DEAR News Of The Area, EVERY year Daylight Savings Time (DST) creates lots of reactions on social media. For me it is a bit of a love-hate relationship. Love the extended evening light, hate the mild jet lag that comes with it. Many countries around the world switch on DST. In the UK in summer, […]
Coffs Coast Pipes and Drums members Amy and Stafford Cameron (Uralla) Shaun Manning, Pipe Major Geoff Rogers, Craig Neill, Dale Rogers, James Rogers and Kirstin Bienefelt (missing are Doug Hamer, Kayleigh Ellington, Dan and Lola Finney).
COFFS Coast Pipes and Drums took out the coveted title of Best Band on the Day at the recent Bonnie Wingham Scottish Festival. The band’s spirited performance and polished presentation wowed judges and spectators alike, earning them top honours among a field of talented competitors. This win marks a proud moment for the band, whose […]
Action from last year’s AFLW game between the Sydney Swans and Richmond Tigers in Coffs Harbour.
THE FINAL round clash between the Sydney Swans and Essendon Bombers in Coffs Harbour has been locked in for Saturday 1 November. The Swans and Bombers will play off from 5.05pm at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium, during the final round of the AFLW season. It will be the second straight year Coffs Harbour has […]
Deeper is a meditation on courage, curiosity and the human drive to push beyond safety.
PREPARE to plunge into the unknown with Deeper, the breathtaking new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Jennifer Peedom (Sherpa, Mountain, River). Hosted by the Solitary Islands Underwater Research Group (SURG), this exclusive screening at the City of Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Memorial Theatre on Wednesday 29 October offers audiences a rare chance to experience one of the […]
MORE than one million Australians are expected to be about $15,000 better off by the time they retire after Labor caved to pressure to overhaul controversial changes to tax on superannuation. The federal government has announced a drastic redesign of its super tax policy, which was originally intended to double the tax rate on accounts […]
Planning Minister Paul Scully says the NSW government is supporting housing growth in the regions. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.
SOME regional Australians may get a reprieve from the housing crisis as councils are offered interest relief to build more drains, roads, and other infrastructure. Though many parts of regional Australia have ample residential land, it often isn’t ready for development due to a lack of funding and planning for critical infrastructure, a 2024 national […]
THE community is urged to have its say on plans to return Woolgoolga’s historic Great War Memorial to a place of prominence in the town. Originally installed in 1923, the towering 4.4-metre sandstone and granite structure was dismantled in 1999 and has lain in storage since. The Woolgoolga RSL sub-Branch and Rotary have worked together […]
Coffs Harbour Triathlon Club is holding a ‘Come and Try’ day.
Coffs Harbour Triathlon Club is holding a ‘Come and Try’ day. Coffs Harbour Triathlon Club is holding a ‘Come and Try’ day. Coffs Harbour Triathlon Club is holding a ‘Come and Try’ day. Coffs Harbour Triathlon Club is holding a ‘Come and Try’ day. THE Coffs Harbour Triathlon Club is encouraging locals to give the […]
COMMAND of the 57-ton wooden ketch Eliza was given to Captain Alexander McNair in December 1887, while his crew consisted of able seaman A Chisholm and cook, John Stuart. Directed to deliver coal to the Colonial Sugar Company (CSR) on the Richmond River, they left the company’s wharf in Sydney on 4 October 1888. Officially […]
AN investigation is underway after a body was found following a house fire at Bellingen. Emergency services were called to Dillon Close, Bellingen, shortly after 5.10am on Tuesday 14 October, after a two-level home was seen alight. A woman was able to escape the house, but a second resident was unaccounted for. Fire and Rescue […]
