SAWTELL RSL Sub-Branch’s 80th Anniversary fell on Saturday, 18 July, 2026 and the Sub-Branch will be commemorating the milestone event with a formal dinner at the Sawtell RSL Club on the evening of Saturday, 29 August. The key speaker will be Douglas Lindsay Baird OAM, the father of the late Cameron Stewart Baird, VC, MG […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in reply to Peter Dingle (Enough of the virtue signalling, Bellingen Council, NOTA, 24.7.26). When did teachers, nurses, essential service workers and others who can’t afford a $1 million mortgage become “minority and activist groups”? As someone who had the good fortune to buy a home in the […]
Coffs Coast Pipes and Drums Life Members: Dale Rogers, Robert Partridge and Cathy Suley.
COFFS Coast Pipes and Drums have awarded Life Membership to three long-serving band members. Dale Rogers, Robert Partridge and Cathy Suley were honoured at the band’s Annual General Meeting on 22 July. Dale Rogers has been part of the band family since 1996, when her daughter took up tenor drumming and her husband, Geoff, joined […]
FRIENDS of Pine Creek and other locals have been saddened by the death of a koala found during logging operations in Pine Creek State Forest. Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) released a statement saying it was notified by its timber harvesting contractor that an unwell and injured koala had been found within an active plantation harvesting […]
Jaya and Braden.
Jaya and Braden. Ruth at the Jetty. IN November last year, the Support at Home program commenced replacing previous systems with one streamlined model that improves access and consistency across services. The Support at Home program offers a simpler, more flexible and more personalised way for older Australians to receive care in their own homes. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE silence from Labor and the so-called feminists on Prime Minister Albanese’s appearance on the Deep Bush podcast has been deafening with Labor MPs seemingly condoning their boss’s appalling behaviour. If a male from the Opposition had made the same comments, the outrage from the Left party would have been […]
The Woolgoolga Wildcats dominated the second half in their recent Women’s Premier League match.
THE Woolgoolga Wildcats strengthened their grip on third place in the HIT105.5 Women’s Premier League with a commanding 4-1 victory over Northern Storm on a chilly night at Woolgoolga. The result, however, was anything but straightforward early on. Northern Storm stunned the home side inside four minutes when Tiarna Lynch rose highest to head home […]
The Winning Team with Joan Watkins.
VIC Watkins Memorial Mixed Triples Final positions 1st: Norm H, Lyndy McLeod, Michella VP 2nd: Geoff Duffey, Ruth Jupp, Russell Lane 3rd: Mark Star, Denise Walsh, Darren Lindner Round winners Round 1: J. Alford, C. Weatherall, R. Alford Round 2: P. Toy, K. Cutmore, A. Campbell Round 3: V. Valentine, D. Valentine, S. Dodd Tuesday […]
Seven suspected cases of bird flu have been detected in greater crested terns, a common coastal species in Australia. Photo: AAP Image/Andrew Stafford.
THE poultry industry is on alert after seven suspected bird flu cases were found in native species, potentially marking a new phase for the outbreak. The poultry industry is on alert after seven sick greater crested terns were found in South Australia’s southeast, sparking fears of a local transmission. Five were collected from Southend in […]
