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GAMBLEAWARE Week is running from 20–26 October to remind the community to pause and reflect on the real impact of gambling harm. With the theme “There’s More to Lose Than Money”, the campaign shows how gambling affects more than finances, it also affects relationships, health, and overall wellbeing. Across the Mid and Northern NSW region, […]
Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh with club VP Alana Timms, Projects Coordinator Martin Pundyk, President Josh Chapman, and Keith Baldwin from All Diesel Equipment sales.
COFFS Coast Tigers Football Club is celebrating the purchase of a new mower, thanks to a $28,890 NSW Government grant. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh visited the club to see the new mower in action, and said it would be a welcome asset for the Tigers. “I congratulate the club members on their new […]
OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and BreastScreen NSW is encouraging clients, staff and the community to “Tell a Friend” about the importance of regular screening and how to book an appointment. The target audience is women aged 50-74 years, with 43 percent of women in the Mid North Coast region overdue for their two-year […]
DEAR News Of The Area, In recent media, climate change has been blamed for the rising frequency and intensity of bushfires. However, climate change does not cause bushfires and hiding behind climate change does not provide a practical strategy to combat the increasing number and severity of bushfires. Fire requires three elements – an ignition […]
THE North Coast has been identified by the NSW Government as a region ready to harvest the economic benefits of the growing plant-based protein sector. Plant-based protein manufacturing is the process of turning crops such as chickpeas, soybeans, lentils and grains into high-protein food products like meat alternatives, protein powders, dairy-free drinks and snacks without […]
Road users are being invited to contribute to a survey. Photo: TfNSW.
TRANSPORT for NSW is leading a “once-in-a-generation” review of the Roads Act 1993 and is seeking input from councils, community members, peak bodies and industry experts about how the legislation should be reformed. “The aim is to create a more modern, flexible and easy-to-use law that can help enable NSW Government initiatives such as housing […]
Posidonia australis forms rich underwater meadows. Photo: Seeds of the Sea.
A NEW citizen science project led by UNSW Sydney is inviting beachgoers, snorkelers and divers to spot and share photographs of seagrass flowers along Australia’s coasts. The endangered seagrass Posidonia australis forms rich underwater meadows that capture carbon, support fisheries, and help stabilise shorelines. It’s one of the most important habitats in coastal ecosystems but […]
The filming of Whispers of Wilderness. The filming of Whispers of Wilderness. The filming of Whispers of Wilderness. The filming of Whispers of Wilderness. A NEW City of Coffs Harbour Environmental Levy-funded project will transform the success of a local environmental film into tangible community engagement. When “Whispers of Wilderness” premiered to a packed Jetty […]
STANDBY Support After Suicide is an Australia-wide program with a vision for every community to be safe and inclusive for those bereaved by suicide. It is an initiative jointly funded by the Commonwealth and State to support those suffering in the aftermath of a loved one’s sudden death. NSW Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson […]
About 4.20pm yesterday, emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle travelling along Hammond Street, Bellingen, when it left the roadway and crashed into two parked and unattended cars in a carpark. Bystanders and attending officers from Coffs-Clarence Police District performed CPR on a female passenger – believed to be aged in her 70s – […]
