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.

A $250,000 grant will support an Indigenous arts organisation in Coffs Harbour to create economic and employment opportunities for First Nations artists. The project has been funded by a ‘Community and Place – Closing the Gap’ grant from Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it

THE future of the Bunker Cartoon Gallery is being driven by a focus on building the venue as a dedicated tourism destination. With a new Board elected at its Extraordinary General Meeting on 26 May, it was announced that a newly created motor vehicle focus will drive the evolution of the

RESIDENTS seeking action on the closed footbridge at Moonee Beach near Sugar Mill Creek are concerned bureaucracy will dash hopes of ever getting a safe crossing reestablished. The bridge was closed to the public in November 2022 after falling into disrepair. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

BONVILLE Rural Fire Brigade members have marked the completion of significant improvements at Bonville Fire Station. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh, who is also the Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, joined brigade members, NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Coffs Coast Team Manager Inspector Sandra Huer and Group Captain Rob Cox