RURAL Fire Service (RFS) volunteers undertook a day of extensive pre-season training on Saturday 3 August. Codenamed ‘Exercise Burnt Banana’, the training was focused on replicating real-life situations. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Brigade teams...
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CITY of Coffs Harbour councillors voted unanimously for council staff to prepare a report on initiating a ‘Shark Bite Emergency Response Program’. Cr Cassell said such a program would be a first for the state, aiming to make Coffs Coast beaches safer for locals and visitors who surf or swim along the coast. Advertise with...
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PETE’S Place has marked Homelessness Week with an open day at its premises in Coffs Harbour Community Village. In line with this year’s theme of “Homelessness Action Now”, the event raised awareness of the impacts of homelessness and the solutions needed to address the issue at a national, state and local level. Advertise with News...
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WOOLGOOLGA’S long-awaited Whale Trail officially opened last Wednesday, with an 80-strong crowd of residents, council representatives and politicians in attendance at the town’s headland for the event. The 570-metre Whale Trail connects Woolgoolga Beach Reserve with the Solitary Islands Coastal Walk, and includes about 110 metres of boardwalk. Advertise with News of The Area today....
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THE Bunker Gallery reopens to the public on Saturday 10 August with its popular National Cartoon Gallery now sharing its space with a major motoring exhibition. The gallery will permanently feature the National Holden Motor Museum, showcasing the icon’s motoring history and 25 rare cars. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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ALMOST half a million dollars was donated to the Coffs Harbour Health Campus by the hospital’s Pink Ladies during the past financial year. The United Hospital Auxiliary (UHA) volunteers operate a cafe and gift shop at the hospital, offering a key service to visitors and raising vital funds for essential medical equipment. Advertise with News...
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HOCKEY Coffs Coast President Dean Herbert is calling on all levels of government to assist in saving the Stadium Drive synthetic hockey field after it was closed last month due to safety concerns over an unstable playing surface. The closure has left the 500-plus strong association without a viable playing ground. Advertise with News of...
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COFFS Harbour has become well-known as one of the epicentres of whale watching on the NSW coast. People from all over the world realise their dreams of a close encounter with these ocean mammals on local whale watching experiences. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...
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FORMER Coffs Harbour High School student Lachlan Walmsley is on the flight path to becoming a pilot. Now studying a Bachelor of Aviation (Pilot) at the University of South Australia, eighteen-year-old Lachlan earned a Certificate III in Aviation (Remote Pilot) as a TAFE-delivered Vocational Education and Training (TVET) student in year 11. Advertise with News...
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YAZIDI House in Coffs Harbour has hosted a solemn commemoration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. The Islamic State (IS) began their genocidal campaign against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria on 3 August, 2014, and continued until 2017. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...
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