KEEPING the Christmas spirit alive for kids from struggling families is an ongoing joy and commitment for local businessman Andrew MacLeod and the team from MacLeod’s Furniture Court and Beds R Us. Once again this year Andrew has provided $5000 worth of gift cards for distribution through Vinnies in Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga and Grafton. Advertise...
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INSPIRATION and commitment permeated the atmosphere amongst attendees at headspace Coffs Harbour’s Open Evening on Monday 20 November, featuring Professor Patrick McGorry AO, Founding Director of the headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation. Hosted at the organisation’s Little Street offices, the event spoke to the critical issues surrounding youth mental health in the Coffs Harbour...
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THE renovated amenities block used by the Coffs Coast Jump Club (CCJC) is the new home for an extraordinary mural painted by Bowraville-based artist Nelli Gallop. News Of The Area met up with Ali on Tuesday 5 December to witness Nelli delivering her finished artwork to the amenities block. Advertise with News of The Area...
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THE Bonville-Boambee VIEW Club is calling on the community to help raise funds for the Smith Family’s Christmas Appeal, to ensure thousands of students experiencing disadvantage can be supported with their education in 2024. The charity aims to raise $5.3 million nationally through the appeal, which will provide more than 12,600 children access to critical...
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THE new venue for Sawtell Carols by Candlelight is the Village Green at Big4 Caravan Park, with the free event taking place on the evening of Wednesday 20 December. The Carols event is again proudly presented by the Sawtell Uniting Church and friends. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...
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THE Lifeline North Coast, Vinnies, Salvos and Lifehouse Care Support-A-Family appeal is close to having all families supported for this year. Each year the local charities identify a list of families on the Coffs Coast in need of support through the holiday period, in the form of Christmas gifts, food donations and the like. Advertise...
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PARADISE is restored across Urunga Wetlands six years after the completion of a $10 million clean-up of one of NSW’s most polluted sites. The filthy site was transferred to the NSW Government as Crown land to treat and contain more than 36,400 tonnes of contaminated soil and sediment, with the vision to transform the area...
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IN PREPARATION for managing water emergencies, City of Coffs Harbour Local Water Utilities staff recently attended a Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) funded workshop. 35 participants from ten regional councils were tutored through scenarios that armed them with experience of potential emergencies, leaving them better prepared to safeguard water and sewerage services during floods,...
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WORLD AIDS Day on Friday 1 December saw the enduringly iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour lit up red. Observed annually on the first day of summer in Australia, the worldwide movement run by UNAIDS is a focus for sharing information about the AIDS/HIV plight. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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JOINING the annual international 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender-based violence, the Coffs Coast Committee Against Domestic and Family Violence (CCCADFV) participated in two awareness opportunities last week. On Tuesday 28 November evening, committee members gathered with banners at the Big Banana and watched as the iconic banana was lit up orange. Advertise with...
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