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Sawtell residents unhappy with proposed closure of pool

CITY of Coffs Harbour councillors will decide next Thursday whether to publicly release the draft Aquatic Facilities Strategy for the Local Government Area. Sawtell residents are already unhappy with an expected recommendation to turn their pool into a “water-play facility”. The proposal is to: “maintain Sawtell Pool as a local-level facility until Coffs Harbour War […]

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Kids Banned

Sport

Coffs Harbour cricketers take a stand against gender-based violence

Bright orange Bowling Out Violence hats invite conversations. Members of the GRACE action group and Blue Sky Community Services staff Oonagh Connor, Sue Currie and Tessa Douglas sporting the orange BOV hats. THE Coffs Harbour Cricket Association is teaming up with domestic family violence action group GRACE (Growing Respect, Awareness and Community Empowerment) to take […]

Sport

Emerald Beach surfer to represent New Zealand on the world stage

Benji does a beach interview after the final of the Rip Curl Grom Search OZ Cup. Benji Lowen surfing with style. PERU is hosting the premier international junior surfing competition, the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC) from 5-14 December 2025. Emerald Beach local and popular Kiwi transplant Benji Lowen will be representing New Zealand […]

Property

2 Tallowood Court, Toormina is on the market with Unrealestate Coffs Coast

Address: 2 Tallowood Court, ToorminaPrice: $899,000Beds: 4, Bath: 2, Car: 3Land size: 703sqm WITH a commanding street presence, 2 Tallowood Court, Toormina is sure to be popular amongst home buyers. Sited on a corner block with views to the Hinterland, the home offers an oasis from the hustle and bustle of life. Formal entry that […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Who’s paying at the foreshore?

DEAR News Of The Area, A SUBMISSION was made to Council at the time of the State Government’s advertising of its foreshore rezoning proposal pointing out that the business plan for the proposed development had not been made public. Without this there is nothing to explain how the roads and services infrastructures for the project […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The Nationals’ views on Net Zero

DEAR News Of The Area, THE matters raised by Harry Creamer and Jake Little in a recent edition of your paper in relation to the National Party’s attitude to the policy of “Net Zero” require some response. The Nationals are as eager as anyone else to reduce carbon emissions and if we ever reached a […]

Local News

YAM’s summer bid to stimulate and provoke audiences

Deborah Kelly outlines the parameters of an imagined art work as religion. Deborah Kelly emboldened by her own visual montage. YARRILA Arts and Museum is showing some bold summer exhibitions in a bid to stimulate and provoke audiences. Open now is “CREATION”, the brainchild of contemporary artist Deborah Kelly, who claims to have started her […]

Regional

‘Ready to fight’: first-term MP rises to leadership

THE Liberal party’s latest leader has thrown down the gauntlet, vowing to fight with her ailing party as a crucial election looms. First-term MP Kellie Sloane completed her meteoric ascent to the top of the NSW Liberals on Friday after her predecessor Mark Speakman gave way to mounting pressure and resigned. With just 18 months […]

Community, School

Kororo Public School raises $9,800 in prizes

A RAFFLE has been launched to support a wellbeing officer role at Kororo Public School, with almost $10,000 worth of prizes up for grabs. The Kororo Public School P&C’s “Support Kororo, Win Big!” raffle will be drawn on Wednesday, 17 December. Entries close at 4pm that day. It’s the local school P&C’s biggest community raffle […]