Town entry statements designed by Fisher Design + Architecture.
Town entry statements designed by Fisher Design + Architecture. Gumbaynggirr artist Honey Cairns with her artworks ‘Our People’ and ‘Mother’s Blessing’. Brentyn Lugnan with ‘Old Man Dreaming’. Lisa Kelly with her artwork Gaagal Wajaarr (Ocean Country). NEW town entry signs will be installed later this year on the approaches to the main townships in the […]
Residents of Toormina’s Barcoo Court at their award winning community garden.
GeoLink’s Richard Elliott, Barcoo Community Garden user Christine, and Community Development Manager at Mission Australia Housing Jesse Taylor. Residents of Toormina’s Barcoo Court at their award winning community garden. MISSION Australia Housing’s Barcoo Community Garden in Toormina has won the Australian Housing Institute’s Brighter Futures Award for a Tenant Led Initiative. These awards recognise and […]
Cheryl Mansfield, Briony Magoffin, Leonie Grant, Michael Fieldhouse and Kristin Hardiman are looking forward to the 2025 Scotts Head Art Prize.
ART, community and creativity collide at this year’s Scotts Head Art Prize, returning to the local arts calendar with expanded prize offerings. Opening night kicks off at 6pm on Friday 3 October at the Macksville Scotts Head Surf Club. Entry is free. The evening promises to be a lively celebration of artistic talent, with a […]
Membership Officer Dolly Clarke, Treasurer Cherrill Powell, Deputy Unit Commander Lisa Mobbs and Unit Commander Taylor Marshall.
Membership Officer Dolly Clarke, Treasurer Cherrill Powell, Deputy Unit Commander Lisa Mobbs and Unit Commander Taylor Marshall. Newly appointed Marine Rescue Woolgoolga Unit Commander Taylor Marshall. Lisa Mobbs and Taylor Marshall check the electronics on board rescue vessel Woolgoolga 30. MARINE Rescue Woolgoolga has made history as the first Marine Rescue NSW unit to appoint […]
The Mid North Coast Legal Centre’s Coffs Harbour office on Park Avenue
The Mid North Coast Legal Centre’s Coffs Harbour office on Park Avenue The MNCLC Coffs Harbour team (l-r) Sullivan Izzard, Patrick Hourigan, Madi Taylor, Zac Keizer and Anna Hutchinson. WOOLGOOLGA residents are missing out on a vital safety net that most other communities take for granted – access to a Community Legal Centre (CLC). Due […]
Sam McAllister comes in first in the Marathon.
Sam McAllister comes in first in the Marathon. Podium finishers in the women’s marathon: Clem Eaton (third), Tarina Lake (first) and Kristy Randall (second). The top three in the Half Marathon: Logan Baxter (second), Dan Stein (first) and Isaiah Koopmans (third). Marathon runners loop around Coffs Harbour South Wall. Coffs Running Festival’s scenic race route. […]
Alice Ember, rising indie artist will take the mic at Jetty Beach House in Coffs Harbour. Alice Ember, rising indie artist will take the mic at Jetty Beach House in Coffs Harbour. NAMBUCCA based singer-songwriter Alice Ember returns to live performances with her Out of the Embers free gig on stage at the Jetty Beach […]
DEAR News Of The Area, HERE is a question for the experts. All state forests were developed to be logged. They are all mostly single species plantations, as unnatural as any forest can be for wildlife and the environment, particularly if left to grow unlogged forever. If they were serious about this they would log […]
United Firefighters Union of Australia National Secretary Greg McConville, said the reports highlighted the urgency of the task ahead of policymakers. Photo: UFUA.
THE release of the “National Climate Risk Assessment” (NCRA) earlier this week has alarmed climate groups around the country. The assessment analyses 11 priority risks under three scenarios of 1.5°C, 2°C and 3°C warming. The 3°C warming by 2090 scenario includes warnings that heat-related deaths will rise by 444 percent in Sydney and 423 percent […]
Julie Ballangarry is one of this year’s 100 Churchill Fellows. Photo: Winston Churchill Trust.
GUMBAYNGGIRR woman Dr Julie Ballangarry has been named a 2025 Churchill Fellow. The Mid North Coast scholar and educator is committed to Reconciliation and said she was inspired by her first role model, Uncle Kevin “Porky” Ballangarry of Bowraville. “[He was] a strong Aboriginal man, proud of who we are and where we come from,” […]
