THE vital treatment room addition to Ulong’s Mountain Health Hub was officially opened on Thursday 15 February. The Health Hub is located in the Eastern Dorrigo Community Hall. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us

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

CAMP Creek Road, up the mountain in Eastern Dorrigo, will have an automated external defibrillator (AED) installed thanks to a donation from the City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH). The AED is a medical device designed to analyse the heart rhythm and deliver an electric shock to victims of ventricular fibrillation to

WORLD Cholangiocarcinoma Day prompted the iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour to be lit up green last Thursday, drawing awareness to the under-researched cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer which originates from the bile ducts and has a devastating impact on major organs such as the liver, gallbladder, stomach,

THE Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) has opened submissions to its annual Fine Art Open Exhibition. Entries for the exhibition close on Friday 22 March, with the official opening and prize presentation on Sunday 14 April at 2:00pm. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your

HAVING served the community for more than 120 years, the Bellinger River District Hospital certainly has some stories to tell. Twelve decades of multitudinous medical services to the community was notched up at the end of 2023, providing an opportunity to reminisce about the invaluable service the hospital has provided

BUNNINGS Warehouses around the country are hosting Lions Awareness Day events on Saturday 2 March 2024. Outside the Coffs Harbour store, members of local Lions Clubs will sizzle the BBQ, serve snags and share about their organisation. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message

AT City of Coffs Harbour’s 8 February meeting, Councillors endorsed a draft Laneways Policy and an associated amendment to the Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan. Both are now on public exhibition for feedback. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us -

FIVE young talented musicians from Coffs Harbour were amongst a group of nineteen recent year 12 graduates selected to perform in Bravissimo, a showcase event for the region's top HSC Music performers. The sellout matinee concert was held on Wednesday 14 February at the Glasshouse Port Macquarie. Advertise with

A GROUP of Coffs Harbour Indigenous Elders have voiced concerns that Closing the Gap initiatives continue to fail to make a real impact in their communities. Closing the Gap is a national agreement intended to enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and governments to work together to overcome inequality