COMMEMORATING the life of botanical legend, the late Alex Floyd, a group of his friends and long-time fellow residents at Marian Grove Retirement Village in Toormina, gathered in the property’s lovely gardens to plant two trees marked with a plaque. As part of National Tree Day, on Sunday 30 July, members

COFFS Coast tourism offers and business owners were voted tops across numerous categories at the North Coast Tourism Awards. The gold, silver and bronze award winners were announced on Thursday 27 July at Plantation House, part of Tropical Fruit World, in the Tweed. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

A CEREMONY marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War will be broadcast nationally on August 18. On January 11, 1973, the Governor General Sir Paul Hasluck signed the documents that ended Australia’s participation in the Vietnam War. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it

ON Friday September 1, the Rotary Club of Sawtell’s famous trivia fundraiser is back and set to test your knowledge and question your wits in the good cause of bringing in dollars for projects close to the club’s heart. Monies raised go towards the Rotary Club of Sawtell’s schools program to

STILL National Still Life Award, the biennial art prize to be exhibited in Yarrila Gallery Coffs Harbour later this year, has announced its finalists for 2023. Korora Bay artist Peggy Zephyr is amongst them. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us -

TENDER loving care was the order of the day on Sunday 30 July as Korora Landcare marked National Tree Day planting about forty coastal acacias and callistemons, allocasuarinas and acacias on a site it has been restoring. “This year we met at one of our newer worksites, Hills Beach Coffs Coastal

ARTISTS in the Garden this Sunday 6 August, is all about Basquiat. “For this month’s meeting the focus is on the gifted American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,” Artists in the Garden director Tammy Mills-Thom told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.

LIFELINE North Coast is addressing a price expectation from customers who believe all merchandise in op shops should be cheap. “We've had some customers sharing their feedback about prices at our retail stores over the past few months, and we're eager to clarify the reasons behind our pricing," Angela Martin, acting

DEVELOPING and delivering Sandy Beach Youth Space and Community Hub, which officially opened on Sunday 23 July, is the result of teamwork. For the local community to have its say as one voice they formed the Sandy Beach Action Group (SANDBAG), through which it worked with three key stakeholders: the Coffs

ALMOST to the day of turning the first sod on the site of Coffs Harbour Ambulance Station one year ago, the state-of-the-art facility was officially opened on Tuesday 25 July 2023. NSW Ambulance paramedics were joined by Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park to