Eric Marsh’s Globe 5.8m boat Sunbear, going back in the water.
Eric Marsh’s Globe 5.8m boat Sunbear, going back in the water. Coffs Harbour yachtsman Eric Marsh at the halfway mark in the McIntyre Mini Globe Race. Fiji’s Vuda Marina providing a haven for the round-the-world yachtsmen and women. HALFWAY into the McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR), sailing 28,000 nautical miles around the world, Coffs Harbour […]
Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things.
Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure. Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things. MICK Birtles, a regular reporter for News Of The Area and a familiar voice on […]
Students in the Stepping Up into Kitchen Operations program make an Aussie lunch.
Evelyn Llevado, originally from the Philippines, graduates from the TAFE Adult Migrant English Program. Adult Migrant English Program students in action in the TAFE kitchens. Students in the Stepping Up into Kitchen Operations program make an Aussie lunch. Graduation day for the Stepping Up into Kitchen Operations program students. FIFTEEN Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) […]
Woolgoolga’s Blues and Berries Festival is back in November.
Woolgoolga’s Blues and Berries Festival is back in November. The famous pie eating contest. Live music is a big feature of the festival. WOOLGOOLGA’S much-loved Blues and Berries Festival has secured key funding through the NSW Government’s 2025 Regional Event Fund, and is set to return to Woolgoolga Beach Reserve on Sunday 2 November. The […]
The Coffs Girls team, winners of the women's division.
The Coffs Girls team, winners of the women’s division. Dalshad Maao, winner of the men’s Spirit of the Game award. Coffs Harbour team Fimbu FC won the grand final of the Men’s Competitive division. Coffs STARTTS participants Khaleel Himo (left) and Dalshad Maao. Sheelan Knjo in action at the Wollongong World Cup. FIVE football teams […]
Sawtell Primary School Assistant Principal Tracey Ferguson and Rotary Club of Sawtell Youth Director Alan Freedman.
SAWTELL Primary School is the latest recipient of early learning literacy books donated by the Rotary Club Of Sawtell. Assistant Principal Tracey Ferguson accepted the donation from Rotary’s Youth Director Alan Freedman. The club is in its 20th year of donating books, which are purchased with the funds raised from its annual Trivia Night. “It’s […]
Coffs Harbour City Orchestra performing at Bellingen Memorial Hall.
Violin virtuoso Nicholas Fairbanks performs with Coffs Harbour City Orchestra. Coffs Harbour City Orchestra performing at Bellingen Memorial Hall. THE Coffs Harbour City Orchestra’s upcoming concert featuring violin virtuoso Nicholas Fairbanks is a homecoming for the accomplished musician who grew up in Bellingen Shire. An evening performance on Saturday 19 July and a matinee on […]
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Artist Helen Goldsmith and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh. Photo: Andrew Vivian.
Cindy Dodd from Blooms The Chemist, sponsor of Section 6 Drawing, with winner Willie Berkof-Ober. Photo: Jasmine Winter. Artist Helen Goldsmith and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh. Photo: Andrew Vivian. The art show’s opening night was well attended. Photo: Jasmine Winter. The art show’s opening night was well attended. Photo: Jasmine Winter. The art […]
Ava at the Ballet Preljocaj in QPAC Brisbane. Tahlia at the Sydney Opera House to see the Australian Ballet perform ‘Nijinsky’. Angus at Sydney Opera House for the performance of ‘Nijinsky’. Musical student Zoey at Annie the Musical in Coffs Harbour. FIVE outstanding ballet students at Harbour Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) have received awards based […]
