ROBERT and Margaret Chapman, long-term benefactors of Coffs Harbour Health Campus (CHHC), have donated nine infusion pumps costing almost $15,000 to the hospital’s Emergency Department. Infusion pumps are essential medical devices capable of delivering fluids in precise amounts, ranging from nutrients and medications like insulin, antibiotics, and pain relievers, to chemotherapy

THE Bellinger RSL sub-Branch is adopting its organisation’s successful RSL NSW Sport and Recreation Program, an initiative that has been running for two years. The program began in 2022 as a pilot program in two district councils with only 14 sub-Branches. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it

ALLEGRA School in Coffs city centre was the subject of Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh’s Community Recognition Statement presented to Parliament in November. Community Recognition Statements are one-minute presentations made by MPs which congratulate or acknowledge the achievements of people or groups in the community, recognise charity work, retirement, honours

A RECENT poll has revealed the State Government is at odds with New South Wales voters over its handling of the current pay and conditions dispute with nurses and midwives. The state government has been at loggerheads with the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) since May, unwilling to negotiate a

AS Christmas Day nears and 2025 beckons, I’m reminded of just how swiftly time marches on. It feels like only yesterday when I was elected in 2019. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au Yet

THE North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) is continuing its call for an immediate end to the logging of public native forests in response to the Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) posting a loss of $29 million on its hardwood logging operations last year - almost double their loss of the previous

MID North Coast architecture practice King and Campbell has won a commendation for a Coffs Harbour project at the Australian Institute of Architects 2025 NSW Regional Architecture Awards. The Commendation for Public Architecture was awarded for their work on the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore Community Building. Advertise with News of The Area

THE just-released City of Coffs Harbour 2023-24 Annual Report shows that the previous Council’s performance was better than many on social media or in election materials would have people believe. Former Mayor Paul Amos told NOTA, “What a great turnaround”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your

THE Coffs Harbour Christmas Carols will bring festive cheer to life when nine stellar acts take the stage at Brelsford Park on Saturday, 21 December. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au Kicking off

WALKING three kilometres along forest roads quietly, in the dark, might not be everyone’s idea of fun, but Ian Scott and Maureen Courtenay have been doing it every spring for ten years. They are part of a large, dedicated group of volunteers who conduct koala surveys in Bongil Bongil National Park