Hannah Gallagher’s creation. Amelie Carpenter’s work. BISHOP Druitt College HSC Textiles students Amelie Carpenter and Hannah Gallagher have become the first students in the school’s history selected to showcase their work at Eco Fashion Week Australia (EFWA). The two Year 12 students will travel to Perth in October to present a combined capsule collection on […]
COFFS Harbour Councillor, Tony Judge and Nambucca Valley Councillor, Ljubov Simson, joined a delegation of Mid North Coast Councillors and community leaders that accompanied Anti-slavery Commissioner, Dr James Cockayne, in a recent visit to NSW Parliament. They met with a Parliamentary Committee and MPs to argue for urgent legislation to regulate labour hire in NSW, […]
Local banana farmer Mick Gentle and his wife Leanne.
Local banana farmer Mick Gentle and his wife Leanne. Coffs Harbour banana farmer Mick Gentle in the shed. Fourth-generation Coffs Harbour banana farmer Jason Gentle and his three children. SUPERMARKET giant Coles will sell Queensland bananas in Coffs Harbour following its decision to dump around 30 local farmers, despite having no concerns with their products […]
The economy appears to be slowing as expected, according to the RBA, but inflation is still too high. Image: wayhomestudio on Magnific.
THE Reserve Bank has held interest rates steady for a second straight meeting despite inflation hovering well above its target. In a unanimous decision, the central bank’s nine-member monetary policy board left the cash rate untouched at 4.35 per cent on Tuesday. The result was widely expected by economists and money markets. While the re-escalation […]
Eve with a few of her favourite things - eight different mastheads of News Of The Area. Photo: Angus Cheetham.
Eve with a few of her favourite things – eight different mastheads of News Of The Area. Photo: Angus Cheetham. Freckles, the sick little bird who grew up and identified as a homing pigeon, with his rescuer. Photo: Angus Cheetham. News Of The Area media group owner Michael Wright. EVE Nesmith has been named Editor […]
Park Beach shared path signage. Photo: Kate Pye. Jetty Beach shared path signage. Photo: Kate Pye. Jetty Beach signage. Photo: Kate Pye. E-BIKES have raced ahead of the rules meant to govern them, and NSW is only now catching up. With an estimated 760,000 e-bikes now in use across the state, lawmakers are scrambling to […]
Interior design kitchen view, Arrawarra Beach House. Photo: Brock Beazley Photography. Interior design bedroom view. Photo: Brock Beazley Photography. Arrawarra Beach House. Photo: Brock Beazley Photography. The team at Ellyett Architecture and Interior Design. Photo: supplied. ELLYETT Architecture and Interior Design has been shortlisted for the 2026 Australian Interior Design Awards for its stunning work […]
A RANGE of environmental projects across the Coffs Coast will share more than $400,000 in funding through the City of Coffs Harbour’s 2026/27 Environmental Levy Grants program. Council approved the funding package at its 28 May meeting, supporting 11 community-led initiatives focused on biodiversity, habitat restoration, sustainability, environmental education and waterway health. A further $95,000 […]
City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams and Coffs Harbour Yacht Club Commodore John Wait.
CITY of Coffs Harbour will take on responsibility for part of the Coffs Harbour Yacht Club facility on Marina Drive, following the withdrawal of a potential investor in the site. Bar and restaurant activities at the Yacht Club ceased on 30 March. Under revised arrangements announced on Tuesday, the Yacht Club’s board will now utilise […]
More people are contemplating buying e-bikes, Bicycle Industries Australia members say. Photo: Darren England/AAP PHOTOS.
ELECTRIC bike sales are surging as rising fuel costs push commuters to find a cheaper way to get around, industry figures say. While Australian e-bike sales have been climbing for years, retailers say recent fuel price pressures have sharply accelerated the trend. “We’ve seen a massive spike in interest in e-bikes in the last couple […]
