NORTH Coast Football teenage sensation Raman Dalaf has been selected to represent Australia’s Under 15s at the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 in Azerbaijan from October 22 to 31. It is the latest chapter in an extraordinary football journey for the Coffs Harbour youngster, whose passion for the game was evident from an […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS infuriated to read that $2.5m of our local council rates were going to what I consider to be some pie-in-the-sky ideology dreamt up by left-leaning virtue-signallers who think they are going to save planet earth. I believe that it’s time for that brigade, along with their woke, self-righteous […]
Transgrid's bushfire prevention helicopter patrols. Photo: Supplied.
WITH much of Australia bracing for heightened bushfire danger this summer and authorities calling for early preparations for the season ahead, Transgrid has completed its bushfire prevention throughout NSW. Transgrid’s transmission network spans 12,200km and its prevention work included extensive surveys, inspections and preventative maintenance. About half of Transgrid’s annual maintenance expenditure is directed to […]
Sawtellian of the Year 2026, local community legend Maureen Darby, with Coffs Mayor Nikki Williams and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh.
NOW is the time for locals to consider who they would like to see recognised for having made a significant contribution to the Sawtell community. Nominations have opened for the two categories in 2027 – Sawtellian, and Young Sawtellian, of the Year. Sawtellian of the Year has been running for many years and at noon […]
Address: 2/51-53 Jane Circuit, ToorminaPrice: $599,000 – $619,000Beds: 2 Bath: 1 Car: 1 TUCKED away in a small and tightly held complex of just five villas, this charming and freestanding two-bedroom home offers an appealing combination of low-maintenance living, generous proportions and a peaceful setting. Entry is via the covered front balcony, which opens into […]
I WRITE in support of Andrew Vivian’s article titled “Do it now” (NOTA, Page 1, 25/9/2026). Thanks for keeping this incredibly vital issue in the spotlight. Thanks too, to local council members for pursuing this matter with a delegation to Parliament. Exploitation, human rights abuses and yes, actual slave labour in our local agriculture business, […]
A VETERINARY report and an autopsy report, written by Port Macquarie Koala Hospital and released through a freedom of information request, have raised concerns for the Friends of Pine Creek (FOPC) about the koala that was euthanised after being found in an active logging compartment. According to FOPC, Ben, as the koala was named by […]
WHEN tough health challenges led to medical retirement from her 30-year career in nursing and midwifery, Coffs Harbour’s Donna Houghton turned to thinking about her bucket list. Leaping out from the list was to write and publish a children’s book. So, she did. Today it is written, illustrated and published and Ms Houghton is happy […]
COFFS City Council has affirmed its commitment – and alignment with community mood – to relieving the inhumane conditions facing temporary farm workers in the region. Last week Council unanimously supported a motion, moved by Councillor Tony Judge, to work with Nambucca Valley Council to submit a motion on addressing modern slavery to the upcoming […]
