THE award-winning Partridge String Quartet will appear as guest artists for the Coffs Harbour Music Society’s 2026 concert season, presenting works by Debussy, Mozart, and Holly Harrison. The concert takes place at St John Paul College Theatre on Friday 27 March at 7.30pm. The Partridge String Quartet maestros are violinists Jos Jonker and Rebecca Shirley, […]
Bellingen’s river rubbish ride
SUNDAY 1 March is Clean Up Australia Day and Bellingen Canoe Adventures, alongside Bellingen Council and Bellinger River RSL sub-Branch, will be promoting rubbish awareness through a fun all-ages event. Meeting at Lavenders Bridge at 8.30am, there will be a welcoming free breakfast sponsored by Bellingen Shire Council and cooked by Bellinger River RSL sub-Branch […]
Coffs junior cricket season to resume
AFTER enjoying their school holiday break, Coffs Coast junior cricketers return to action next week when Sixers Cricket League Coffs Harbour’s junior season resumes. The Under 16s season resumes on Friday 30 January, with the Under 14s and Under 12s seasons resuming on Saturday 31 January. Under 16s ladder. 1.Sawtell Sloggers. 45 points. 6 wins. […]
19 Coramba Road, Coffs Harbour is on the market with Unrealestate Coffs Coast
Address: 19 Coramba Road, Coffs HarbourPrice: $649,000Beds: 4, Bath: 2+, Car: off-street parkingLand size: 365.3 sqm FINDING a four-bedroom, two-bathroom property in this price range is a rare gem. Don’t miss your chance to secure a home that is a short stroll from Coffs Harbour’s CBD and conveniently located near Naranga Public School, public transport, […]
Letter to the Editor: The issue of abandoned cars
DEAR News Of The Area, HOW many times have we all driven past stolen or abandoned cars left sitting on the roadside for weeks – sometimes even months? These vehicles, often still displaying number plates and marked with police tape or hazard stickers, are left to deteriorate. In many cases, they are stripped for parts […]
Letter to the Editor: Future risks of foreshore development
DEAR News Of The Area, I WISH it were possible to ask the main proponents of the plan to create infrastructure on the Jetty Foreshores lands to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and Intent to reassure the present and future Coffs Harbour ratepayers and New South Wales taxpayers that they will not be required to […]
Sawtell Bowls Results
Ladies Minor Singles Final L/R (Day Winner DEF A Water R/UP). Mixed Pairs Final L/R (J Ritchie, B Blight DEF R Booth, B Bracken ). MONDAY Twilight Bowls 9/6/25 A Waters, J Cherne, H Slater DEF C Jennings, B Tremayne, G Hampson R Avery, L Read, C Christian DEF E Korchma, T Wright, P Nikitin […]
Letter to the Editor: Buses to Sydney unacceptable
DEAR News Of The Area, REFERRING to John Murton’s letter regarding north coast trains, our neighbours went to Sydney for the home show. They were told they would have to return by bus. She actually went to the Coffs Coast station the day before, because if she had to take the bus down to Sydney […]
Under the program, vets are now eligible to receive assistance with sourcing housing, childcare and other services when moving to rural NSW. Photos: supplied.
Farmers welcome plans to attract more vets to regional NSW
THE state’s peak farm body has welcomed a new government initiative to address acute shortages of vets across rural NSW. Under the NSW Government’s Welcome Experience program, vets, vet nurses, vet technicians and their families are now eligible to receive assistance with sourcing housing, childcare and other services when moving to rural NSW. NSW Farmers’ […]
Campaigning by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is heating up. Photo: Diego Fedele, Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS.
PM energised as Nats use nuclear to hunt coal-rich seat
EARLY campaigning ahead of a federal election is giving insight into what voters will be pitched, with energy and leadership quality dominating the discussion. The political tussle last week largely focused on respective energy policies with Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton each painting themselves as the best chance to take Australia forward and address the […]
