Coffs Harbour Snappers won six premierships in 2025.
IT was another banner year for sport on the Coffs Coast with a number of clubs rising to the top as they added premierships to their trophy cabinets. These were the best sporting clubs of 2025. Nana Glen Lizards: Won last season’s first grade cricket competition after losing just one match. Went through undefeated to […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank a Good Samaritan for retrieving my lost purse in Edinburgh Street on Wednesday 3 December and returning it to my home in Raleigh Street. This kind act was much appreciated. Your readers could imagine the trauma of the loss of a […]
The kaleidoscopic dramatic colours of the silent storm over Coffs Harbour Jetty.
The kaleidoscopic dramatic colours of the silent storm over Coffs Harbour Jetty. The kaleidoscopic dramatic colours of the silent storm over Coffs Harbour Jetty. The kaleidoscopic dramatic colours of the silent storm over Coffs Harbour Jetty. STORM season is in full swing on the Coffs Coast, and for Jetty resident Harvey Ward it provides an […]
Curacoa Street in Coffs Harbour is one of many set to benefit from the expanded remedial works program.
SCORES of local flood-damaged roads will be improved after the City of Coffs Harbour determined to expand rehabilitation works. An initial program of stabilisation works had already been approved for some of the roads hit by a severe storm and flood event in February 2022. With this program underway, opportunities were realised to increase the […]
Karenni refugees with the Wajaarr Ngaarlu dancers and BMNAC personnel.
BEGINNING a new life in a new country can be overwhelming, which is why Settlement Services International (SSI) has a comprehensive program to assist refugees coming to the Coffs Harbour area. After dealing with the fundamentals of food, shelter, navigating bureaucracy and finding employment, newcomers get to know their local area. Newly arrived Karenni families […]
Free camping is available at Chichester State Forest, near Dungog. Photo: NSW State Forests.
NSW State Forests are open for free, pet‑friendly camping from the coast to the high country. There are almost 500 State Forests and many offer camping facilities where dogs, under their owner’s control, are welcome. Campfires are also permitted, outside of fire bans. “State Forests are a fabulous resource for the community,” Manager Tourism and […]
This year’s Coffs Coast Oceans Swims.
This year’s Coffs Coast Oceans Swims. This year’s Coffs Coast Oceans Swims. REGISTRATION is open for the 2026 Coffs Coast Ocean Swims to be held on Sunday 22 March 2026. With the swimming and surfing seasons in full swing, the local Ocean Swims organiser Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club is pushing ahead with planning for […]
The report identifies near-term priority emissions abatement measures for industry subsectors including livestock production, dairy, fisheries, cropping, horticulture, and forestry. Photo: Leanda Connor.
THE NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) has released a report to guide farmers and primary industries so they can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while maintaining or enhancing productivity and sustainability. The NSW Land and Primary Industries Low Emissions Options Report identifies near-term priority emissions abatement measures for industry subsectors […]
Some of the symbols and decorations associated with Christmas date to ancient times.
HAVE you ever wondered why we decorate cone-bearing trees, eat turkey and ham, light candles, pull bonbons, hang Christmas stockings, decorate homes, make wreaths and credit Santa with delivering presents via flying reindeer? Most of us know that many Christmas traditions from the Northern Hemisphere sailed south with immigrants. But many so-called Christmas traditions originated […]
SURF Life Saving drones will be in the air earlier and for longer this summer as the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) steps up shark surveillance. The NSW Government has allocated an extra $2.5m for shark management following the recent deaths of a female tourist near Crowdy Bay and a local surfer on Sydney’s Northern […]
