Winner of the Men’s Half Marathon Noah De Jonckheere with Race Director Keelan Birch.
Winner of the Men’s Half Marathon Noah De Jonckheere with Race Director Keelan Birch. Coffs Harbour Running Festival participants power out their best efforts. Coffs Harbour Running Festival participants power out their best efforts. MORE than 2,500 runners crossed the finish line at the 2026 Coffs Harbour Running Festival on Sunday, with the event recording […]
FRIDAY night presents the opportunity for the Coffs Harbour Golf Club to celebrate a rare milestone. This year is the Club Centenary and tonight’s Centenary Gala Cocktail Party at the clubhouse is the culmination of 100 years not only of excellence on the course but plenty of fun and frivolity between members off it. Coffs […]
Col Robertson with his wife Pat, celebrating his 101st birthday.
WORLD War II veteran Colin (Col) Robertson, a retired printer and resident of Woolgoolga, celebrated his 101st birthday on August 12 with a week of parties with family and friends. “It was a big week,” Mr Robertson told News Of The Area. “I had coffee and lunch with so many people, including Probus Club of […]
Phone collection box at the information booth in Coffs Central.
DV Safe Phone and Coffs City Rotary are launching a new campaign in Coffs Harbour City, encouraging people to donate their old phones for victims of domestic violence. DV Safe Phone is a national charity that collects old phones, wipes all personal information and services them, before providing them free to victims of domestic violence. […]
Coffs C.ex Coffs Harbour Running Festival on track to raise $100k for community organisations.
Coffs C.ex Coffs Harbour Running Festival on track to raise $100k for community organisations. Coffs Harbour Running Festival – an event for all ages. Coffs Harbour Running Festival offers runners and spectators spectacular scenery. WITH the goal of raising more than $100,000, the Coffs C.ex-sponsored Coffs Harbour Running Festival is on track to increase participation […]
NAMBUCCA Heads High School student Violette Hyland is front and centre as Mary Poppins this week as almost 600 students from 48 schools come together for the first regional staging of the NSW Department of Education’s Combined Schools Musical. The 15-year-old is leading the cast of Mary Poppins JR, which is being performed at Murwillumbah […]
RECIPIENTS of the City of Coffs Harbour’s 2026/27 Community Infrastructure Renewal grants have been announced, with eight of the 11 applicants receiving some funding towards their nominated venture. The $150,000 fund is open to not-for-profits seeking to construct new public facilities or refurbish existing infrastructure on City-owned or managed land. In line with the assessment […]
The 50km race runners - Coffs city resident Elize Strydom (centre).
The 50km race runners – Coffs city resident Elize Strydom (centre). Race Director Keelan Birch. Rumble in the Jungle 2026. Photos: CTR. MORE than 500 runners descended on Ulong and the rugged Bindarri National Park for Rumble in the Jungle, one of Australia’s fastest-growing trail running events, hosted by Coffs Trail Runners Inc (CTR). Race […]
Participants enjoying the Bundageree Rainforest Walk. Photo: Jessica Miller.
Participants enjoying the Bundageree Rainforest Walk. Photo: Jessica Miller. Bundageree Creek and Bundagen Headland. Photo: Jessica Miller. Setting off on the walk through Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo: Jessica Miller. AROUND 30 people gathered on a beautiful winter morning for the first of five free guided bushwalks run by environmental organisation OzGREEN across the Coffs […]
The damaged home on the Sunshine Coast where a woman died from injuries after escaping a fire that gutted an apartment. Photo: Andrew Stafford, AAP.
WINTER has claimed two more lives in separate house fires, prompting Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) to issue an urgent reminder for residents to check smoke alarms and take extra care with heating appliances. Two people, both believed to have been in their 70s, died in separate residential fires within five days of each other. […]
