Luca Auriemma crossing the line for his maiden round win in KZ2. Photo: Pace Images.
COFFS Harbour Kart Racing Club has hosted the country’s best kart drivers during the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship. The opening round was held over three days of world-class racing, as the Australian Kart Championship series got underway in Coffs Harbour. Seth Huth was one of the many visiting drivers from across Australia […]
Mid North Coast Emergency Department staff. Photo: MNCLHD.
THE latest quarterly report into the performance of Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHF) hospitals shows the health services are coping well with a surge in demand. Patient numbers for October to December 2025 were up by 1,166, according to the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly Report. This is a three percent […]
MICHAEL has been suffering from chronic schizophrenia since the 1980s and his affairs are under the control of the Trustee and Guardian. When he passes away, his cousins stand to receive the whole of his estate, on the basis that they understand that Michael did not leave a will and that his estate would be […]
DEAR Jasminda, I am doing a complete clean out of my home, but I can’t decide what to keep and what to cull. How do I make these decisions? Claudia D. Dear Claudia, I am the wrong person to ask about this. When I decide to clean my bedroom, I enter the zone of nostalgia. […]
Coffs Mayor Nikki Williams officially opened Seniors Festival at the ‘Art with Arthritis’ workshop.
Coffs Mayor Nikki Williams officially opened Seniors Festival at the ‘Art with Arthritis’ workshop. Arthritis in her hands doesn’t stop Lynette Smith from getting arty. The happy result of the workshop. THE Seniors Festival in Coffs Harbour began on Monday 2 March, with Mayor Nikki Williams officially opening the two-week series of events. Cr Williams […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE letters of Peter Sobey and Julia Merkel (NOTA Friday, 6 March) struck a resounding chord with me. Watching the Prime Minister mouthing Hansonisms like a puppet controlled from behind last week was simply embarrassing, so I Googled a couple of matters, i.e. how long have the so-called “Isis Brides” […]
A DEADLY dog-on-dog attack has claimed the life of a beloved pet in Woolgoolga. Returning home from a night out on Saturday, 28 February, septuagenarians Veronica and John Fallon entered their lounge room to discover a nightmare scene, with their 9-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, Obi, dead on the floor from an attack. Their other dog, […]
Garby Elder Aunty Deb Dootson and Ian Foskett from SANDBAG. A vocal crowd gathers for the protest at Sandy Beach Reserve. Jake Foskett says “no means no”. THE Sandy Beach community continues to make its voice heard over a controversial development proposal on the Hearnes Lake floodplain. As reported previously in NOTA, the development application […]
2025 SCU scholarship winner Kadie Vignes with 2026 winner Adrienne Gooden.
2025 SCU scholarship winner Kadie Vignes with 2026 winner Adrienne Gooden. IWD Coffs Coast Woman of the Year 2026 finalists – Kymberlei Goodacre, Nicola Mackie, Penny Westman, Berry Jones, Angela Martin. BPW Coffs Coast Maude Spielvogel Scholarship winner Amy Howard. Keynote speaker Kate Toon on stage. Zonta winner Laura McNeil speaks out. AROUND 400 people […]
Samantha Hanna with one of her works in ‘Collide’.
SAMANTHA Hanna, a contributor to the “Collide” art exhibition showing at Sawtell Art Gallery until 14 March, was mistakenly described as a fledgling artist in NOTA’s recent report. In fact Samantha has enjoyed a 27-year career in the design industry. “I moved from Sydney to Sawtell in April 2023, built a studio and have been […]
