THE New Orleans street music inspired William Street band is back at Coffs Harbour’s King Tide Brewery, performing live in the lounge on Saturday 20 May, from 7pm ‘til late. The five-piece band, with four horn players and a drummer, are all Coffs Coast locals; three members living in Coffs and two from Bellingen, who...
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TICKETS for the Coffs Youth Climate Alliance (CYCA) concert at the Botanic Gardens last Friday April 28 sold out quickly. The youth-led event featured six primarily youth bands, with all proceeds donated to support the Alliance’s activities in advocating for climate action and combating homelessness in the local community. Advertise with News of The Area...
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DI WOODS, former manager at the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, has been named the 2023 Coffs Harbour Electorate Local Woman of the Year Award, an honour that recognises the significant support she has given to the local community. This is an award program that recognises one woman from every electorate in NSW. Advertise with News...
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IN delivering her account of life at Pete’s Place, as guest speaker at Coffs Harbour Lions Club’s recent meeting, manager Anna Scott’s tale stirred the listeners to want to help. Pete’s Place is the drop-in centre for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness, located within Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre. Advertise with News of The...
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CITY of Coffs Harbour’s Living Lightly program is funding three free workshops in May. The first workshop offered by the Nana Glen Food Collective (NGFC) is ‘Basic Home Herbal Remedies’, to be facilitated by Coramba homestead owner Jodie Nancarrow on Saturday 6 May, which booked out quickly. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s...
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MUM’S the word at the upcoming Made with Love Market on Sunday 7 May from 9am-2pm on the Level 1 Carpark at Park Beach Plaza. Curated to tick all the boxes when it comes to buying a gift; the market supports handmade, has an array of unique and special wares for mum, and keeps it...
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IN memory of her late sister Mel, Raleigh Coffee and Eats owner Dianne Knobloch will host a Biggest Morning Tea event in support of the work of the Cancer Council. On Tuesday 16 May, Mel’s High Tea will be a fine affair, serving up at 10am. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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CONSERVATIONISTS across the Coffs Coast and beyond were heartened by State Labor’s pledge to create a Great Koala National Park (GKNP). However, the new State Government is yet to provide any detail, and local proponents of the GKNP are concerned that key areas of forests are slated for logging and that Penny Sharpe, who holds...
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EVERYONE is invited to come along to the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre Open Day on Thursday 11 May from 8am to 2pm. Coinciding with Neighbourhood Centre Week, which this year has a theme of ‘Locals Connecting Locals’, the Open Day is set up to foster a sense of collective belonging and engagement. Advertise with News...
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JETTY Dunecare members celebrated winning Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare’s (CHRL) Dee Wallace Memorial Award 2022 for 40 years of diligent work on their extensive patch of Coffs coastline with an Open Day on Saturday 29 April. Held adjacent to Jetty Dunecare’s shed at the Jetty Foreshores, the celebrations included guest speaker Peter Hardwick, a bush...
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