March 31, 2026
Coffs Harbour Music Society presents Partridge String Quartet The Partridge String Quartet is coming to Coffs.
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Coffs Harbour Music Society presents Partridge String Quartet

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, […]

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Bellingen’s river rubbish ride Bellingen Canoe Adventures owner-operators Daniel and Jody Newhouse.
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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 […]

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Coffs junior cricket season to resume The Woolgoolga Cricket Club Rebels Hawks play in the Under 14s competition.
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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. […]

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Letter to the Editor: The issue of abandoned cars
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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 […]

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Sawtell Bowls Results Mixed Pairs Final L/R (J Ritchie, B Blight DEF R Booth, B Bracken ).
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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 […]

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Letter to the Editor: Buses to Sydney unacceptable
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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 […]

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Farmers welcome plans to attract more vets to regional NSW Under the program, vets are now eligible to receive assistance with sourcing housing, childcare and other services when moving to rural NSW. Photos: supplied.
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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’ […]

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PM energised as Nats use nuclear to hunt coal-rich seat Campaigning by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is heating up. Photo: Diego Fedele, Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS.
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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 […]

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