Libraries in Sawtell, Coffs and Woolgoolga, are placing book review slips in all their “Rapid Reads” collections and other new books on display. Rapid Reads are best sellers and prize winners that have multiple copies on offer on a two week loan. City of Coffs Harbour Acting Director City Planning and Communities Ian […]
