Coffs Eisteddfod 2023 an all-round success has plans for 2024 underway Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 14, 2023 THAT’S a wrap for the Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod 2023, with all disciplines completed. Eisteddfod president Debbie Waters told News of the Area the Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod provided almost 4,000 performance opportunities, across four venues in the Coffs Harbour area, across 24 days. Advertise with News of The Area
Record year For Marine Rescue Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2023 MORE people are relying on Marine Rescue NSW than ever before. As accounts were tallied for the financial year’s end, administration volunteers noted a 7.5-per-cent increase in rescues. It’s a new record, a solid increase on the previous greatest number of rescues that was only set last year. Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Alex
Myall River blocking up, no immediate plans to dredge Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2023 SILT will block the Myall River by Christmas, a ferry skipper said this week. Noel Gaunt, the skipper of the Y-Knot ferry that regularly plies the route between Tea Gardens and Nelson Bay, said there are now multiple areas of advanced silting and practical snarls. Advertise with News of The Area
Bellingen ‘yes’ Campaign Begins At Start Of NAIDOC Week Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 9, 2023 ON a day when thousands of people across the country were showing their support for a ‘yes’ vote at the upcoming referendum, locals in Bellingen began to mobilise to raise awareness of the ‘yes’ campaign during NAIDOC Week. Gathering at the Bellingen launch of NAIDOC Week last Sunday at Maam
Coffs City Orchestra plays Music of Winter Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 9, 2023 MUSIC of Winter, a concert by the Coffs Harbour City Orchestra, comes to Bellingen Memorial Hall on Sunday 16 July at 2pm presenting a “wonderful” concert of winter-inspired music. Themed concerts are a new idea for the orchestra, and being wintertime now, they felt it was fitting. Creative director, Tim Egan and
Stinker’s History: The many reasons to visit Broughton Island Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 BROUGHTON Island has been a fishing paradise for as long as records have been kept. Firstly, the Worimi people, followed by local Europeans and the Chinese in the mid-to-late 1800’s, then the Italians from 1893. Greeks set up small fishing communities at the turn of the century. Frenchmen spent time
Young business startups opportunity Highlight Section Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 5, 2023 HUNTER Young Business Mind Awards, now in its sixth year, is on the lookout for the Hunter region’s best budding young entrepreneurs. Do you know a young future entrepreneur who has an idea and wants to showcase it to a wider audience? Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it
Bellingen Showground hosts Deep Winter Agrarian Gathering Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - June 29, 2023 DEEP Winter Agrarian Gathering 2023 takes place in Bellingen Showgrounds Friday 14 to Sunday 16 July. With floods and the pandemic postponing meetings since the last gathering in 2019, event spokesperson Kaycee Simuong from The Mandarin Bend organic farm in the Nambucca Valley said the program is shaping up nicely for
New rule – donate blood one week after getting inked Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - June 29, 2023 FRESH ink? There’s no worries donating blood now. Under a new rule change to blood donation, Mid North Coast locals can roll up their sleeves and present their veins just a week after getting a new tattoo. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.
Newcastle Airport announces seasonal flights to Cairns to beat winter blues Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - June 28, 2023 SEASONAL flights from Newcastle to Cairns and other tropical Queensland destinations have now begun, just in time for the July winter school holidays in NSW. Some Hunter residents who may not take too well to a sub-tropical winter here may wish to take advantage of the numerous flight options heading north