March 23, 2026
Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga Garden Clubs dig in for a new season Carol, Margaret and Esther.
Community

Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga Garden Clubs dig in for a new season

Carol, Margaret and Esther. Woopi Garden Club member, Wendy. Sue and Carol observe the herb garden. Beryl and Annie. COFFS Harbour and Woolgoolga Garden Clubs came together for friendship and morning tea on Thursday, 29 January, to celebrate the start of the clubs’ programs for the new year.  Some 20 members from both garden clubs […]

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Bellingen Show introduces new way to support young leaders
Community

Bellingen Show introduces new way to support young leaders

THE revamp of the Bellingen Show sees the launch of a scholarship to support the next generation of agricultural leaders in the Bellingen Shire. In 2026, the Bellinger River Agricultural Society (BRAS) will provide up to a total of $5000 to young people who live in the Bellingen Shire to help them pursue a career […]

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Finding the ‘right time’ to make the move The Shoreline and surrounds.
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Finding the ‘right time’ to make the move

The Shoreline and surrounds. The Shoreline interior. Laine and Jim by the pool. Laine and Jim enjoy a read in the library. LAINE and Jim Down have called The Shoreline home for just over three years, but the decision to move into Coffs Harbour’s most exclusive retirement living estate was one they had been quietly […]

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Coffs Neuro Physio, moving well at every age Exercise equipment.
Advertorials

Coffs Neuro Physio, moving well at every age

Exercise support. Support bars for people. Exercise equipment. AGE brings experience, perspective, and resilience, but it can also bring new physical challenges.   As we get older, age itself becomes a risk factor for many neurological conditions and for falls, even in people who’ve never had a diagnosis. Add a neurological condition into the mix, and […]

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Letter to the Editor: don’t mention the war
Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: don’t mention the war

DEAR News Of The Area, THE extraordinary events of the last two months have revealed much about Australian society, status quo politics, and the suppression of our mainstream media. The shock and horror of Bondi, which will forever define Xmas 2025, has revealed an Australia still living in a global bubble where the realities of […]

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Bishop Druitt College Principal Simon Doyle, volunteers to deliver aid in Ukraine Simon Doyle helps deliver aid to Kryvyi Rih.
Community, School

Bishop Druitt College Principal Simon Doyle, volunteers to deliver aid in Ukraine

Simon Doyle helps deliver aid to Kryvyi Rih. Simon in Kyiv, in extreme snow conditions. A visit to a School 88 class in Zaporizhia. Helpers from Molochany Community at the Internally Displaced People’s Centre Zaporizhia. BISHOP Druitt College Principal (BDC) Simon Doyle, from Sawtell, spent five weeks of the summer break volunteering in war-torn Ukraine.  […]

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Minister Matt Keogh cuts the ribbon opening the Coffs Coast Veterans Wellbeing Centre President, Veterans Centre Mid North Coast Inc Geoff Harrison, Matt Keogh MP, Founder CCVWC Richard Kelloway and President Coffs Harbour RSL Sub-Branch John Lloyd.
Community

Minister Matt Keogh cuts the ribbon opening the Coffs Coast Veterans Wellbeing Centre

President, Veterans Centre Mid North Coast Inc Geoff Harrison, Matt Keogh MP, Founder CCVWC Richard Kelloway and President Coffs Harbour RSL Sub-Branch John Lloyd. Veteran dignitaries, and the Coffs community. GambleAware’s Sherri Swayne and Lifeline North Coast’s Angela Martin. City of Coffs Harbour General Manager Murray Wood, Mayor of Clarence Valley Ray Smith and his […]

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