THE Coffs Coast’s Screenwave International Film Festival has set a new all-time ticket sales record, meaning that by the end of SWIFF’23 tonight, the festival will also break the overall attendance record. Festival organisers attribute a voracious audience appetite for cinema, strong support from its local community, an diverse and expansive 2023 program line-up, and...
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FOOTY talk now has another home with a partnership between Triple M Coffs Coast, Group 2 Rugby League and AFL North Coast hosted by the radio station’s ‘Moffee in the Morning’, Michael Moffatt. The Coffs Coast Rugby League and AFL collaboration will help keep locals up to date with games and scores through the new...
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ALICE Campion will guest speak at writers talks at Bellingen and Dorrigo libraries next week. ‘Alice’ is a bit of a crowd in herself, being five authors who write collaboratively under the one name in a manner they believe is an Australian first. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...
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MADELINE McTernan, 22, Coffs Harbour swimmer and Tokyo Paralympic swimmer COFFS Harbour Paralympian Madeleine McTernan has dedicated a recent gold medal win to Linda Mol, a family friend and war veteran who tragically lost her fight against ovarian cancer earlier this month. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....
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THE combined Rotary Clubs of Coffs City and Daybreak have run their annual Charity Golf Day at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club. “The well supported afternoon was a huge success for both clubs with Mike Blewitt Ford as naming right sponsor helping so much with our cause, and presenting the prizes,” Coffs City Rotary Club...
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CHRYSALIS Steiner School Class 10 students Abbi and Lara, ably supported by Lara’s mother Andi, hosted a successful fundraiser with a market stall at the monthly Bellingen Markets on Saturday 15 April. Class 10 students from Thora Valley’s Chrysalis Steiner School rallied to help the girls put on another fundraiser for their Arnhem Land educational...
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TWO years up-and-running, the Ulong Health Hub is now on the brink of another major milestone, to build a second consultation room. The driving force behind this next momentous step, the proprietor of Ulong General Store and Café in the Valley and Chair of the Ulong Community Hall, Carol Cleary, hosted a celebration for the...
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MAJOR milestones with the construction of Coffs Harbour Bypass are overshadowing some residents’ concerns and inconveniences in their own backyard, as experienced by Korora homeowner Julie Lane. When the easement at the end of her back yard was fenced across and the trees were cut down without any in-person conversations from the builders or Transport...
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IMPROVED options for travellers coming in and out of Coffs Harbour Airport have landed with the arrival of Bonza airline, touching down on the city’s tarmac for the first time on Thursday night 20 April. Connecting the home of two Aussie icons, the Big Pineapple and the Big Banana, the new route will operate twice...
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ANTI-RACISM campaigner Peter Elzer has completed a 2048 kilometre walking journey from Melbourne to Seventeen Seventy in Queensland. Crossing the finish line on Monday 24 April, Peter is now looking forward to returning home to Coffs Harbour to start work on creating a documentary of his ‘Stamp Out Racism’ journey. Advertise with News of The...
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