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Fri, 29/03/2024 - 16:32

PACK up your teddy bears, they have a date this Easter Sunday, 31 March, at Coffs Community Gardens. Everyone, young and old, is invited to the Teddy Bears’ Picnic in the grounds of Combine Street Community Gardens, in the park behind 51 Combine Street. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for...

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Fri, 29/03/2024 - 16:28

A SECTION of shoreline near the mouth of Coffs Creek will be upgraded, with the project centred on the Englands Park green space between the creek and the Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary. Popular with walkers, joggers, picnickers and visitors, the area will be transformed and protected by works aimed at stemming erosion. Advertise with News...

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Fri, 29/03/2024 - 15:05
Daniel Kahneman, who was, along with Elinor Ostrom, one of the very few non-economists to win the Economics Nobel award, has died aged 90. There are lots of obituaries out there, so I won’t try to summarise his work. Rather, I’ll talk about how it influenced my own academic career. When I was an undergraduate, […]
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Fri, 29/03/2024 - 06:20

SAWTELL psychologist and Repton resident Jill Hely has penned a twelve-week guide to building lasting emotional wellbeing through adopting habits shown to improve mood. The paperback book, ‘Happiness Habits’, was launched at the Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club on Friday 8 March at a well-attended, lively event featuring a round of ‘Happiness Habits karaoke’. Advertise...

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Fri, 29/03/2024 - 06:18

ACCESSIBILITY is the focus of upgrades to four railway stations on the Mid North Coast. The NSW Government has provided funding under the $800 million Safe Accessible Transport (SAT) program for design and investigation work for the upgrade of Sawtell, Urunga, Macksville and Nambucca Heads stations, with designs scheduled to be completed within twelve months....

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Fri, 29/03/2024 - 06:16

DIVESTING her treasures as she downsizes in home, Sister Yvonne Channells has celebrated the handing over of a specially valued item. The piece is a painting created by the late Keene Ballangarry, son of Uncle Martin Ballangarry, and is now the proud possession of Martin’s lifelong friend, John Keene, Sister Yvonne’s cousin. Advertise with News...

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