DEAR News Of The Area, I AM frustrated. Today I used my precious fuel to drive from Sawtell to Coffs to do laps. Why did I drive to Coffs when there is a public pool in Sawtell you ask? Because the Department of Education has for the fourth week running booked four out of five […]
A water quality monitoring device in Hearnes Lake.
CITY of Coffs Harbour is currently rolling out a new water quality monitoring program. Water samples measuring key indicators will be taken every three months at 18 sites in the Darkum Creek, Woolgoolga Lake, Willis Creek and Hearnes Lake catchments. A particular focus will be on fluctuations in sediment and nutrient concentrations, as these are […]
Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer however believes the focus must shift from redundancies and compensation to a ‘North Coast Timber Manufacturing Revival Plan’. Photo: supplied.
PORT Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer has urged the NSW Government to back a “new future” for the North Coast timber industry after the announcement of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) boundaries in September. The announcement included an immediate temporary moratorium on timber harvesting within the proposed 476,000 hectare boundary, which includes 176,000 hectares of […]
The Bellingen Community Markets have been connecting the community for 45 Years.
FOR almost half a century, the Bellingen Community Markets have been a confluence of community, creativity, and connection, welcoming patrons from all walks of life every third Saturday of the month. On Saturday 20 December, the markets will reach a significant milestone: 45 years of bringing the community together. Market manager Kaz Selbie, said it […]
CCTV footage showed Hayden Skinner wearing a T-shirt and shorts before and after the incident. Photo: New South Wales Police Force/AAP Photos.
AN AGED care intruder has denied raping a 76-year-old woman, saying she pulled him onto her bed and held him in a bear hug after discovering him in her room. Hayden Carl Skinner, 31, is accused of sexually assaulting the elderly woman during a burglary in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2024. Giving […]
A 30-YEAR-OLD man has faced Coffs Harbour Local Court charged over a car chase and foot pursuit. About 9.55am on Monday, 8 December, officers from Coffs/Clarence Police District were patrolling the Pacific Highway near Cook Drive when they attempted to stop a vehicle. As they approached the driver, it is alleged that the vehicle mounted […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week I was driving through Grafton and noticed unleaded petrol was $1.68 per litre and I was in Port Macquarie on Sunday, and petrol was the same price as Grafton. So how can anyone justify people in Coffs Harbour paying up to 15 cents more per litre. It seems […]
Premier Chris Minns discussed flood recovery on the Mid North Coast in May with Oxley MP and former NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders.
MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp has called out Premier Chris Minns for “out-of-touch comments” on morning TV show Sunrise regarding the recovery of communities impacted by flooding in May. When asked by host Matt Shirvington what NSW should be most proud of in the past year, the Premier responded: “I think the thing we should […]
The Orara High School beach volleyball team.
The Orara High School beach volleyball team. The Orara High School volleyball team. THE volleyball program at Orara High School has capped off one of its most successful seasons on record, with the ‘Thunder’ claiming Grand Final victories across both indoor and beach competitions. Both the Girls and Boys indoor teams repeated last year’s heroics […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WHILE the Greens have long been accused of putting ideology before pragmatism in our federal political sphere, the recent behaviour of the Nationals and their Coalition partners in scuttling progress towards ‘Net zero’, illustrates just how far the conservatives are prepared to go to hold up Australia’s energy transition and […]
