SENIORS in Coffs Harbour are being offered a new program aimed at reconnecting them to the community. Active Communities Together (ACT) is spearheaded by Julie Ferguson, a Coffs Harbour local who founded the area’s OzHarvest chapter in 2013. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your

132 FEMALE golfers from 28 countries arrived on the Coffs Coast this week in preparation for the sixth Australian Women’s Classic at the idyllic Bonville Golf Resort. The 54-hole tournament will run from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 April. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your

NSW MINISTER for Lands and Property Steve Kamper declared on Tuesday the State Government is “standing shoulder-to-shoulder” with Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh to deliver plans for the revitalisation of the Jetty Foreshores precinct. Despite intense opposition from the City of Coffs Harbour in recent months, including an attempt

BELLINGEN Shire Council is one of fifteen local councils being offered co-funding by the NSW Government to launch infrastructure projects targeting water loss and boosting efficiency. The maximum subsidy value is capped at $150,000 per local water utility/council. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.

THE Rehabilitation/Stroke Unit at Coffs Harbour Health Campus has two new pieces of equipment to help patients get back on their feet, thanks to a $6,000 grant from Park Beach Bowling Club (PBBC). The grant facilitated the purchase of a plinth and a Sara Stedy device. Advertise with News of The Area

PACK up your teddy bears, they have a date this Easter Sunday, 31 March, at Coffs Community Gardens. Everyone, young and old, is invited to the Teddy Bears’ Picnic in the grounds of Combine Street Community Gardens, in the park behind 51 Combine Street. Advertise with News of The Area today.

A SECTION of shoreline near the mouth of Coffs Creek will be upgraded, with the project centred on the Englands Park green space between the creek and the Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary. Popular with walkers, joggers, picnickers and visitors, the area will be transformed and protected by works aimed at

SAWTELL psychologist and Repton resident Jill Hely has penned a twelve-week guide to building lasting emotional wellbeing through adopting habits shown to improve mood. The paperback book, ‘Happiness Habits’, was launched at the Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club on Friday 8 March at a well-attended, lively event featuring a round

ACCESSIBILITY is the focus of upgrades to four railway stations on the Mid North Coast. The NSW Government has provided funding under the $800 million Safe Accessible Transport (SAT) program for design and investigation work for the upgrade of Sawtell, Urunga, Macksville and Nambucca Heads stations, with designs scheduled to be