MARK Laria was at a yard sale in the back streets of Melbourne when he came across a rusty old film can, inside it was Rock’n’Roll, a film made in 1959 widely regarded as one of the most important cultural artefacts from the post-war period. Rock’n’roll was a concert film and the brainchild of American...
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DUMMY-running 104.1 CHYFM’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Scramble fundraiser, before the event takes place on Saturday 18 November, Station Manager Angie Vaughan told News Of The Area, “We’ve had several people do the course in various vehicles, and all made it through with flying colours. “There’s still time to make up a team and join in...
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RED Cross Coffs Harbour branch’s Big Cake Bake took place recently outside the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Coffs Harbour Donor Centre at Homebase. This is an annual fundraising event. 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 The...
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SUMMER’S arrival is being celebrated by members of the Combine Street Community Garden through the Coffs Regional Community Gardens Association (CRCGA) on Sunday 26 November from 5pm. “Our pizza and music evening celebrates the start to summer gardening and the Christmas garden diary,” Peter ‘Lewie’ Lewis, president of CRCGA, told News Of The Area. Advertise...
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BELLINGEN’S recent Taranta Festival, celebrating Italian and Mediterranean culture with sounds and flavours, offered authentic cultural experiences and ancestral healing through collective arts immersion. The community festival, held from 2-5 November, brought the community together through dance and song. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...
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ONE of Coffs Harbour’s most visited natural assets will have its biodiversity improved as a partnership of key local agencies works to rejuvenate the bush. Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) has partnered with Envite Environment and the Gumbaynggirr Ranger team of the Ngiyambandigay Wajaarr Aboriginal Corporation (NWAC) to undertake weed management and staged bush revegetation work...
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MUCH-TRAVELLED artist Gareth Budge returns to his home city for his first exhibition at Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM). Entitled ‘When In Rome’, the exhibition is a photography series shot in Rome capturing the ever-changing form of urban ‘wildposting’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...
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HUNDREDS of students from Coffs Harbour public schools braved the rain and were treated to cultural performances by local Indigenous students late last month. The morning, which took place at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Thursday, October 26, during the inaugural NSW Aboriginal Languages Week, featured a smoking ceremony, dance performances and storytelling. Advertise...
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THE WOOLGOOLGA Red Cross Branch has celebrated member Doreen Liddle being presented with the Australian Red Cross Outstanding Service Award at the organisation’s AGM in Sydney. Doreen joined the Branch in 2007 and has never hesitated to volunteer to help in many ways. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...
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THE COFFS Coast Elder Abuse Prevention Collaborative is holding an event for seniors covering the wider issue of safety. The Coffs Harbour Older Women’s Network (CHOWN) is a member of the re-established Coffs Coast Elder Abuse Collaborative. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –...
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