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Coffs community comes together for Nepal victims

LAST Sunday evening, 30 August, members of the local Nepalese community, together with friends, supporters and members of the wider Coffs Coast community, gathered at the Key Community Group for a candle-lighting ceremony and prayers for Nepal in the wake of the catastrophic floods. For members of the Nepalese community living on the Coffs Coast, […]

Local News

Deadly bird flu detected in Coffs shearwater

DEADLY bird flu has landed in Coffs Harbour with the H5 virus detected in a Hutton’s shearwater at Corindi. This is the first confirmed detection in a shearwater bird in NSW. Positive detections have also been recorded from greater crested terns at Port Kembla, and Warriewood on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. There are no signs of […]

Community, Local News

Local couple miss Nepal flood by days but witness aftermath

Phillipa and Craig on their Himalayas trip One of the many landslides caused by the extreme weather. Photos: Craig Melrose. TIMING is everything, especially when disaster strikes. Reports from Nepal show devastation and death, but there are amazing stories of survival, such as that of the school principal who evacuated 900 of his students with […]

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Coffs Harbour Golf Club celebrates centenary

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 […]

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Woopi 101-year-old celebrates his birthday with parties galore

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 […]

Highlights

Tina’s polio doesn’t stop her skydiving for her 80th birthday

ON Friday 4 September Tina Demetri will jump out of an aeroplane, strapped onto tandem skydiving instructor Jimmy Callaghan from Coffs Skydiving. They pair will be aiming for Park Beach, adjacent to the surf club, on the Coffs Harbour coastline, landing at 11am. For Tina this is a birthday treat to herself, having never been […]

Community, Local News, Regional

Changed traffic conditions on Waterfall Way at Myers Bluff, Thora

SLOPE stabilisation work has begun at Waterfall Way at Myers Bluff, near Thora, and is expected to continue for four months. To carry out this work a single lane, alternating traffic flow arrangement will be in place between 6am and 6pm. Motorists should allow for up to 10-minute delays at this site while this work […]

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New campaign to assist victims of Domestic Violence

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. […]

Community, Health, Local News

Coffs Fire+Rescue Service warns ‘change your bleeping smoke alarms’

Faulty smoke alarms will not save you in the event of a fire in your home. Coffs Fire+Rescue offers free home safety visits. RECENT home fire deaths have prompted Fire+Rescue NSW to urge homeowners, tenants and landlords to be diligent in ensuring their dwellings have sufficient smoke alarms, and that they’re checked regularly. “Unfortunately, there […]

Community, Local News, Regional, School

Record enrolments in vocational education as public schools mark National Skills Week

AN increasing number of students are signing up in NSW public schools to vocational education and training courses, helping them to gain practical, job-ready skills for rewarding careers. This week is National Skills Week and new National Centre for Vocational Education Research figures show that NSW vocational education and training (VET) in-school commencements increased by […]