Regional Australia Bank has branches across the Hunter and Mid North Coast.
THE Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has given the green light to a proposed merger between Summerland Bank and Regional Australia Bank. Regional Australia Bank currently operates 39 bank branches across the New England, North West, Central West, Riverina, Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of NSW, whilst Summerland operates 10 branches across the NSW […]
Council will continue to consult over the future of its lifeguard service. Photo: CHCC.
DEBATE about the delivery of lifeguard services in Coffs Harbour continued at Council’s 28 August meeting. As previously reported in News Of The Area, City of Coffs Harbour Council has butted heads with the United Services Union (USU) in recent weeks over plans to outsource beach lifeguard services to the Australian Lifeguard Service (ALS), a […]
WHEN the occupants of two Coffs Harbour unit blocks were given 30 days’ notice to vacate, most began the frantic search for new homes. But for one long-term tenant, leaving is not only stressful, it may be impossible. The woman, who asked not to be named, has lived in her ground-floor unit for 20 years. […]
Without a focus on an active housing-first response in the region, makeshift dwellings will only increase.
CONSULTATION for City of Coffs Harbour’s draft homelessness strategy has now closed but many community organisations, housing advocates, and even some Councillors, say the document lacks the teeth needed to deliver real change. Shelter NSW CEO John Engeler, along with Principal Planner Stacey Miers, reviewed the draft and described it as a step in the […]
Students of Crossmaglen Public School are finding new ways to protect the environment.
Students of Crossmaglen Public School are finding new ways to protect the environment. Students of Crossmaglen Public School are finding new ways to protect the environment. The ‘waste-busters’ of Boambee Public School. The ‘waste-busters’ of Boambee Public School. OZGREEN’s “Rethink Waste” schools project has inspired the students of Boambee and Crossmaglen public schools who have […]
A TEENAGE boy has faced court and another two have been charged over a series of alleged property and traffic offences. Between 12.20am and 1.20am on Tuesday 26 August 2025, three properties in Sawtell were the subject of attempted break and enter offences. About 1.20am that morning, a vehicle was allegedly stolen from a home […]
Flood recovery on the Mid North Coast.
THE Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre (KNC) is offering free help with community recovery in the aftermath of the May 2025 floods. Running until October and funded by the NSW Reconstruction Authority, residents in Local Government Areas (LGAs) including Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shire, can phone or drop in to the centre on Wednesdays between 10.30am-12.30pm and […]
The Big Banana glows purple.
THE Big Banana glowed purple on Sunday 31 August as a sign of awareness, remembrance and hope on International Overdose Awareness Day. More than 2000 Australians lose their lives each year to unintentional overdose. This is more than the number of people killed in road accidents each year. Overdose isn’t about one drug or one […]
Tania Hrbacek (front row, centre) volunteering with the Mountain Network group.
Tania Hrbacek (front row, centre) volunteering with the Mountain Network group. Toby Mitchell, the 2025 Mid North Coast Young Volunteer of the Year, with his mum at the awards ceremony. Toby Mitchell’s books. The Centre for Volunteering CEO Gemma Rygate presents Toby Mitchell his award. Tania Hrbacek was represented at the awards ceremony by Ulong […]
Urunga’s new Community Reference Group will help guide the design of the CBD redevelopment.
BELLINGEN Shire Council has voted to endorse the formation of the Urunga CBD Community Reference Group (CRG). The CRG will play an important role in the design phase of the $6.5 million Urunga CBD Redevelopment. It will ensure community voices are heard and reflected as the project moves from the vision outlined on the Urunga […]
