Transport for NSW is leading the project to reopen Waterfall Way. Photo: TfNSW.
COWPER MP Pat Conaghan has taken aim at Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King’s Tuesday visit to the Coffs Coast, claiming she ignored nearby communities impacted by the ongoing closure of Waterfall Way. On Monday 19 January 2026 a landslip near Gordonville Crossing was triggered by severe local rainfall, closing Waterfall Way – which links Bellingen […]
Richie Goddard putting in the kms.
Richie Goddard putting in the kms. Richie Goddard with swim coach Kim Roach. SAWTELL swimmer Richie Goddard is swimming 20 kilometres in the annual Lake Argyle Swim in Western Australia, a freshwater open-water event to be held this year on Sunday 2 May. President of the Mid North Coast Disabled Surfers Association, and a nominee […]
DEAR News Of The Area, HISTORY shows us that authoritarian regimes – including Nazi Germany – treated symbolic dissent as a crime. Burning a flag, questioning a leader, or refusing to perform patriotic rituals could lead to imprisonment or worse. When modern governments talk about jailing people for symbolic protest, they are echoing the same […]
A BUSHWALKING Navigation Workshop will be run for National Parks Association NSW (NPA) members on Sunday, 15 March within Bongil-Bongil National Park. “Do you want to go walking off the beaten track without getting lost?” said Lyn McRae, the Voluntary Bushwalking Co-ordinator for the NPA’s Coffs Coast Branch. “NPA NSW is running a day workshop […]
HAYLEY Kitching has had the run of her life. The Coffs Harbour athlete broke the Australian Short Track record for the fastest time in the women’s 1000m event. The 21-year-old set the national record while competing for Pennsylvania State University during last month’s Nittany Lion Challenge in Pennsylvania. Her time of 2:38.45 broke the national […]
Polytunnels are not farm buildings, according to the Land and Environment Court. Photo: Val Vannet.
THE NSW Land and Environment Court (NSW LEC) recently decided in favour of an appeal against a Development Control Order issued by the City of Coffs Harbour on 6 December 2024, requiring a landowner to stop construction of polytunnels on the basis of them being a form of ‘farm buildings’, which required development consent. The […]
MORE than 600 drivers were detected allegedly driving with drugs in their systems during a statewide police traffic operation last week. Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers) commenced at 12am on Thursday 12 February and concluded at 4am on Sunday 15 February, targeting people driving while affected by alcohol, drugs and fatigue. During the operation, […]
Disagreements about what should be included in the GKNP continue. Photo: Tim Cadman.
FORESTRY Australia, a not‑for‑profit, independent professional association representing more than 1,100 scientists, practitioners, and farm forest growers, has released information showing well-managed forests are “critical to Australia meeting its emissions reduction targets”. The organisation says its Forest Carbon Balance Evidence Review brings together the latest science on forest carbon dynamics and demonstrates that sustainable forest […]
DEAR News Of The Area, NEW Liberal leader Angus Taylor promises that by returning to Liberal values he will restore our standard of living, protect our way of life and restore the Australian dream of home ownership. In trying to sell this snake oil, he turns a blind eye to the fact that successive Liberal/Nationals […]
North Coast Under 14s kicked off their season with a 2-1 win over Maitland. Two goals from Raman Dalaf secured an opening win for North Coast Under 15s. NORTH Coast opened their Premier Youth campaign with two wins and three defeats against Maitland FC at Coffs Coast Synthetics on Sunday, but it was a day […]
