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 – […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I FULLY support former Mayor Paul Amos’ encouragement to contact Minister Paul Scully requesting he take note of the overwhelming confirmed views of our locals. I have taken up his suggestion (NOTA 26/9). It is indeed sad that our community has been abandoned in connection with the Jetty foreshores. Minister […]
Blooms the Chemist pharmacist Robert Van Wky is the current Sawtellian of the Year 2025.
NOMINATIONS are open for the two categories of 2026 Sawtellian and Young Sawtellian of the Year. Sawtell Chamber of Commerce Fun Day convenor Keith Bensley, said any person, club, school or organisation can nominate up to two people they consider worthy of recognition. “Anyone who has made an outstanding contribution specifically to the Sawtell community […]
KIRA Juffermans is chasing a spot in an Australian junior team that will take on Oceania’s best. The Coffs Harbour Suns representative has been selected to the Australian Under 17s squad that has been taking part in a selection camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) this week. She is one of 20 players […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE with deep concern and desire to draw attention to the lack of insects, especially bees, in our local gardens. This year, despite the presence of citrus blossoms, mango flowers, jasmine, wisteria, clover, nasturtiums, orange jasamine and many more blooms, usually vibrating with sound, I am yet to see […]
Land in the vicinity of Langsford Way and Anderson Park, Valla Beach has been identified by the State Government as a site to deliver more than 160 new homes.
A SITE in the village of Valla Beach has been earmarked by the NSW Government as having the potential to deliver more than 160 new homes, as part of its ongoing Building Homes for NSW initiative. The announcement follows the latest phase of a statewide government property audit which identified seven surplus land parcels capable […]
The bypass has been awarded a high sustainability design rating (Photo: TfNSW)
The bypass has been awarded a high sustainability design rating (Photo: TfNSW) The translocated Fontainea is said to be doing well (Photo: TfNSW) THE project team building the Coffs Harbour bypass is celebrating being awarded the highest possible Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) design rating. Transport for NSW (TfNSW) Senior Manager, Environment and Sustainability Scott Lawrence, said […]
Moonee Creek.
A COMPREHENSIVE Moonee Creek Flood Study was adopted by City of Coffs Harbour Council at its meeting on 25 September following a public exhibition period. The report incorporates changes to the floodplain since the last study (1998) and extends the researched area to capture all of the tributaries and developed parts of the catchment. It […]
