COASTAL Claymakers’ annual Empty Bowls fundraiser - an international grassroots movement by artists and crafts people around the world to raise money to feed the hungry in their community - raised $1,100 at its Sawtell event. The recent Empty Bowls event, the fourth on the Coffs Coast, took place at the

TAXI drivers hear a lot as they drive their passengers around, and one local driver on the Coffs Coast has heard many times that people are concerned about the proposed Coffs Harbour Bypass bringing a lot of extra traffic to the roads that lead on to the Coramba Road interchange. Having

THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has granted independent low-cost carrier Bonza with its Air Operator Certificate. With Coffs Harbour being one of the airline’s seventeen chosen destinations, residents are keen to hear when ticket sales will open. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.

ALMOST 100 passengers boarded the ‘Rainforest Rattler’ for the first of two CANDO! Cancer Trust dinner trips last Friday, January 6. Guests wined, dined and chatted during a leisurely return trip to Grafton to support the Trust’s work in assisting local families affected by cancer. Advertise with News of The Area

ITS rapidly rotting condition has required the Moonee Beach Pedestrian Bridge, which links Moonee Beach to Green Bluff, to be closed for repairs since 11 November 2022. Having deteriorated in parts, the decision was made to close the bridge for the community’s safety. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

THE campaign for a Great Koala National Park (GKNP) has been buoyed by the success of the recent NSW koala Conference held in Coffs Harbour on October 29. The National Parks Association of NSW, which is coordinating the campaign, has a multi-pronged approach. Advertise with News of The Area today.

THE Refugee Learner Drivers program, run by the Australian Red Cross in Coffs Harbour, celebrated its five-year milestone on Wednesday 30 November. Some 20 past participants, a handful of current learners, volunteers, stakeholders, Red Cross leadership and donor representatives gathered at the Coffs Harbour office for an informal catch up. Advertise with

HOLIDAY season is just around the corner so it was perfect timing for the water safety education sessions held last Saturday at Coffs Jetty and the Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club. The education seminars were popular with locals and covered beach safety, rip currents and a specific emphasis on how

JIM Munro has spent 50 years at sea, 30 of them dredging in harbours in Australia, the Middle East and Asia. He told News Of The Area that back in 1995, when he was dredging at Tweed Heads, it was well known that sand flows on the east coast always move

ONE hundred years of service to the SES between them, fifteen volunteers received sixteen awards at a recognition ceremony officiated by NSW SES Commissioner Carlene York APM on Sunday, 20 November at Coffs Harbour Golf Club. Also on hand to participate and witness the awards was Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh