A COMMUNITY of surfers in Sawtell has staged a “sit-in” after Council stopped them relocating a picnic table from the top of Boambee Headland to a nearby site with special meaning. Their preferred location is 200 metres away on the edge of the footpath from Boambee Creek to Sawtell Beach. Advertise with News of The...
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STUDENTS from five Northern Beaches schools have hit the stage for the first “Gawbarri garluguna – Gather become one” creative arts showcase. More than 500 public school student performers, and many more helping behind the scenes, worked incredibly hard to perform before a sold-out audience at the Wiigulga Sports Complex on Wednesday, 4 September. Advertise...
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MACQUARIE University’s Widening Participation Unit (WPU) is hosting a Community Science Night in Coffs Harbour on Thursday, 19 September. This free event is for all local schools, students of all ages and their parents/carers, and is aimed at anyone interested in science. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....
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AT 6pm tomorrow, 14 September, candidates in the City of Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shire council elections will switch from meet and greet mode to watch and wait. Ballot paper counting begins just as their posters, banners and corflutes start coming down. By 10pm, anyone keeping an eye on the NSW Electoral Commission’s Virtual Tally...
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A HAZARD reduction burn in the Wedding Bells State Forest was lit this week to protect neighbouring properties from summer bushfires and safeguard Woolgoolga Mountain Bike Club infrastructure. Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) is undertaking the 3000 hectare burn, reducing fuel loads in the state forest. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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THE Australian Children’s Content Summit held in Coffs Harbour in August brought together 250 delegates from ten countries. Created by Emmy Award winning SLR Productions’ CEO Suzanne Ryan, the event was held at Pacific Bay Resort. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)...
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COFFS City Orchestra will present a classical springtime concert at the Harbourside Markets on Sunday 22 September. The beachside performance will be conducted by local musician and artistic director Tim Egan. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us –...
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PARAMEDICS from across the Mid North Coast, including from Coffs Harbour, have been put through their paces ahead of taking the wheel of new off-road vehicles. The eight paramedics, from stations down to Tuncurry, recently undertook beach and bush training in the service’s new Toyota 200 series Landcruisers. Advertise with News of The Area today....
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THE NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is strongly encouraging property owners adjacent to conservation areas to contact their local Area Office for advice before they start any land management activities. It follows the conviction of a Dundurrabin landholder in Coffs Harbour Local Court on 30 August, for damaging vegetation and unlawfully clearing more...
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STORM Season is approaching and SES Corindi-Woolgoolga is prepared. While storms and floods can happen at any time, there is a greater chance of them occurring in NSW between September and April. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us...
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