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Tue, 31/10/2023 - 22:18

‘We know the sacrifices they underwent — some of them lost their jobs…But what struck us most was the fact that members of the labour movement so many thousands of miles away from us felt this sense of commitment to the struggle against racial oppression in South Africa.’ That’s how Nelson Mandela described the brave […]

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Tue, 31/10/2023 - 17:52

The CEO of one of the world’s leading tech conferences was forced to resign after criticizing Israel’s assault on Gaza. He was quickly replaced by one of the industry’s most prominent US government-affiliated regime change specialists.  Europe’s biggest tech conference, Web Summit, has appointed a veteran US regime-change operative named Katherine Maher as its new CEO, just days after founder Paddy Cosgrave stepped down from the position following an industry-wide backlash to his suggestion that Israel forces have carried out […]

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Tue, 31/10/2023 - 09:00
This Tuesday report will provide some insights into life for a westerner (me) who is working for several months at Kyoto University in Japan. Japanese carpentry Asian carpentry in general and Japanese carpentry in particular is a work of art. I love stopping near building sites while I am out on my bike to study…
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Tue, 31/10/2023 - 06:43

SAPPHIRE Stewart, a project officer with the Coffs Harbour Bypass team, has been announced as the 2023 Zonta International Women in STEM scholarship winner. The STEM scholarship encourages women to pursue education, career opportunities and leadership roles in STEM fields. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....

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Tue, 31/10/2023 - 06:39

AN important book of legacy for the Indian population of Australia was launched to Woolgoolga’s Indian community at the town’s Sikh Museum opposite The Guru Nanak Sikh temple on Sunday 22 October. The book tells the story of Moti Husna’s arrival from the Punjab to Northern Queensland in 1899 and the following migration of many...

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Tue, 31/10/2023 - 06:32

VOICEUP Australia, a group working to provide support, education, prevention and advocacy to survivors with unresolved trauma, celebrated a decade of speaking up, speaking out and breaking the tyranny of silence. A project of Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre (CHNC), VoiceUp ‘members’ marked the ten-year milestone with a day of connection through yoga, art, celebration lunch...

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Tue, 31/10/2023 - 06:19

AN antique typewriter is amongst the trove of treasures on sale at the Trash & Treasure Market on Saturday 28 October at the Coffs Harbour Leagues Club on Stadium Drive. Doors open at 9.00am. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882....

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Tue, 31/10/2023 - 06:17

ON Friday 13 October 2023, the eve of the first game of the Coffs Coast Cricket Senior Men’s season, the Northern Districts Rebels Cricket Club issued a call-out for public assistance following the theft of irrigation and watering equipment from the main sporting oval at Wiigulga Sports Complex, worth several hundreds of dollars. “The equipment...

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Tue, 31/10/2023 - 06:03

WITH the yellow and red flags up, and the surfing season in full swing, Disabled Surfing Association Mid North Coast (DSA) is back on the boards with the announcement of 2023/2024 supervised surfing dates. On Saturday 28 October the DSA season kicks off at Coffs Jetty. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...

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