Coffs Coast juniors play in National Championships Coffs Coast Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 2, 2024 NINE of the region’s best young touch footballers have taken on the nation’s finest on home turf, competing in the Touch Football National Youth Championships from 25-28 September. It was the first time the national competition had been held in Coffs Harbour. The nine players were part of Northern Eagles
Orara High clutches regional futsal title in dramatic penalty shootout Coffs Coast Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 2, 2024 ORARA High School's Under-14 futsal team edged out Coffs Harbour High School in a thrilling penalty shootout to claim the regional grand final at Sportz Central last week, in a match that had hearts racing and nerves jangling until the final whistle. In a contest marked by tension and high drama,
Hockey Coffs Coast players to represent their country Coffs Coast Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 2, 2024 HOCKEY Coffs Coast’s finest senior players are set to represent their country in the coming weeks. The ten players will represent Australia at the 2024 Masters World Cups in South Africa and New Zealand. The Over 35s and Over 40s Australian players will travel to play in Cape Town for their internationals
Letter to the Editor: Why nurses strike Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 2, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, AS an older person, like “Jack”, I am alright now - but I worry about the future hospital conditions that will face us all. The standards of nursing we will receive in future years is important to everyone because NSW can’t keep the nurses they train. There
RISE reaches out to the community after funding dries up Coffs Coast Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 2, 2024 THE RISE Youth Wellbeing Program has helped hundreds in the region by providing breakfasts, transport, uniforms and football coaching skills fostering personal development. However, grant funding from the government has dried up and the not-for-profit charity is now driving its own funding activity to continue serving the community. RISE Technical and
Youth production comes to historic Tocal Homestead Dungog Shire by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 UPSTAGE Youth Theatre’s production of Norman Lindsay’s ‘The Magic Pudding’ will light up the 200-year-old Tocal Homestead from 1-4 October. Adapted for the stage by Andrew James, with music by Sarah de Jong, the play centres around Bunyip Bluegum, a stylish young koala whose quest to be a gentleman of
History honoured at Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition Dungog Shire Dungog Shire News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 TRADITION will be honoured at the Stroud Showground as the town’s annual Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition returns on Sunday, 6 October. The competition has its roots in the 1960s, when brick-making towns from Stroud in the UK and the USA held an inaugural contest, with Australia and Canada
Have your say on Stroud Showground Dungog Shire Dungog Shire News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 A DRAFT plan of management for the Stroud Showground is on public exhibition from 18 September to Sunday 3 November 2024. The draft plan includes detailed actions that identify management strategies and new proposed facilities for Stroud Showground. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message
Pelicans of Paterson artworks to be identified, mapped and restored Dungog Shire by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 DUNGOG artist Phil Watts is asking for help to locate all the ‘Pelicans of Paterson’. The pelicans, a unique and quirky feature of Paterson, are sheet metal artworks by Paterson sculptor and identity Bill ‘Wallaby’ Cummins. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone
Climate, koala alarm as coal mines cleared to dig more Dungog Shire Gloucester District by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 EXTENDING the life of three coal mines will impact groundwater supplies and endangered species, conservationists and farmers say, with one of the expansions able to destroy hundreds of hectares of koala habitat. Critics say the three coal mine expansions in northwest NSW and the Hunter region will emit 1.4 billion tonnes