Race founder Mick Maley points out the best spot in Australia for an ocean swim event.
THIS year, on Sunday 21 March, the Coffs Coast Oceans Swims (CCOS) will celebrate 30 years. Thousands of Mid North Coast athletes have paddled leisurely or ploughed purposely around the ocean courses over the years, many oblivious to the man who came up with this swimmingly grand idea. That man was Mick Maley, 73, who […]
Duo Aki explore the intersection of Australian and Japanese classical and contemporary music. Photo: supplied.
ONE of Australia’s most exciting alternative classical ensembles, Duo Aki, will present its “before/now/after” project at the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium on Sunday 22 March. Duo Aki (ジュオ秋), featuring Coffs Con alum Eden Annesley (violin/looper pedal) and Lola Schuele (saxophone/shakuhachi), explores the intersection of Australian and Japanese classical and contemporary music. The Con will host […]
JACKSON Cheney, a Year 9 student at Bishop Druitt College, has been selected to represent regional NSW at the 2026 US Connect Training Camp. The camp will run from 12–30 September at the John Newcombe Tennis Academy in Texas, USA. The training camp embodies a ‘Team-Family-Team’ philosophy, encouraging athletes to build camaraderie and leadership while […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to the letter on the ‘The lasting contribution of our lifeguards’ (NOTA, Friday 27 February 2026) and acknowledge Merrin Van Dartel’s positive comments in the NOTA of 6 March 2026. What an excellent article Greg Hackfath has provided on lifeguard services on the Coffs Coast. The article is […]
DEAR News Of The Area, MEMBERS of the public who use the pathway between Park Beach Plaza and Orlando Street may be aware there is a blind corner under the railbridge on that path. I have had a collision on my pushbike with another bike there myself and I am writing this to warn people […]
THE NSW Food Authority says consumers can feel confident enjoying locally grown berries, with NSW Government laboratory testing confirming they meet food safety standards for pesticide residues. Twenty-five kilograms of blueberries and raspberries, representing 100 samples of 250 grams each, were purchased from a range of Sydney retail stores in November 2025. They were tested […]
ANITA, a foreign citizen, has been living in Australia on a temporary visa and has been unsuccessful in obtaining a long-term visa. Anita meets an elderly Australian widower while volunteering at a neighbourhood community centre. Patrick is 85 years old and has lived alone since his wife died six years earlier. Anita initially visits regularly […]
Quality
Hotel Coffs Harbour managers Jamie Minarik and Dani Young.
QUALITY Hotel City Centre in Coffs Harbour has received top recognition in the Choice Hotels International 2025 Gold Awards. Choice’s gold awards recognise properties across its network of 7,500 hotels internationally that best uphold the brand’s hospitality standards. Quality Hotel City Centre owner Michael Dougherty told News Of The Area, “The award belongs to our […]
Visitors Hannah, Aaliyha and Kath Chislett with the veterinarians.
Visitors Hannah, Aaliyha and Kath Chislett with the veterinarians. Chief Veterinary Office Bree Talbot x-rays a blue tongue lizard with a curved spine. Aaliyha gets involved in the wildlife van documentary. Coffs Wildlife Sanctuary owner Tiga Cross with Wildlife Recovery Australia’s Russell Mills and Bree Talbot. WILDLIFE Recovery Australia’s mobile wildlife hospital visited Coffs Harbour […]
Longtime Jetty Dunecare volunteers Karen, Desnee and Steve. Friends and volunteers of Jetty Dunecare at the planting of Wendy’s memorial shade tree. The remembrance plaque placed near Wendy’s tree. Council has placed a guard around the Koda tree. TWO years after discovering the human remains of Wendy Hansen at Coffs Jetty Foreshore, Jetty Dunecare volunteers […]
