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Diggers Cricket Club receive inclusion and diversity award
DIGGERS Cricket Club have received a Cricket NSW award for advancing inclusivity and diversity in their Under 12s team. The club won the Inclusion and Diversity Initiative award as part of the Cricket NSW 2025 Community Cricket Awards. The club’s Under…
Coffs cyclists to pack a powerful peloton in ‘Tour de Cure’ fundraiser
FOUR cyclists from Coffs Harbour will be pedalling hard as the Team Faircloth and Reynolds peloton in the Tour de Cure Woolies Wheels ride. Now in its eighth year, the tour is a three-day cycling event from Sutherland to Bella…
Holden Motor Museum hosts variety of vehicles at Ute Muster
ICONIC Australian utes were enjoyed by car lovers on Easter Saturday at the National Holden Motor Museum’s Ute Muster, with a selection of vehicles from 1953 to 2017 being proudly displayed by their owners. Welcoming all makes and models, the…
Creative science and engineering challenges put local students to the test
THE Coffs Coast Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC) event on Tuesday 8 April brought together around 240 Year 10 students from seven public and one private school to test their wits across eight challenges. The SEC is a nationwide Science,…
Distance 4 Dementia Australian Tour rides into Coffs
NICHOLAS Tremaine from Kangaroo Island in South Australia, cycled into Coffs Harbour on Tuesday afternoon 15 April on his one-man, self-supported fundraising ride, Distance 4 Dementia Tour. The tour is planned to circumnavigate Australia, including Tasmania, and take 365 days…
Coffs Suns junior excels at National Championships
KIRA Juffermans has shown herself to be one of Australia’s best junior basketballers. The Coffs Coast player was part of the New South Wales Country team that played at the Under 18 Women’s National Championships in Brisbane. The Coffs Harbour…
22 Mirrimin Street, Bonville is on the market with Unrealestate Coffs Coast
Address: 22 Mirrimin Street, Bonville Price: $849,000 Beds: 4, Bath: 2, Car: 2 Land size: 690.8 sqm PRIVATELY positioned at the end of a cul-de-sac and on a battle-axe block, sits this high-set four-bedroom, brick veneer and tile home. Built…
Letter to the Editor: Major parties ignoring residents
DEAR News Of The Area, THE coming Federal election has little to do directly with the State government’s decision to sell the Coffs foreshore to a property developer, but the 33,000 residents who voted against this sell off might well…
Letter to the Editor: Independents’ grand visions
DEAR News Of The Area, I come from the land of independents (not independence). Having an independent as your Federal representative is like spraying mist into a gale. That is as close as I can get to the vernacular. Back…