COFFS Harbour and Districts Riding for the Disabled will be able to pay for specialised training for a new assistant coach with funds offered through the Australia Post People of Post 2023 grant program. This initiative enables the charity to increase the number of both riding participants and volunteers, providing opportunities for collaborative horse-riding fun...
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NANA Glen Food Collective is holding a Winter Solstice in the village on Saturday 17 June with an open invitation to join in. “We’d like to invite everyone from Nana Glen, the Orara Valley and beyond who would like to celebrate the Winter Solstice with community through a shared meal by the fire,” Nana Glen...
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THE Rotary Club of Woolgoolga, serving the Northern Beaches and the 2456 postcode area, is hosting a morning information session about Rotary and how membership to Rotary can be good for you and good for our community. On Friday 23 June 2023 at Wiigulga Multi Purpose Centre on Solitary Island Way, Woolgoolga at 7am until...
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TWO Coffs Coast students received scholarships at the ‘2023 Proudly Public!’ Awards night at Sydney Town Hall on Monday, May 29. They were among over 700 public school students and educators from across Australia to receive scholarships administered by the Public Education Foundation (PEF) in 2023. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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FUNDS raised at the LifeWalk 2023 sponsored walk on Saturday 3 June have put the SleepBus for Coffs Harbour project’s goal of raising $100,000 within sight. The SleepBus project was founded by advocate for the homeless Doris Rake (Cowan) and is enthusiastically supported by LifeHouse Care, who run LIfeWalk. Advertise with News of The Area...
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MARK Hughes, the founder of the Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF), paid a recent visit to the North Coast Cancer Institute. Hughes, a former Newcastle Knights and NSW Origin rugby league player, visited the local Cancer Institute with Professor Mike Fay, MHF Chair and Centre Director, meeting MHF Brain Cancer Care Coordinator (BCCC) Nicole Allen, patients...
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LOGGING in native forest in Orara East State Forest was halted by protesters on Wednesday morning, June 6. A 55-year-old ‘forest defender’ suspended herself 30 metres high in a tree-sit from ropes strung across the only entrance to the forest, blocking all trucks, vehicles and workers from logging the forest. Advertise with News of The...
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THE Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023, the flagship event for the organisation’s anniversary marking 100 years of service to those who have sacrificed, arrives in Coffs Harbour on Friday 30 June and Coffs Coast Legacy has been planning a suitably celebratory occasion. Beginning in Pozieres, France in the lead up to ANZAC Day in 2023,...
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LIPMAN, the NSW-based construction company with a long and proud history of working in the Mid North Coast, has won three awards at the 2023 Master Builders Association (MBA) Northern Region Building Awards. “We are thrilled to have been considered for three awards this year,” Darren Ferguson, Region Manager, North Coast (Lipman) told News Of...
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THE National Cartoon Gallery is celebrating the 12th anniversary of Cartoon Chef, a program that teaches children how to draw, with an exhibition of cartoons galore by its founder Dahna Knight. A series of workshops will also be offered, facilitated by Dahna. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....
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