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ArtsNational discusses influential works of art

Lydia Bauman (second from left) with appreciative Coffs Coast audience members. Lydia Bauman with ArtsNational Coffs Coast Chair, Annie Talve. ARTSNATIONAL Coffs Coast’s most recent talks showcased the lives and legacies of two extraordinary talents: T.S. Eliot and Johannes Vermeer – both chosen for their influence on modern creatives. For instance, the award-winning musical Cats, […]

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The famous Flinders Quartet coming to Coffs Harbour

COFFS Harbour Music Society will present the Flinders Quartet in concert on Friday 17 October, at the John Paul College Theatre on Hogbin Drive. The quartet’s cellist Zoe Knighton will give a talk at 6.30pm with the concert to start at 7.30pm. The highly-respected chamber music ensemble challenges and champions the traditional role of a […]

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Curryfest 2025 celebrated over three fabulous days

Curryfest 2025 abounded with colour in Woolgoolga. Photos: Michael Byers. Curryfest 2025 abounded with colour in Woolgoolga. Photos: Michael Byers. Curryfest 2025 abounded with colour in Woolgoolga. Photos: Michael Byers. Curryfest 2025 abounded with colour in Woolgoolga. Photos: Michael Byers. Coffs City Mayor Nikki Williams, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Another Tasty Event […]

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Alice Ember emerges with new sonic sound for Jetty Beach House live gig

Alice Ember, rising indie artist will take the mic at Jetty Beach House in Coffs Harbour. Alice Ember, rising indie artist will take the mic at Jetty Beach House in Coffs Harbour. NAMBUCCA based singer-songwriter Alice Ember returns to live performances with her Out of the Embers free gig on stage at the Jetty Beach […]

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School holidays fun at the Jetty Memorial Theatre

SCHOOL holidays are coming up fast, and the City of Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Memorial Theatre has a jam-packed program of fun, laughter and adventure for families across the Coffs Coast. With circus, puppetry, and even an outreach performance in Coramba, there’s something to delight kids of all ages (and the grown-ups who come along for […]

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Trump ‘inspires’ winner of National Rotary Cartoon Award

Rod Emerson accepts the winner’s trophy for ‘Pied Piper’, Cartoon of the Year. Cartoonists included Mark Guthrie, David Rowe, Tony Lopes, Jock Brodie, Michael Breen, Mark Lynch, Rod Emmerson, Cathy Wilcox (President, Australian Cartoonists Association), and Dave Keen. Admiring the award winners and entries. A TRUMP-inspired artwork has won Cartoon of the Year at the […]

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Coffs band Purple Disturbance signed by music agent

PURPLE Disturbance, a young four-piece teen band from Coffs Harbour, has been signed by New World Artists. The band’s drummer Jessica Franklin told News Of The Area that it was a huge milestone for the band to step into the music industry they have always dreamed about. “What makes it surreal is not just the […]

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Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod calls for volunteers to maintain performing arts tradition

‘Flourish’ performance at the Coffs Eisteddfod Gala. Photo: BPW Studios. Everly Baker in the Vocal performance at the Coffs Eisteddfod Gala. Photo CHDES. THE Coffs Harbour and District Eisteddfod Society (CHDES) is calling on community members to join its ranks, to maintain its tradition of providing outstanding performing arts opportunities. The society’s Annual General Meeting […]

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Hip-hop rap artist Rutho performs at Hoey Moey’s Tidal Sounds Festival

TOORMINA hip-hop rap artist Rutho will appear at the Tidal Sounds Festival at the Hoey Moey on Saturday 6 September. One of the region’s fastest-rising talents, Rutho is becoming known for his feel-good party vibe and laidback lyrical style. “The vibe I’m bringing to Tidal Sounds is energy, inspirational and good times,” he told News […]

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Jetty Memorial Theatre secures acclaimed First Nations musical

A CRITICALLY acclaimed Australian musical headlines the Spring line-up of entertainment at City of Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Memorial Theatre (JMT). “Waltzing the Wilarra” is set in a mixed-race dance club in post-World War II Perth and is HIT Productions’ third First Nations musical production after the phenomenally successful “The Sapphires” and Wesley Enoch’s “The Sunshine […]