NEARLY 200 people attended the Bellingen forum held by local advocacy group Housing Matters to increase understanding of the housing crisis. Spokesperson Kerry Pearse said solutions had to come from communities, as governments were not responding to the crisis. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.

PUBLIC sector Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members at Coffs Harbour Hospital stopped work for an hour last week as they ramped up their fight for a 15 percent pay increase. NSWNMA General Secretary Shaye Candish, said that after more than ten negotiation meetings with the state government, there had been

LOCAL accountant Rodney Fox has announced his candidacy for Mayor of Coffs Harbour. With a focus on “bridging the growing disconnect between local government and its residents”, Mr Fox said he aims to restore core values of transparency, inclusivity, and effective governance. “I am running for Mayor because I recognise a

CITY of Coffs Harbour will write to Transport for NSW requesting “consideration of a community-led mural” on the Pacific Highway southern exit sound wall at Park Beach. The motion, moved by councillor (Cr) Jonathan Cassell and seconded by Cr Sally Townley at Council’s 8 August meeting, was carried unanimously. Advertise with

HIGH suicide rates and increasing cases of domestic and family violence were top of the agenda when Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan met the Lifeline North Coast management team in Coffs Harbour. Mr Conaghan, who is the Assistant Shadow Minister for Social Services and Prevention of Family Violence, and Electorate

COFFS Harbour District Family History Society (CHDFHS) is celebrating 40 years of going down rabbit holes to find branches for family trees. Founded in 1984, the group was originally housed in the library next to the Civic Centre. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message

STATE MP Gurmesh Singh and City of Coffs Harbour councillor Tony Judge presented vastly different viewpoints on the future of the Jetty Foreshores at a packed Boambee East Community Centre last Tuesday night. Hosted by the Coffs Coast Residents and Ratepayers Association (CCRRA), group chairman George Christinson was quick to

INSPIRED by Paris hosting the 2024 Olympics, Coffs Harbour City Orchestra will bring their new concert, Ooh La La, to Woolgoolga on 4 August. “We’ll be playing lots of sports music such as ‘Chariots of Fire’, ‘Eye of the Tiger’, ‘We are the Champions’ and ‘Olympic Spirit’, as well as

A MOMENTOUS fashion movement making its way through the 1970s and just into the ’80s, centred around Sydney’s Flamingo Park Frock Salon, was the subject of ArtsNational Coffs Coast’s June presentation. It was the shop’s founding era, and the designers who forged it, which speaker Dr Sally Gray presented to the

THE Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) recently celebrated its 35th anniversary by launching an initiative called ‘Community Quest’. This endeavour supported five local community organisations in Coffs Harbour with over $8,000 worth of much-needed supplies. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.