LETTER: Kudos for visionary Urunga affordable housing project
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE to respond to Peter Dingle’s letter of 7 August (‘History will frown on Urunga affordable housing experiment’, Page 18,Coffs Coast NOTA) in regard to the affordable housing project at Lot 1 Ferry Street, Urunga. I live in Urunga, am a member of the Urunga Wetlands Landcare Group, and […]
Sawtell village under the soft glow of the newly installed festoon lights.
Sawtell shines brighter as new festoon lights transform First Avenue
Sawtell village under the soft glow of the newly installed festoon lights. Sawtell’s business community is illuminated by the new lights and reenergising ideas. SAWTELL’S iconic First Avenue precinct is looking a little brighter, with new festoon lighting now stretching across the village CBD. The lighting upgrade has been welcomed by local businesses and community […]
Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams (back, centre) and JPC's Kirsten Binnie (back right) at the sister-city exchange visit lunch at Park Beach.
Japanese students experience Coffs Coast life in special sister-city exchange
THREE Japanese schoolgirls are getting a first-hand taste of life on the Coffs Coast as part of an exchange program designed to strengthen a friendship between two cities thousands of kilometres apart. The Year 8 students from Sasebo are visiting Coffs Harbour for their first overseas trip, hosted by students and families from St John […]
The Coffs Harbour Breakers look to defend their premiership.
AFL North Coast finals series gets under way
A PREMIERSHIP is so close, you can taste it. The AFL North Coast finals series gets under way this weekend, as teams try to earn a grand final spot or keep their season alive. The Port Macquarie Magpies and Coffs Harbour Breakers face off in the Qualifying Final at Fitzroy Oval, with the winner through […]
LETTER: Horrifying modern slavery bombshell
I DOUBT that many in the Coffs and Nambucca community are surprised at the recent 4 Corners expose of modern slavery that is putting food on our plates, particularly in our local berry industry. I am also sure that most in the community are horrified and want it to stop, as we have been hearing […]
The AFL North Coast finals series gets under way this weekend, with matches in Coffs Harbour and Sawtell.
What’s on this week
Friday, 14 August Football North Coast Football’s Women’s Premier League season – Round 18. Boambee Eagles vs Coffs City United Lionesses at Ayrshire Park. 6.45pm. Saturday, 15 August Australian Rules Football AFL North Coast season – Finals series. Qualifying Final. Port Macquarie Magpies vs Coffs Harbour Breakers at Fitzroy Oval. 2.50pm. Elimination Final. Sawtell/Toormina Saints […]
The Group 2 Rugby League finals series begins this weekend.
Group 2 finals series to kick off
CRUNCH time has arrived for the region’s rugby league players as the Group 2 Rugby League finals series kicks off this weekend. The Woolgoolga Seahorses host the Macksville Sea Eagles in the Qualifying Semi-Final on Sunday afternoon at Solitary Islands Sports Ground. The winner will get a shot at minor premiers the Sawtell Panthers, in […]
Chris Wood led the 2026 North Coast Open Regional Qualifier at Coffs Harbour Golf Club from wire-to-wire. Photo: Golf NSW.
Incredible 10 birdies in opening round fires Wood to NorCo victory at Coffs
CHRIS Wood didn’t play his best golf at times during the second round of the North Coast Open Regional Qualifier at Coffs Harbour Golf Club, but it didn’t matter. He did enough on the first day to claim the historic title by two shots from Blake Proverbs and William Bruyeres. The defending Ford NSW Open […]
LETTER: Hope for my children, and all children
I LOOK at my kids and I see the future staring back at me – not the headlines, not the noise, not the fear that adults keep recycling like old storms, but something quieter, something steadier, something still capable of wonder. They walk into the world with eyes open, seeing the cracks we tried to […]