A SMALL group recently gathered under the fig trees beside the creek in Bellingen Park for FOLK, an environmentally engaged, queer-friendly Christian gathering. Participants reflected, shared, prayed and listened to music. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981

THE 2024 Coffs Coast Art Prize exhibition opened on Friday 15 November at Coffs Central, showcasing an array of talented artists in a range of mediums. Organised by the Coffs Harbour Arts Council, the Art Prize offers an opportunity for experienced and amateur artists to professionally exhibit their work in a

ENVIRONMENTALISTS and forestry industry representatives have both slammed the State Government’s push to use native forests for carbon credits. When the scheme was proposed, Greens MP and spokesperson for the Environment and Climate Change Sue Higginson, said in a statement: “We cannot allow the protection of our native forests from

A FREEDOM of information (FOI) request has revealed that public parking availability at the Jetty Foreshore will be reduced under State Government plans, according to campaigners attempting to halt development plans. The state government’s Refined Coffs Jetty Masterplan claims that the development plan “consolidates and increases public parking across the