Winners Debbie and Mark Baxter, and Donna and Scott Gaddes.
Winners Debbie and Mark Baxter, and Donna and Scott Gaddes. Best Fancy Dress winners, the Pink Watermelons: James Weimer, Jack Ireland, Sam Welsh and Tannah Bradshaw. The Crayons, Hudson Garzoli, Kade Scarth, and Barney and Kai Garzoli. THE Stig Family Charity Day golf event on Sunday 4 January, attracted a record 245 supporters to the […]
ROBERT Gray, the acclaimed Australian poet and former Coffs Harbour schoolboy, died in Sydney on 17 November 2025 from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. He was aged 80. Born in Port Macquarie in 1945, Gray spent much of his childhood in Coffs Harbour, growing up on a banana plantation near Bruxner Park, later living at […]
Marine Rescue volunteers will continue to be in high demand throughout summer. Photo: NSW Police Rescue.
NAMBUCCA and Lord Howe Island were among the 14 out of 46 Marine Rescue units in NSW to experience record demand in 2025. They joined seven other Mid North Coast units – Woolgoolga, Coffs Harbour, Trial Bay, Port Macquarie, Camden Haven, Crowdy Harrington and Forster Tuncurry – in performing 345 search and rescue missions, including […]
Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain presents the award-winning Katherine Outback Experience in Macksville.
Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain presents the award-winning Katherine Outback Experience in Macksville. MACKSVILLE Showground filled with almost 700 people on Friday 9 January, marking the largest crowd so far to attend Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain’s award-winning Katherine Outback Experience national tour. From the moment the first horse galloped into the ring, the Mid […]
ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin. Photo: @ACRRM4ruralhealth
THE Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says extreme weather across Australia is increasing health risks for rural, remote and First Nations communities and placing growing pressure on local health services. ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin says prolonged and severe weather events are affecting the health of rural communities and will continue to […]
Members of Nana Glen Community Emergency Response Team Jodie Williams and Barry Butler.
IF six residents from the Orara Valley step forward as volunteers, NSW Ambulance will bring Community First Responder training weekends to Coffs Harbour, supported by local trainers and experienced volunteers. The Nana Glen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Glenreagh Community First Responders (CFR) currently operate with just two volunteers each. “We do our best […]
Coffs Harbour Pink Ladies and Coffs Health Campus OT staff Jessica Hunt, Gary Vandermaat, Gerard de Carle, Matthew Smith and Nicola Hogan.
THE Coffs Harbour Pink Ladies have donated equipment to Coffs Harbour Health Campus’ Occupational Therapy Department, expanding its patient loan pool. Valued at more than $6,540, the donation provides patients with greater access to aids that support independence and comfort while recovering at home. Acting Occupational Therapy Head of Department Gerard De Carle said the […]
CITY of Coffs Harbour Council has revealed that the Big Bash League (BBL) thriller at C.ex Coffs International Stadium, was almost called off before the first ball was bowled. Two days out from Christmas, a water main burst directly under the wicket designated for the Sydney Sixers-Brisbane Heat clash on 5 January. It was then […]
Lifeline’s CEO Angela Martin, with Coffs Rotary Joint Presidents, Jeremy Conlon and Trishia Herraman and Lifeline’s Rex Clutario.
LIFELINE North Coast and the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour have partnered to enhance mental health support and community connection. “By combining Lifeline’s suicide prevention and postvention programs with Rotary’s volunteer strength, we can make a bigger difference together,” Lifeline North Coast Chief Executive Officer, Angela Martin told News Of The Area. This partnership marks […]
CEO Doug Taylor talked to school students ahead of the launch of the Smith Family appeal. Photo: The Smith Family.
AS families across the Mid North Coast prepare for the return to school, new research has revealed the growing pressure many households face simply trying to meet the basic costs of education. The latest Pulse Survey of families supported by The Smith Family shows that more than four out of five parents and carers are […]
