DEAR News Of The Area, WE now have a state of the art Library on three levels, but has parking been considered for return of books? The return of books facility is off Riding Lane, but there is no parking available immediately outside the Library. Would the Council consider a five minute drop

LOCAL Women In Food, the theme of the bi-annual Coffs Coast Long Lunch, drew a full-house of guests to hear from a diverse collection of producers. The grazing, browsing, and delicious lunch took place on Saturday 28 October at Shearwater Restaurant’s event space, which opens onto a deck overlooking Coffs Creek. Advertise

A BETTER bus network for the Coffs Harbour was launched to locals by Transport for NSW with an information pop-up tent on a wet and windy day at Woolgoolga on Friday 27 October. The new timetable became effective on Monday 30 October. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Park Beach 2023 Mixed Fours Championship Jim Swan, Mandi Monck, Joan Woodford, David Hyde (replacing Ted Monck in the final due to illness) Runners up were Dale Condon, Janine Brown, Jeff Thorn, Genevieve Staunton-Latimer Social bowls Wednesday 18th October J Rodwell, B Bodel, L McLeod def

THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) has been a stalwart supporter of regional and rural communities across the nation. They are famous for creating the ANZAC biscuit for our diggers in World War I and of course their perfect devonshire teas with fluffy scones, sumptuous jam and delectable cream. Advertise with News of

THE LONG wait is finally over. And after 54 years, the Group 2 premiership is headed to Woolgoolga for the first time. The Woolgoolga Seahorses have broken their premiership drought with an emotion-charged 26-10 win against the South Grafton Rebels. The Seahorses won this season’s Tooheys New Group 2 Rugby League grand final,

THEY have dominated their age division for the past three seasons and produced some stellar moments but the football warriors from the Medowie FC Under 15s don’t have the silverware to show for it. It has proved to be a mixed period for the young Bumblebees - hampered by the

HOUSEHOLD habits are a major contributing factor to sewer system distress, and MidCoast Council is asking residents to reconsider what they flush. While many ‘wet-wipe’ products will declare ‘flushable’, made from ‘water-soluble fibres’, consumers must penetrate the misleading marketing rhetoric. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it

JULY is club championship month for the Sawtell Croquet Club. This is always a time of anticipation as club members pit their talents against each other in friendly rivalry. First up, in ideal playing conditions, the Golf Croquet Singles championship were keenly contested. After some hard-fought games Bob Chambers

MOST people understand that physical challenges can be character building, and physical education teachers at Toormina High School have been using the Kokoda Challenge to build resilience in students since 2015. The Challenge has become increasingly popular and, this year, five teams of four students, each with a teacher as