COMMON Mynas, previously known as Indian Mynas, continue to cause problems throughout most urban areas in Coffs Harbour. This is despite the fact that Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL) volunteers, with the support of Coffs Harbour City Council, have been trapping them for many years. The birds are chocolate brown with black

  DEAR News Of The Area, WHILST in the supermarket last week a kindly young lady approached me asking questions about the Milky Way. Her interest impressed me with one so young. Having met young Chloe, I’m convinced the future of our amazing Universe is in good hands! I have decided to donate two quality

  BILL A from Corlette has issued a challenge to News Of The Area readers. The challenge is a simple one; who can grow the biggest lemon. Pictured is a lemon, grown by Bill, which weighed 950 grams when picked, which Bill says is not his biggest of the current season. Included also is

  DEAR News Of The Area, RIGHT now, we have no bigger issue to deal with than the global pandemic. But we also have to think about the community we live in. We have an election for Bellingen Shire Council in early December. I’m a candidate for Mayor and a member of the Labor group

  DEAR News of the Area, I, LIKE most of our local residents, am amazed, disappointed and extremely angry at the recent Covid breach that occurred on last Thursdays' XPT from Sydney. A young Covid positive woman and her children, seemingly without any concern for the welfare and lives of others, boarded the

  DEAR News Of The Area, WE have had news from Nambucca Valley Council that the tender for the Nambucca Library Upgrade will cost $3, 656,700 excluding GST. That amounts to a round figure of around $4 million. The original funding was a grant for $1.5 million from Create New South Wales (the NSW

  DEAR News Of The Area, A LUNCHEON was held at the Nambucca Heads RSL on 4 June 2021 to celebrate 50+ years since the inception of Illawong Village. It was attended by current and past Presidents and board members as well as local volunteers from the Nambucca Valley who were part of

  THERE are a few easy steps that people can take now to make sure they have proof of their vaccinations if and when they need it, even if they are not yet fully vaccinated: STEP 1: Create a myGov account and link to Medicare. STEP 2: Download the Express Plus Medicare app. People

  COUNCIL and the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce have partnered up to be part of the national Go Local First campaign with a Coffs flavour. Local business-owners, managers and staff are working hard to adapt to the challenges thrown up by the pandemic. These are the friendly faces we see behind the

  DEAR News Of The Area, IT was disappointing to learn of anti lock down and anti mask protests in Bellingen last week. Very simply, everybody, in the interests of everybody, has to adhere to the public health orders and stay at home unless it is for an allowed reason. A protest is not