RESEARCH from Sapphire Beach nutrition scientist Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore has highlighted the ‘Vitamin D mushroom’ as an important food source for addressing Australia’s poor vitamin D intake. The research suggests that consuming around three sun-exposed mushrooms, four times a week, exceeds the vitamin D requirements for all Aussie adults. Advertise with

TWO koalas have been released into the bush, healthy and happy, after being relocated from the Coffs Harbour bypass alignment. The marsupials, named Scott and Tippee by the project team, were taken into care after they were spotted in a section of the bypass where vegetation removal was being carried

BELLINGEN Shire Council has voted to adopt the LGA’s Coastal Management Program (CMP). The CMP will now be sent for certification by Climate Change and Environment Minister Penny Sharpe. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us