Pipers Sharon Ray and mum, Jeanette Baldwin, with Cathy Suley.
Lining up for Mass Bands parade on Collins Street, Melbourne. Pipers Sharon Ray and mum, Jeanette Baldwin, with Cathy Suley. Tenor drummer Dale Rogers. COFFS Coast Pipes and Drums band members, pipers Cathy Suley and Jeanette Baldwin and tenor drummer Dale Rogers, participated in a successful world-record attempt celebrating women in pipe bands. The historic […]
‘Mountains in the Sky’ by Leonie Harrison. ‘Garland of ribbons’ by Leonie Harrison. EXHIBITING her own art for the first time, Nambucca resident Leonie Harrison, aged in her seventies, presents Painting with Papers at Nexus Gallery in Bellingen. Ms Harrison will host a free ‘meet the artist’ event with wine and nibbles between 12-noon – […]
The historic lighthouse and accommodation cottages. Photo: Penny Westman. FOSSIL volunteers at work. Photo: Penny Westman. FOSSIL volunteers at work. Photo: Penny Westman. VOLUNTEERS from Friends of South Solitary Island Lighthouse (FOSSIL) recently joined NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff for working bees focused on much-needed maintenance of the Coffs Coast island’s historic […]
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 […]
Midwives with the newly arrived Airvo 3, which is ready for use: Zita Potter, Gracie Brennan, Minna Tyler, Jennifer Schellhorn, Courtney Seccombe and Roe Phelps.
PERSONAL experience in the special care nursery at Coffs Harbour Health Campus has inspired a generous donation from Coffs Harbour resident Ms Jill de Clercq to help newborn babies requiring specialised respiratory support. The donation has funded the purchase of an Airvo 3 high-flow oxygen device, which helps babies with breathing difficulties and reduces the […]
Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed music coordinator Vern McAlpine.
COFFS Harbour Men’s Shed music coordinator Vern McAlpine has been conducting an audit on the Shed’s numerous bands. While he has found most of the members happily pumping out their music, one of the bands is in keen need of a keyboard or saxophone player. They are confident of finding the required member and until […]
A MAN has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting an elderly patient at a care facility in the state’s north. In June 2026, detectives attached to Coffs/Clarence Police District commenced investigations following a report an assistant nurse had allegedly sexually assaulted a 79-year-old patient between November 2023 and February 2024 at an aged care home […]
A TEENAGE boy has been charged following an alleged pursuit from Frederickton to Coffs Harbour in the state’s north. Shortly after 8am on Wednesday 8 July 2026, officers from Mid North Coast Police District were patrolling the Pacific Highway, Frederickton when they saw a Kia SUV, which had been reported stolen from a Bronte address […]
THE final Blueys Beach Village concept design aims to improve pedestrian and motorist safety while enhancing the area’s visual amenity and preserving the area’s relaxed, coastal atmosphere. The chosen design was adopted by MidCoast Council following community consultation. Two concept designs were placed on public exhibition for community feedback. During the consultation period, Council staff […]
A TRAILBLAZER who founded a local Aboriginal Corporation, which provides wrap-around support for youth, is this year’s winner of the 2026 Grace Roberts Memorial Community Development Award. Jeremy Widders received the highest honour at the 2026 presentations of the Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards at Yarrila Place. The gala ceremony was one of many […]
