DARWIN-BASED artist Alana Hunt has been announced as the winner of the STILL: National Still Life Award 2023. Announced at the exhibition’s opening event on Saturday 7 October at Coffs’ Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM), Alana Hunt’s winning work ‘… and fled swiftly (i and ii) 2022’ is a photographic digital

“INCREDIBLY rewarding” is how legendary local surfboard maker Mitchell Rae describes being inducted into the International Surfboard Builders’ Hall of Fame. “I am truly honoured,” Mitchell told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981

A MORNING tea was held recently to celebrate Pauline Cahill, a treasured member of QUOTA Pacific Coast who passed away in March 2023. QUOTA hosted the tea at Shearwater Lodge with members of the Board attending to share memories. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.

THE Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) is back on the Coffs Coast providing free basic health screening. It will be in Sawtell in First Avenue on Friday 13 October and at Bunnings Coffs Harbour on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 October from 9:30am until 3:30pm. Advertise with News of The

IT’S MACRO Muster time and the organising environmental charity, OzGREEN, is inviting residents to participate. The citizen science event in Bellingen takes place on Friday 20 October from 4:00pm until 6:30pm, followed by a free community dinner. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message

HUNGRY people in Coffs Harbour filled their tummies on October’s Labour Day public holiday, a day traditionally uncatered to the hungry. Feeding those who do not have access to food kitchens on public holidays is a new venture for Coffs Harbour Lions Club whose members are keen to stave off starvation

“A PRETTY low act.” That is how Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed President Chris Hansen described three break-ins to the shed in the past nine days. 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 “Breaking into

COFFS Coast Legacy, through a long-standing relationship with Sawtell RSL, is the grateful recipient of $6,000 funding through the ClubGRANTS program. Coffs Coast Legacy is a local charity that provides wellbeing and compensation support for the families of veterans. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

GLOVES on, trowels to the ready, National Gardening Week is upon us. From Sunday 15 until Saturday 21 October, gardeners and gardening enthusiasts are putting on events and opening their plots for the community to explore and enjoy. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message

MIDWASTE is hosting practical ‘Fix It’ workshops at The Bowerhouse Community Reuse Centre in Raleigh starting on Saturday 21 October. Highlighting National Recycling Week, the free workshops will teach people how to do basic repairs and maintenance around the home and simple furniture repairs giving items a second life and reducing