NSW LABOR has announced a new Branch in Woolgoolga, with the first official meeting held at Woolgoolga Diggers on Thursday 22 February. President elect Stephen Ottaway said the Branch’s focus would be on “helping the community to resolve local issues”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it

THE famous Coffs Coast Pipe and Drums band is holding a monster garage sale on Sunday 3 March. Band members will set up the sale at the Band Hub at Coffs Harbour Showground, ready for business and banter from 9am until 1pm. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

IDENTIFIED by their car and box-trailer number plates, a man and a woman will be issued a fine by City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH) for dumping household rubbish on Battery Road in Nana Glen on Monday 19 February. Reported by Nana Glen resident Catriona Slade, who witnessed the dumping and took

TRIBUTE was paid to the exemplary dedication and service of Louise Rawson-Harris and Mark Willis for their tireless contributions to the Bellingen Memorial Hall for over two decades. In a small ceremony held by Bellingen Shire Council at the hall, a plaque was unveiled in the foyer, immortalising their invaluable efforts.

BELLINGEN Shire Council has concluded its community engagement on master plans for the region’s CBD areas, which involved workshops and surveys aimed at shaping the future of Bellingen, Dorrigo, and Urunga. The community engagement initiative, facilitated in collaboration with consultant companies Cobalt Engagement and McGregor Coxall, included a series of

BLUE is the colour as Coffs Harbour’s famous Big Banana lights up on Wednesday 6 March during Lymphoedema Awareness Month. The ‘Shine a Light on Lymphoedema’ campaign is run by the Lymphoedema Association Australia (LAA), a charity aiming to ensure people with the condition can access the information, treatment and support

THE COFFS Harbour Chamber of Commerce hosted a General Manager’s Update Breakfast last Thursday at Opal Cove Resort, with City of Coffs Harbour’s (CoCH) Natalia Cowley guest speaking. Eighteen months into the General Manager (GM) role, Ms Cowley shared details of what had been achieved by Coffs Harbour’s council and what

CHRISTIANS will be uniting for World Day of Prayer on Friday 1 March to invoke justice and peace. World Day of Prayer (WDP) is a global, ecumenical movement of informed prayer and action which began in the 19th century. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone

STUDENTS at Allegra School Coffs Harbour are participating in an educational initiative aimed at deepening their understanding of the sacrifices made by Australian service personnel during World Wars I and II. As a successful applicant for the prestigious ANZAC Community Grant, the school community is excited about the win in the

HAVING lived in Valley Street, Coffs Harbour for 44 years, Derry McLean has questioned local government on numerous occasions over the state of roads and pathways near his home. He has badgered the City of Coffs Harbour - formerly Coffs Harbour City Council - to install kerbs, gutters and pathways