HOCKEY Coffs Coast President Dean Herbert is calling on all levels of government to assist in saving the Stadium Drive synthetic hockey field after it was closed last month due to safety concerns over an unstable playing surface. The closure has left the 500-plus strong association without a viable playing

LAW enforcement careers were showcased at the Coffs Harbour Police Station’s open day last week. Local residents and school students engaged with police officers on-site, including representatives from Highway Patrol, Marine Area Command, Dog Unit, Forensic Services and the Rural Crime Prevention Team. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

ALMOST half a million dollars was donated to the Coffs Harbour Health Campus by the hospital’s Pink Ladies during the past financial year. The United Hospital Auxiliary (UHA) volunteers operate a cafe and gift shop at the hospital, offering a key service to visitors and raising vital funds for essential medical

DOCTOR Time, a film by Bellingen creatives Steve Grace and Jason Brown, is among the early entries for the worldwide SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3), which is now in its 10th year. Filmed in Bellingen and Sawtell in collaboration with Raji Renshaw, a 15-year-old boy with Down Syndrome, Doctor Time started out

MORE than 300 women and girls from the region and interstate came together in Coffs Harbour last week to celebrate Ronak Trinjana Di, a Punjabi tradition paying homage to the special relationship between mothers, daughters and sisters. Event organiser Rani Dhillon said the event was an opportunity for women to come