MIDWASTE is hosting practical ‘Fix It’ workshops at The Bowerhouse Community Reuse Centre in Raleigh starting on Saturday 21 October. Highlighting National Recycling Week, the free workshops will teach people how to do basic repairs and maintenance around the home and simple furniture repairs giving items a second life and reducing the need for newly...
The post Repair workshops at The Bowerhouse as part of National Recycling Week appeared first on News Of The Area.
GLOVES on, trowels to the ready, National Gardening Week is upon us. From Sunday 15 until Saturday 21 October, gardeners and gardening enthusiasts are putting on events and opening their plots for the community to explore and enjoy. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us...
The post Seeding ideas for Gardening Week with Coffs and Woolgoolga gardening groups appeared first on News Of The Area.
COFFS Coast Legacy, through a long-standing relationship with Sawtell RSL, is the grateful recipient of $6,000 funding through the ClubGRANTS program. Coffs Coast Legacy is a local charity that provides wellbeing and compensation support for the families of veterans. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...
The post ClubGrant through Sawtell RSL supports Coffs Coast Legacy appeared first on News Of The Area.
IT’S nomination time for the Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL) Pia Dollmann Memorial Community Conservation and Sustainability Award. The award celebrates the achievements of an individual, community organisation, business or school who has significantly contributed in a voluntary capacity to conservation and/or sustainability in the Coffs Harbour Region. Advertise with News of The Area today....
The post Landcare calling for community nominations for Pia Dollmann Memorial Award appeared first on News Of The Area.
SUICIDE awareness documentary, The Promise, is screening in Coffs Harbour on 18 October, giving locals the opportunity to see one of the first advance screenings of this new Australian mental health film. The Promise is an adaptation of former ABC radio broadcaster and mental health advocate and speaker Craig Hamilton’s journey with bipolar disorder as...
The post Suicide awarness doco The Promise screens in Coffs with live Q&A appeared first on News Of The Area.
A CABINET of Curiosities is Coffs Harbour artist John Thiering’s new solo exhibition, showing at the National Cartoon Gallery at The Bunker with opening night on Friday 13 October. Featuring 30-40 works, most of them new, the exhibition provides the viewer with a treasure trove of stories filled with oddities and steeped in whimsy. Advertise...
The post A Cabinet of Curiosities solo art show by John Thiering opens at The National Cartoon Gallery appeared first on News Of The Area.
ROTARY Club of Woolgoolga members have delighted in publicly recognising three local residents by presenting each of them with its prestigious Pride of Workmanship Awards. Pride of Workmanship is an approved Rotary project adopted by over 600 Rotary clubs worldwide. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
The post Rotary Woolgoolga presents locals with Pride of Workmanship awards appeared first on News Of The Area.
MELBOURNE artist Josh Hazelwood was in Coffs Harbour on Sunday 1 October with two big friends who he introduced to visitors at the Big Banana. Celebrated for his intricate and expansive sculptures, Josh is creating awareness around his appointment as Youngcare’s newest ambassador by driving two specially designed sculptures from Melbourne to their new home...
The post Youngcare ambassador Josh Hazelwood on #TheBigDrive in Coffs Harbour appeared first on News Of The Area.
BRIDGE work has begun for the Coffs Harbour Bypass with the arrival of piling rigs at two key sites. The piling work is an early, foundational part of building the seventeen bridges needed for the bypass. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)...
The post Bridge work begins on Coffs Harbour Bypass appeared first on News Of The Area.
WOOLGOOLGA Beach Reserve is the meeting place for the Days for Girls (DfG) Coffs Coast fundraising walks on Saturday 14 October. Called Walk for the Girls there’s two distances to choose from, 1km and 5km, with both stepping out at 11am. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...
The post Woolgoolga hosts Day for Girls walks appeared first on News Of The Area.