THE Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council (CHDLALC) has been granted $435,000 for its Gumbaynggirr Fire Management Resource Expansion and Development program through the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02)

  CORINDI Rural Fire Brigade took ownership of a brand-new Category 1 Tanker now known as ‘Corindi 1’. With a value of $368,000, the truck was funded by local and State Government contributions. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981

  MORE than 200 nurses from Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Dorrigo joined the first walk out in almost a decade after the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association called for action following a breakdown in talks with NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard. Sue White, President of the local branch of the Nurses and

  A GOODS train on fire in Nana Glen at 2am on Monday (7 Feb) saw the local Rural Fire Brigade in action responding to the emergency. “The train on fire had been brought in to loop Morrows Road; I live nearby so as I drove out to the station I passed

  PICTURED was the disappointing scene confronting St Vincent de Paul workers recently as they proceeded on their rounds for discarded clothing collection. This is the only Vinnies clothing bin left in Coffs Harbour and now is in danger of being removed from the public like all the others. Advertise with News of

  THE Australian Government Department of Health National Shed Development Program’s new round of grants is open for applications, closing on 25 February 2022. Liz MacDonald, Shed Development, Australian Men’s Shed Association told News Of The Area, “The grants program has been administered by The Australian Men’s Shed Association since 2010 with

  ORGANISERS of major events and festivals that have been cancelled or significantly disrupted by COVID Public Health Orders can apply for funding through the NSW Government’s Event Saver Fund. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the funding was a critical lifeline for major event organisers who have had to cancel, postpone or

  THE rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus across the Coffs Coast over the Christmas and New Year period has forced many businesses to reduce their operating hours and suffer supply issues as staff are forced to isolate due to a Covid-19 diagnosis or being a close contact of a positive

  MOBONG Creek picnic area is all spruced up and ready for visitors. Located within Wild Cattle Creek State Forest in Bellingen Shire’s north west corner, the picnic area lies 3km west of the Cascade Environment Centre (around 60 minutes west of Coffs Harbour, or 30 minutes north of Dorrigo). Advertise with News

  MORE than 100 eager Christmas shoppers turned out to the highly anticipated opening of the new $2.5m Aldi Moonee Beach supermarket on Saturday 18 December, with even Santa and Mrs Claus making an appearance. A long line of eager shoppers weaved its way through the length of Moonee Market shopping centre