VISIBLE: Art, Story, and Self-Expression for Women 50+ is a free creative journey for women over 50 to connect back to their body, confidence, and community. “The project was born from conversations with many women navigating post-menopause, particularly around their relationship with their bodies and identity after such a significant transition,” Project Coordinator, Claire Craven […]
Board Chair Rodney van der Vliet outside the station’s famous mud brick premises. Photo: Jessica Miller.
Board Chair Rodney van der Vliet outside the station’s famous mud brick premises. Photo: Jessica Miller. Regular presenter Bundah, of Bundah and the Bees. Photo: Jessica Miller. BELLINGEN Shire residents have been left with reduced access to their local community radio station after their Dorrigo plateau transmission tower was closed down. 2 Triple B FM […]
The NPA is pushing for heritage listing for the marine park. Photo: NPA.
THE National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) has released a major new report into NSW’s Solitary Islands Marine Park (NSW SIMP). The report, Solitary Islands Marine Park: Safeguarding a Unique Marine Protected Area, authored by marine scientist Iain Watt, has been prepared under a grant from the City of Coffs Harbour. It confirms the national […]
Park Beach shared path signage. Photo: Kate Pye. Jetty Beach shared path signage. Photo: Kate Pye. Jetty Beach signage. Photo: Kate Pye. E-BIKES have raced ahead of the rules meant to govern them, and NSW is only now catching up. With an estimated 760,000 e-bikes now in use across the state, lawmakers are scrambling to […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE recently released draft Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) for the proposed ‘Revitalisation of the Foreshores’ should be a source of concern for every member of our community. While the document was only a draft and released for public comment, it is deeply disappointing that Council staff were prepared to put […]
Members of a working bee battle the invasive strangler vine, Claw Creeper. Photos: submitted
Members of a working bee battle the invasive strangler vine, Claw Creeper. Photos: submitted Members of a working bee battle the invasive strangler vine, Claw Creeper. Photos: submitted TREES that are hundreds of years old are being strangled by the rapidly growing and highly invasive Claw Creeper. This introduced vine forms dense mats, covering and […]
THE Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has made a four-year Determination for the maximum prices WaterNSW can charge for regional and rural bulk water services, from 1 July 2026. Tribunal Chair Carmel Donnelly said WaterNSW owns, operates and maintains dams and bulk water infrastructure across regional and rural NSW, supplying bulk water to irrigators, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WITH the Brisbane 2032 Olympics approaching, Australia is heading toward a major jobs and economic boom. Thousands of roles in events, tourism, and logistics will be created – and young people should be preparing now. In Coffs Harbour, they can’t. Students wanting to study event management through TAFE NSW have […]
Friends of Pine Creek continue to fight for the Forest Bridge. Photo: Friends of Pine Creek.
DESPITE the impending establishment of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP), local conservationists continue their fight to protect forests. The Friends of Pine Creek have long campaigned for a forest bridge to be established. It is a land bridge for native terrestrial and arboreal wildlife to safely move east to west, from sea level on […]
