THE 5th annual Coffs Harbour leg of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride will be held on Sunday 21 May as part of a worldwide event to help raise money and awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, mental health and men’s suicide. The organisers urge anyone interested to sign up and get their dapper...
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MEN in the Coffs Harbour region have a new place to meet and talk with the launch of the national grassroots not-for-profit group, The Men’s Table. Working to overcome the stigma that “men don’t talk”, the Men’s Table creates a place for men to connect with other men, get stuff off their chest and talk...
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A NEW research group at Southern Cross University (SCU) has won an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) grant allowing it to fast forward its work in elite sports. The grant is worth $49,500 for projects to be undertaken by members of the Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Research (PASER) team, which is led by SCU...
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WESLEY Mission hosted a long lunch last week for its teams from Coffs, Ballina, Grafton and Taree as a ‘thank you’ for their ongoing commitment and service to the area. Monday 3 April saw around 90 people gather at Jetty Beach House in Coffs Harbour where they were officially welcomed by Alex Webb from Bularri...
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THE community of Little Arrawarra is urging the City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH) to pay attention to the activities going on at the Arrawarra Holiday Park, which is currently being used to house hundreds of berry pickers in donga-style accommodation. The pickers are transported in and out of the Park every morning and evening in...
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SONGMAKERS, a national high school music mentoring program, was enjoyed by students of Coffs Harbour Senior College and Bellingen High on 28 and 29 March. Through the program the youngsters are given the opportunity to “mix it” with some of Australia’s best hitmakers. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...
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THE Coffs Coast Pipes and Drums band is preparing to attend the Maclean Highland Gathering at Maclean over the Easter weekend. “While the band is not competing, the members attend the 8.30am street march on Easter Saturday morning, play near the Spar supermarket in main street and enjoy the Highland Gathering until the mass bands...
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LANDCARE has partnered with St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour in an educational project for Year 10 students centred around stewardship of our natural environment. Some 150 St John Paul College students, hosted onsite at Boambee Headland by Landcare and Coastal Works, worked together from Monday 27 to Friday 31 March. Advertise with News of...
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ON WEDNESDAY April 12 from 9am to 3pm, the Boambee East Community Hall will be filled with the clicking of knitting needles powering away for a purpose. The community is invited to come along and do their bit at a ‘Knitathon’ organised by CWA Urunga member Yvonne Argent, where knitters will create prosthetic breasts for...
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MICROLIGHT Milly, Amellia Formby, flew into South Grafton Airfield last week for speaking engagements on the Coffs Coast on her year-long circumnavigation of Australia’s coastline. Working for BirdLIfe Australia, the zoologist, children’s book illustrator and pilot is bringing awareness to the precarious life of shorebirds. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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