Tamar Qasim Jardo from Iraq.
Ariet Ombali Odola from Africa. Thang Ngaih Cin from Asia. Tamar Qasim Jardo from Iraq. Okra inspired the food offering. Guests mingling at the National Cartoon Gallery. A SPECIAL community event titled “A Whole Lot of Okra” was held at National Cartoon Gallery on Tuesday, 17 March. The evening was organised by the North Coast […]
Boys enter the Junior Swim.
The Women’s 2000m swimmers. Men’s 600m winners: Richie Goddard (3rd), Lachlan Walker (1st) and Finn Casper (2nd). The Women’s 600m participants. Boys enter the Junior Swim. Girls in the Junior Swim. The Men’s 2000m swimmers. The Men’s 600m swimmers set off. The Over 70s group. Coffs and Sawtell Swimming Squad coaches Abbey Carson, Shaz Hackfath […]
FOR over three decades, the Bellingen Plant Fair has been a stalwart of the Mid North Coast region, celebrating plants, nature, and sustainability. Since its inception in 1990, the popular event has been organised by the Bellingen Environment Centre (BEC), hosting two major markets annually in Autumn and Spring. The latest iteration was held on […]
Coffs Mayor Nikki Williams officially opened Seniors Festival at the ‘Art with Arthritis’ workshop.
Coffs Mayor Nikki Williams officially opened Seniors Festival at the ‘Art with Arthritis’ workshop. Arthritis in her hands doesn’t stop Lynette Smith from getting arty. The happy result of the workshop. THE Seniors Festival in Coffs Harbour began on Monday 2 March, with Mayor Nikki Williams officially opening the two-week series of events. Cr Williams […]
Coffs Rotary member Michael Brown and his wife Liesel and the Phantom comics collection. The vintage Phantom comics. THOUSANDS of vintage Phantom comics will be on sale at Coffs Rotary’s upcoming BookFest community fundraiser. The donation of historic comics came about when longtime Coffs Rotary member Michael Brown was visiting with his brother Kevin, in […]
The optic in the lighthouse in the late 1940s. The optic today, celebrating 146 years of lighting up. ONE hundred and forty-six years since its first illumination, the South Solitary Island Lighthouse optic will be lit to celebrate the milestone on Sunday 15 March. Following meticulous restoration work, the historic optic was installed in a […]
Lecturer Gill Nicol with Jane Sturrock Nash, Peggy Zephyr, Alison Page and Sarah Mufford.
ARTSNATIONAL Coffs Coast began its 2026 season with a Sunday afternoon presentation that included a lively discussion panel with four local creatives. “It was a new style of event for ArtsNational and it worked well,” spokesperson Annie Talvé told News Of The Area. Australian-based, British born arts educator, Gill Nicol, delivered a masterclass in “creativity […]
‘Affordable Housing’, by Pete Gailey, 2025 Sculpture/3D category winner. Photo: supplied/Pete Gailey. ‘The Never Never Bejewelled’, by Coco Elder, 2025 Landscape category winner. Photo: supplied/Coc Elder. ONE of the region’s favourite art competitions, the EJ Mantova Art Prize, is again open for entries with the hope this year will bring yet another record-breaking number of […]
MNCHOG Treasurer Chrissy Lewis presenting the funds to Gai Newman of Pete's Place.
OVER 40 Mid North Coast motorcyclists joined the annual Charity Dice Run on Sunday 21 February. Hosted by the Mid North Coast Harley Owners Group (MNCHOG), riders gathered at either the northern starting point in Coffs Harbour or the southern set-off park in Port Macquarie, The funds were split 50/50 between St Vincents de Paul’s […]
Wellness was the focus of the Silver Sirens gathering.
COFFS Harbour’s “Silver Sirens” group held its inaugural event last Saturday 28 February, at Yarilla Place. “Ageless Beauty: Inner Foundations and Outer Expression” provided participants with “a space to breathe, reflect, and connect with other women who truly ‘get’ this stage of life,” Silver Sirens founder Faith Agugu said. “Silver Sirens exists to change the […]
