A HANDS-ON two-day agricultural industry tour around the Mid North Coast, a region chosen for its experience of recent storms and floods, saw 26 careers advisors and teachers soak up lived experience of working on the land and with the land. The Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) hosted the professional development field trip on...
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BELLINGEN photographer Barney Maple has opened an exhibition of his fine art photography at the National Cartoon Gallery, The exhibition, Dawn Till Dusk, is showing at The Bunker from 4 April to 4 June, and already receiving acclaim that Barney describes as “overwhelmingly inspiring”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for...
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DELIVERING a live music night to remember, The Terrys rocked the stage at Jetty Beach House on Friday 31 March, giving an unforgettable performance to a crowd of enthusiastic music lovers. Opening acts Blind Pretty and The Moving Stills set the tone for the night, where the audience was treated to an evening of high-energy...
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CHANGE Makers is a new program focusing on youth-driven change launched by OzGREEN. The first six-week course starts on Tuesday 2 May and runs until 27 June, every Tuesday 4pm-5.30pm at the North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens in Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
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THE COFFS Coast Pipes and Drums band was amongst a huge crowd of musicians and spectators attending the Maclean Highland Gathering at Maclean over the Easter Weekend. “The Scottish festival saw one of the biggest crowds for many years,” Dale Rodgers, spokesperson for the band, told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The...
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THE Coffs Harbour chapter of Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) has just completed its first term for 2023, and is looking to increase rider numbers for its next term, beginning on Tuesday 2 May. Coffs RDA has been active for the past nineteen years and is a charitable organisation that receives no government funding,...
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AS the launch of the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival 2023 program fast approaches, organisers have extended an invitation for local authors to step into the limelight during the June long weekend festivities. Program director Adam Norris explained to News Of The Area, “Back in 2021, when we first scheduled a local author wing to...
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IT may be seven months away, but now is the time for the community to come together and pool ideas for the annual Sawtell Super Fun Day on New Year’s Day 2024, according to stalwart volunteer and outgoing Committee Chairperson Keith Bensley. Everyone interested in contributing their ideas to the 2024 Sawtell Super Fun Day...
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COFFS Harbour was bustling over the Easter break, with its popularity as a destination seeing our city rank thirteenth on Booking.com’s top searched domestic destinations over the Easter period*; that’s up fifteen spots on last year’s ranking. Melbourne topped the list, with the remaining cities in the top five being classic travel favourites Sydney, Gold...
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THE Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School (GGFS) officially opened its new adventure playground last week. With support from the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Aboriginal Affairs and others, the playground is another learning space for the 50 or so students at the school. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
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