WITH amazing crowds over the two days, the Woolgoolga District Orchid Society’s Annual Spring Orchid Show and Garden Expo certainly got the thumbs up from both the organisers and visitors. “It has been one of the best Orchid Shows seen along the coast,” stated Kathy Bruce from Maclean. Advertise with News

A BREATH of fresh air has revitalised the Coffs Harbour music scene with the unveiling of The Backroom at the Coffs Hotel. The former Winxx nightclub has undergone a remarkable transformation, now offering patrons an experience reminiscent of Melbourne, New York, or London. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

WORLD Mental Health Day on Tuesday 10 October is the driver for a collaboration between the Dorrigo Rotary Club, Bellingen Shire Council and local mental health organisations. Together they will host a community-wide Mental Health Walk from Dangar Falls, taking place at 9am on Sunday 15 October 2023. Advertise with News of

BELLINGEN Shire’s Housing Matters Action Group (HMAG) is thrilled to announce the launch of its Community Land Trust (CLT) Establishment Project, thanks to a funding partnership with the Siddle Family Foundation. A form of shared home ownership, well-established in the UK and USA, a CLT is run by and for the

WOOLGOOLGA Beach Reserve is the meeting place for the Days for Girls (DfG) Coffs Coast fundraising walks on Saturday 14 October. Called Walk for the Girls there’s two distances to choose from, 1km and 5km, with both stepping out at 11am. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

BRIDGE work has begun for the Coffs Harbour Bypass with the arrival of piling rigs at two key sites. The piling work is an early, foundational part of building the seventeen bridges needed for the bypass. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.

MUSIC historians, collectors, fans and those who generally love a rummage through one man’s trash in search of treasures should put 2Air FM’s garage sale date in their diaries. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882.

VOTERS unsure about the upcoming referendum about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament have had, and will have, many opportunities to enrich their understanding. On Thursday September 21 and Friday September 22, well-known journalist and author Kerry O’Brien, and Gooreng Gooreng woman and business leader Jade Ritchie, spent time

STANDING in a bowl under a one-minute shower is now a reality for many residents of the Coffs Coast hinterland as their water tanks run dry after no good rain for the past six months and El Niño declared. The bowl water is then used to flush the loo, feed the

OCTOBER is Small Business Month and ‘6 degrees’, the City of Coffs Harbour’s Economic Development and Tourism Team, has been busy gearing up for it. The team’s first event is an Open House at Business @ Yarrila. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message