BPW COFFS COAST hosted their International Dinner and Candle Lighting Ceremony at the CWA Meeting Rooms in Coffs Harbour last Wednesday. Members and supporters of BPW were joined by women representing many nations that make up the varied multicultural community on the Coffs Coast. Advertise with News of The Area

BOOKFEST is back. The annual bookie bonanza run by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour opens on Saturday 9 March, running daily until Saturday 16 March 2024 at the Norm Jordan Pavilion at Coffs Harbour Showground. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.

MINISTER for the North Coast Rose Jackson visited Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 5 March to attend meetings with key community and stakeholder representatives. Ms Jackson holds a diverse portfolio of ministerial responsibilities, also serving as the Minister for Water, Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health and Youth. Advertise with News of The Area

ONE hundred basketballs have been donated to eight local schools through the Rotary Club of Sawtell’s Youth Program. The bag-fulls of basketballs have been distributed between Boambee Primary, Sawtell Primary, Bonville Primary, Bayldon Primary, Toormina Primary, Toormina High, Coffs Harbour Christian Community School as well as the Coffs Harbour PCYC. Advertise

THE Member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, has called on the NSW Government to provide more support to NSW Fire and Rescue (FRNSW) after revelations some of the organisation’s fleet is in disrepair. His call followed a NSW Budget Estimates hearing, which he said showed the Government had cut $9 million

THIRTY-PLUS members and guests of the Woolgoolga and Northern Beaches Chamber of Commerce (WNBCC) gathered last week for the organisation’s first soirée of 2024. The networking social on Thursday 22 February was hosted by La Hacienda 101 Mexican restaurant on the town’s Market Street, a Chamber member business. Advertise with News

SET to test the problem solving skills and creativity of Coffs Coast students, the Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC) returns to Woolgoolga in April. The SEC is a nationwide science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach program run by the University of Newcastle in partnership with communities, Rotary clubs and

COFFS Harbour Airport is set to welcome the new QantasLink Airbus A220 with flights set to commence from October. The new state of the art aircraft will operate between Coffs Harbour Airport and Melbourne, adding more seats between the two destinations. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

FRESH new radio programs, hosted by local youth presenters, kick off early in March on 104.1 CHY FM. The independent not-for-profit radio station launches ‘The Cold Toast Breakfast Show’, hosted by Stirling, and ‘Exploring Ecospheres’, with Emelia. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.

A NEW Marine Rescue vessel was commissioned this week, providing a significant water safety boost for the Woolgoolga community. NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Recovery Janelle Saffin welcomed the $862,930 vessel on Tuesday alongside Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Alex Barrell. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it