Coffs Masters swimmers Leanne, Michael, Paul (rear), Michelle and Anthea.
COFFS Harbour Masters Swimming Club put on a strong showing at the NSW Short-Course Championships in Woy Woy on 11-12 October. Winning 22 gold medals, the team held their own against some of Australia’s best clubs. Leanne Da Costa and Anthea Barnfield dominated the women’s 65-69 years category. Leanne, fresh off the world championships, won […]
Ziggy and Miles to perform in Coffs Harbour. Photo: Jiyang Chen.
NEW York-based Australian brothers and guitarists extraordinaire Ziggy and Miles, will perform in Coffs Harbour on Thursday 6 November. Presented by Coffs Harbour Music Society, the concert features an eclectic program of suites and sonatas including their own arrangements of Bach’s Italian Concerto, Astor Piazzollo’s Tango No1, Debussy’s Claire de Lune and Radames Gnattali’s Suite […]
Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the first Test of the Ashes series. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
PAT Cummins is yet to resume bowling, narrowing his timeline to be ready for the second Ashes Test. The Australian captain’s return to cricket remains unclear after he was ruled out of next month’s first Test. The pace star’s availability had been in doubt for weeks because of a back injury, and Cricket Australia confirmed […]
The synthetic fields at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park.
THE City of Coffs Harbour is developing a 15-year Sport and Active Recreation Strategy, with residents invited to have their say. “This is the first step to help us discover how our sport and rec facilities might be best managed,” City Planning and Communities Acting Director Ian Fitzgibbon said. “Tell us what’s working well now, […]
Action from last year’s AFLW game between the Sydney Swans and Richmond Tigers in Coffs Harbour.
SYDNEY Swans are set to play the biggest game of their season in Coffs Harbour this weekend, with a potential finals spot up for grabs when they take on the Essendon Bombers in their AFLW match. The Swans and Bombers face off in the final round of the season, with the first bounce from 5.05pm […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM whom Bill Robinson refers to (NOTA 24/10/25) as a denialist, though I prefer climate realist. He suggests that as a denialist I am too lazy or uncaring to dissect points made in Peter Flinn’s letter (NOTA 17/10/25). Peter’s letter was about the cause of bushfires in which he […]
Changing a long-standing youth conviction principle would only lead to future criminal offending, advocates say, following the release of a review. Photo: NSW Police.
LEGAL advocates have welcomed a report’s recommendations into a presumption that children under 14 are “incapable of evil”, urging a state not to tinker with the long-standing principle, despite a drop in youth convictions. A NSW review of doli incapax was released on Saturday after it was launched by the state Labor government in May […]
Waratah Respite Services offers centre-cased respite, social support groups and overnight respite in cottage style accommodation.
WARATAH Respite Services has a long and proud history of delivering flexible respite options for older people, those living with cognitive decline, disabilities, and their carers living on the Coffs Coast and surrounds. The unique service model offers centre-cased respite, social support groups and overnight respite in cottage style accommodation. Throughout the years the service […]
The Community Transport Company has nearly 250 staff and volunteers operating around 80 vehicles.
OVER 35 years ago, The Community Transport Company began in a tiny office with one staff member and a typewriter. Today, it’s a registered charity and social enterprise serving the Mid and Far North Coast of NSW – from Coffs Harbour and Bellingen to Ballina, Tweed and beyond. With nearly 250 staff and volunteers operating […]
DEAR News Of The Area, FRUSTRATION, too much of a hurry, “the fire engine won’t hit me” mentality. On Monday at about 1:52pm at the “Bunnings” intersection, I was waiting to turn right from the Highway into North Boambee Road when a fire engine heading south, with lights and sirens blaring, had to cross to […]
