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ArtsNational hosts ‘Aboriginal Art: from Rock Art to Today’

Contrasting the work of a 17th century Dutch artist to 1970s Papunya Tula artist, John Warrangkula Tjupurrula. Associate Professor Sally Butler spoke about ‘one of the greatest art movements’. The ArtsNational Coffs Coast Committee is celebrating a stellar year of arts talks. ARTSNATIONAL Coffs Coast recently hosted a talk by Associate Professor Sally Butler on […]

Community

Coffs Harbour ADF medic turned entrepreneur wins Kings Trust award

Coffs’ recipient of The King’s Trust Australia award, Jeremy Holder. Jeremy Holder (centre) pictured with finalists, the Governor-General of Australia and Julie Bishop. JEREMY Holder of Coffs Harbour has received the 2025 King’s Trust Australia Commonwealth Bank Business of the Year Award at a ceremony at Admiralty House, Sydney. The former Australian Defence Force (ADF) […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Architectural design win for Council chambers

DEAR News Of The Area, THE construction of the new Council chambers building was a divisive and contentious issue at the time in Coffs, especially pertaining to the cost when there are so many roads and footpaths etc in the area where the money could have been better spent. But we have it now and […]

Local News

Teenager rescued via chopper after abseiling incident

Support came via air to the injured abseiler. The unforgiving terrain at Clouds Creek. A WESTPAC Rescue Helicopter flew to the rescue after an abseiling incident at Clouds Creek last week. The chopper responded to a call from NSW Ambulance at around 10:30am on Thursday, 27 November, with reports a person had been injured while […]

Entertainment

Mate pens poem in memory of Lieutenant Michael Fussell

DEFENCE Force veteran Brett Sprague never forgets the passing of his mate Lieutenant Michael Fussell in Afghanistan on 27 November 2008. Lieutenant Fussell, aged 25, was serving with the Special Operations Task Group when he was killed in action by an improvised explosive device (EID) detonation while conducting a dismounted patrol in Uruzgan province. Born […]

Event

Bellingen’s film, food and music fundraiser for Palestine

BELLINGEN music teacher Emiliano Beltzer continues to assuage his feelings of despair and powerlessness over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by using music as a tool of expression. Together with a group of like-minded individuals he has created a fundraising night of live music, film and food on 12 December at Bellingen Memorial Hall. All the proceeds […]

Community

Cardiac Technician traineeship program entering its fifth year

THE Cardiac Technician Traineeship Program run by Mid North Coast Cardiac Services (MNNCS) is entering its fifth year. This unique local initiative provides graduating students from Coffs Harbour Senior College with a paid, hands-on introduction to the healthcare sector through a structured gap-year traineeship. The College and Mid North Coast Cardiac Services selected Year 12 […]

Regional

Gurmesh Singh: new Nationals leader shaped by regional life

A THIRD-generation local, the Member for Coffs Harbour and newly elected leader of the NSW Nationals, Gurmesh Singh, grew up in a Woolgoolga farming family of Indian heritage. Life in the family and community revolved around agriculture – first bananas then macadamias, and later berries. During that time and through his teens, Mr Singh wasn’t […]

Local News

Coffs Harbour’s Glenn George named Premier’s Public Servant of the Year

FORMER Coffs Harbour School boy Glenn George, now Manager at Advanced Operational Support, is this year’s NSW Public Servant of the Year. This award recognises an individual who demonstrates a commitment to shaping an exceptional public service. Working within the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and living on the Coffs Coast, […]

Printed Edition

Printed Edition 05 DECEMBER 2025