CHILDREN'S screen industry members attending the inaugural Australian Children's Content Summit (ACCS), from August 29 to August 31 in Coffs Harbour, discussed and ignited ideas and connections around the profound importance of content tailored for young audiences. This three-day event, deemed a milestone by the industry, proved fertile ground for fostering

THE ‘Out of the Shadows’ walk, commemorating lives lost to suicide and raising awareness of the importance of suicide prevention, takes place on World Suicide Prevention Day, Sunday 10 September. Organised by Lifeline North Coast, this year the walk takes place in the afternoon. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

THE Coffs-Bellingen Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC) undertook a recovery exercise at the Coffs Harbour Showground on Thursday 17 August 2023. Spearheaded by Community Recovery Officers at the City of Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shire Council, this initiative brought together over 80 recovery stakeholders from local, state and federal government agencies,

SCHOOLS Tree Day on Friday 28 July was recognised by the Knitting Nannas Coffs Harbour Loop in collaboration with Jetty Dunecare. A selection of trees and shrubs were planted by the Nannas motivated by their motto, ‘saving the land, air and water for the kiddies’ to protect the environment

USING theatre to bring attention to the lie of the land after NSW Forestry Corporation logged and left the Orara State Forest, local environment groups staged a “display of mourning”, as they called it. Continuing their protest against logging of eucalypt forest within the boundary of the proposed Great Koala National

HUNDREDS of Coffs Coast locals came together at the weekend to show their support for an Aboriginal Voice to Parliament as an important way to recognise the place of First Nations people in our country. The event, Sunday July 9 at the Harbourside Markets, was an opportunity for people to

A VAN serving food for the homeless has been donated to the Salvation Army Coffs Harbour, and made its debut at Coffs’ Farmers Market on Thursday 6 July. It has been donated by the PAYCE Foundation, a charitable organisation which has a long association with the Salvation Army in Coffs Harbour,

LIFE-SAVING pacemaker implants are now available at Coffs Harbour hospital as day surgery. A collaboration between Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh, Coffs Harbour cardiologist Dr Austin May and the Mid North Coast Local Health District Board working together for two years has brought these pacemaker implantation services to Coffs Harbour

A SPECTACULARLY blue-sky, sunny day in Coffs Harbour welcomed The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023, presented by Defence Health arriving on Friday 30 June. The route started at Diggers Beach just before 11am on Friday morning. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone

PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking at the Roberts Hill site of the Coffs Harbour Bypass on Tuesday 27 June, said he is “very confident” in the project keeping to the timeline. The bypass is expected to be open to traffic from late 2026 or early 2027. “As long as the weather