Woopi Seniors Centre receives Harbour at Home funding.
WOOLGOOLGA Seniors Centre is the inaugural recipient of the Harbour At Home’s Community Grants Program, receiving $2670 to help the volunteer-run organisation purchase video and audio equipment, share member stories and promote the Centre. After being at risk of closing in July 2025 due to a lack of board members, the Centre has been brought […]
Costa Berries national farming manager Andrew Scheuer with Corindi Public School assistant principals Courtney Bartlett (left) and Bella Jessett. The children are Restu Hniang, Alex Simcoe, Miley Ballard and Finnley Scheuer.
CORINDI Public School and Woolgoolga High School will join the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program thanks to support from the Costa Group, which has farms locally. The schools are among 10 additional schools and early childhood services to join the program as part of Costa’s three-year partnership with the gardening foundation. This includes a shared […]
It would not be the Winter Solstice festival without a bonfire. Fire twirling at the Winter Solstice celebration. THE Boambee East Community Centre’s free Winter Solstice family festival returns on Saturday 20 June 2026. The festival, which celebrates the shortest day and longest night of the year, is now in its 10th year. Throughout the […]
2B & 2C Long Street, Coffs Harbour$1,275,000Beds:5 Bath: 2 Car: 3807.5sqm A RARE find offering two quality homes on one title, built in 2019. Whether you’re an investor seeking maximum flexibility, a family wanting generational living, or someone looking to live in one and rent the other, this property ticks all the boxes. The main […]
Gumbaynggirr Elder Sue Hoskins and her daughter Marie Hoskins celebrating 50 years on from the opening of the new Wongala housing with Nancy and Tom Strickland.
DEAR News Of The Area, THE city’s flags flew at half-mast and St John’s Anglican Church overflowed as mourners respectfully gathered to celebrate Sue Hoskins’ journey to The Dream Time. The legend of Sue’s many achievements as a Gumbaynggirr Elder warmed the hearts of many. This story pays tribute to Sue’s community service since 1967 […]
The Coffs Harbour Suns Youth Men play at home this weekend.
THE Coffs Coast’s best young basketballers will represent their region in front of their home fans this weekend. The Coffs Harbour Suns Youth Men (Under 20s) play host to Parramatta-Cumberland, during the latest round of the Basketball NSW Waratah Basketball League season. Tip off is at 5pm on Saturday, 13 June at Sportz Central. The […]
The Group 2 Rugby League season resumes this weekend.
A TOP of the ladder showdown awaits as the Group 2 Rugby League season resumes this weekend. Top spot on the ladder will be on the line when two undefeated sides clash, as the Woolgoolga Seahorses host the Sawtell Panthers on Sunday afternoon. The Coffs Harbour Comets travel to take on the South Grafton Rebels […]
A RANGE of environmental projects across the Coffs Coast will share more than $400,000 in funding through the City of Coffs Harbour’s 2026/27 Environmental Levy Grants program. Council approved the funding package at its 28 May meeting, supporting 11 community-led initiatives focused on biodiversity, habitat restoration, sustainability, environmental education and waterway health. A further $95,000 […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT was great to see Win Howard recognised in the Kings Birthday Honours List. Back in the early 1950s Win used to catch the same School Special bus as I did that took us from Gladesville’s Terminus bus stop to Fort Street Boys High School on Parramatta Road, Petersham, (which […]
