The unsealed section of Summervilles Road. Photo: Bellingen Shire Council.
A $30 MILLION NSW Government investment will deliver long-awaited upgrades to Summervilles and Gordonville roads in the Bellingen Shire. These roads serve as alternate routes when Waterfall Way is closed between Bellingen and Dorrigo, as was the case when Waterfall Way was closed for nine weeks earlier this year. Transport for NSW will work alongside […]
MATTHEW passes away in hospital at the age of 80 years after a short battle with an aggressive form of cancer. He is survived by his wife, Wendy, and their daughter, Penny. The medical practitioner responsible for Matthew’s medical care completes the form required to notify the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages of the […]
Volunteers who contributed to the birthing kit project.
Volunteers who contributed to the birthing kit project. Zonta Area 3 Director Kate Magee. Bellingen High School students Hannah, Laura and Mollie. Community members assembling the birthing kits. COFFS Coast community organisations have come together to assemble hundreds of “birthing kits” for women having home births in remote regions of the developing world. Members of […]
Chris Hansen. Probus Club secretary Natalie Sheaves and chairman John Williams. PROBUS Club of Coffs City members were regaled with tales of the aviation industry from guest speaker Chris Hansen at their recent annual general meeting (AGM). Mr Hansen said he realised at the tender age of four that he was born to fly. However, […]
The ‘Big Morning Tea’ raised $565 for cancer support. Home made samosas and scones were a hit in the cold and wet weather. THIRTY years after first opening its doors, the Woolgoolga Neighbourhood Centre has celebrated not only its history, but the community spirit that continues to sustain it. Despite torrential rain throughout the day, […]
Best dressed dog: Smudge the Blue Cow with his family. Photo: Kate Pye. Best Owner and Dog Look-Alike: Chilli the fairy with her family. Photo: Kate Pye. Runner up: Billy the St. George Illawarra Dragon with his family. Photo: Kate Pye. THE Coramba Hotel’s Sharp Dressed Doggo Competition brought out the valley’s most fashionable four-legged […]
DEAR News Of The Area, YOUR correspondent Maitoumbi Zammit (‘We need e-bike rules’, NOTA 22 May 2026) is right to question the adequacy of laws applying to the use of e-bikes. The Woolgoolga branch of the Labor Party considered how best to regulate these dangerous but useful vehicles and submitted a motion to the NSW […]
WITH 1 June marking the first day of winter, residents are being urged to test their smoke alarms as part of the national safety reminder for Smoke Alarm Action Day. As temperatures drop, the risk of house fires increases due to greater use of heaters, electric blankets, fireplaces, and cooking appliances. At the same time, […]
Swell at the Jetty boat ramp for the juniors. Photo: supplied by Surf NSW.
Maverick Macgugan from Avalon. Photo: Kate Pye Vada Rose Wessel from Kingscliff (top) and Kalanin Whitton from Coledale. Photo: Kate Pye. Swell at the Jetty boat ramp for the juniors. Photo: supplied by Surf NSW. Freya Whiteman won the Under 18 Junior Women’s Longboard final at Arrawarra. Photo: supplied by Surf NSW. Van Whiteman finished […]
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