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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 22:31

THIS month Woolgoolga Red Cross members join a wave of action across Australia to support the everyday humanitarian work of the Australian Red Cross as part of the Annual Red Cross Calling campaign. Every year the Red Cross members ‘walk the talk’, driven by their belief that no one should face crises alone. Advertise with...

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 22:29

THE Friends of Orara East are organising themselves into an action group that will stand up for the protection of wildlife and flora in their neighbouring native forests. The group of around 60 residents, mainly living in Upper Orara, Dairyville, Coramba and Nana Glen, in and around the Orara East forest catchment, gathered on Thursday...

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 22:25

FOR the past couple of years Coffs Harbour RSL Sub-Branch has been the pleased recipient of Anzac Day and Remembrance Day commemorative handmade quilts crafted by Wendy Riitano from Bringelly NSW. Wendy provides the quilts to assist the Coffs Harbour RSL Sub-Branch to raise money for veterans’ welfare. Advertise with News of The Area today....

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 22:23

TRAUMA teddies were to the rescue when Biannca M, granddaughter of Coffs Harbour Red Cross member Trish, was unexpectedly whisked off to hospital on Friday 24 February. Biannca was taken by ambulance to hospital after a medical issue, with her Nanna accompanying her. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 22:17

OLD Mate’s Burgers in Coffs Harbour had a cracking ‘Pay it Forward to Pete’s Place’ campaign during February, culminating in 190 burgers being pledged to the not-for-profit. “Customers, suppliers and the public jumped on board and far exceeded our expectations,” Old Mates co-owner Louise Wilson told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The...

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 21:00

The three bronze statues that have been touring the world have arrived in Assange’s home country, where John Shipton, John Pilger, David McBride and other speakers demanded the prime minister tell Joe Biden to release the WikiLeaks publisher.

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 20:29

COFFS Harbour’s youth community radio station 104.1 CHY FM is taking a particular interest in a mammoth tour by Kingswood. “It is the most extensive tour ever undertaken by an Australian band, coming to Moonee Beach Hotel on Saturday 1 April,” Angie Vaughan, Station Manager, 104.1 CHY FM told News Of The Area. Advertise with...

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 20:20

IN opening his campaign launch speech to more than 100 people gathered at Coffs Harbour Surf Club on Tuesday 7 March, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh first acknowledged the lifetime of service to the community that the almost-30-year incumbent before him, Andrew Fraser, had delivered to Coffs Harbour. For the region, as for the...

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 20:17

DANCING her way to a $10,000 goal, Stars of Coffs Coast participant Emily McIlwraith raised $4,745 for Cancer Council at a Trivia Night on Friday 24 February at Coffs Harbour Racecourse. “It was such a good turnout,” Emily, a Sales Agent at Nolan Partners Real Estate, told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of...

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 20:14

THE third Birth, Baby & Beyond Expo, to be held on Sunday 30 April 2023, will be held at the Jetty Beach House, running from 11am until 3pm. “The Expo is designed to showcase local services and products to young families in the community, with a focus on services from preconception up until around school...

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 10:39

By John Pilger This is an abridged version of an address by John Pilger in Sydney on 10 March to mark the launch in Australia of Davide Dormino’s sculpture of Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, ‘figures of courage’. I have known Julian Assange since I first interviewed him in London in 2010. I […]

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Sun, 12/03/2023 - 10:30
For real… Don’t be surprised if they propose invading as well. After all, their hero Vladimir did it: As the war in Ukraine rages on, former President Donald Trump and the MAGA right have presented their opposition to continued aid to Ukraine as a position grounded in antiwar principles. Trump’s inner circle is reportedly going so far as to push the narrative that Trump is the “peace president” in the 2024 White House race. Yet at the same time, right-wing nationalists are displaying an increasing appetite for launching a new war altogether — in Mexico.  It’s a bizarre, disconcerting development, and a reminder that right-wing nationalists’ aversion to backing Ukraine isn’t based on a commitment to minimizing the harm caused by war. It is in reality a reluctance to use force that doesn’t more narrowly advance perceived U.S. interests. Let’s be clear: It is not a good idea to send missiles or troops into Mexico to deal with the fentanyl problem. It is a violation of national sovereignty.