COFFS Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) has announced the dates of its annual Showground Gallery Art Prize. The long-standing exhibition runs from Saturday 3 May to Wednesday 11 June, with entries from local and member artists now open until Friday 18 April. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it
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New record set for rowing The Tasman
Another tunnel breakthrough on Coffs bypass
Cowper candidates outline childcare policies at families forum
FOUR of the candidates for Cowper in the Federal Election on 3 May, have discussed their positions on childcare at a forum in Nambucca Heads. Held last Saturday at the town’s Community and Arts Centre, the event was organised by not-for-profit lobby group “The Parenthood”, which represents the interests of more
Record number of sea turtle nests rescued before cyclone
HUNDREDS of baby sea turtles were released into the ocean after a rapid response team rescued a record number of eggs from North Coast beaches in the lead up to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Trained staff and volunteers from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and NSW TurtleWatch undertook the state’s
$400,000 available for resilience and preparedness in disaster impacted communities
GRANTS are on offer to support communities in remote, rural and regional Australia to build back better after declared disasters or extreme weather events between 2019 and 2024. Community groups and not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) in affected regions are invited to apply for funding to reduce the impact of disasters and prepare
A hilarious, heartfelt rollercoaster comes to Coffs Harbour
Rural birth care ‘crisis’ looms amid staff shortages
ONE rural birthing unit "teeters on the brink" and goes from "one disaster to the next" due to severe staff shortages. Another maternity service in a farming town of 15,000 closed four years after opening its doors, forcing specialists and medical workers out of town. Advertise with News of The Area today.
Parties at odds over direction of youth crime reform
THE NSW opposition introduced a bill in Parliament last week aiming to crack down on the “escalating youth crime crisis gripping regional communities”. Member for Oxley Michael Kemp, said the bill offers stronger, more effective measures than the bail reforms recently passed by the Labor Government. Advertise with News of The
Alarm raised as tough on crime policy ‘infects’ nation
ABORIGINALand Torres Strait Islander children are being set up for a life of suffering, legal services say, as 'tough on crime' policy sweeps the country. More state and territory governments are locking up children at increasing rates, and not listening to community or evidence about what is best for kids,