COFFS Harbour has become well-known as one of the epicentres of whale watching on the NSW coast. People from all over the world realise their dreams of a close encounter with these ocean mammals on local whale watching experiences. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...
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FORMER Coffs Harbour High School student Lachlan Walmsley is on the flight path to becoming a pilot. Now studying a Bachelor of Aviation (Pilot) at the University of South Australia, eighteen-year-old Lachlan earned a Certificate III in Aviation (Remote Pilot) as a TAFE-delivered Vocational Education and Training (TVET) student in year 11. Advertise with News...
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YAZIDI House in Coffs Harbour has hosted a solemn commemoration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. The Islamic State (IS) began their genocidal campaign against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria on 3 August, 2014, and continued until 2017. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...
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MORE than 300 women and girls from the region and interstate came together in Coffs Harbour last week to celebrate Ronak Trinjana Di, a Punjabi tradition paying homage to the special relationship between mothers, daughters and sisters. Event organiser Rani Dhillon said the event was an opportunity for women to come together and celebrate the...
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VOLUNTEERS at the North Coast Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour have been warming up for Spring by preparing their schedule of events and activities. It’s busy, which means they are on the look-out for more helping hands. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –...
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DOCTOR Time, a film by Bellingen creatives Steve Grace and Jason Brown, is among the early entries for the worldwide SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3), which is now in its 10th year. Filmed in Bellingen and Sawtell in collaboration with Raji Renshaw, a 15-year-old boy with Down Syndrome, Doctor Time started out as a project for...
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EDWARD Orszulak and Seb Boehm chose Coffs Harbour as a rest stop on their walk from Brisbane to Melbourne to raise money for Camp Quality, a support group for children with cancer. Major Oszulak is an officer in the Australian Army and Mr Boehm is an ACT Firefighter. Advertise with News of The Area today....
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LAW enforcement careers were showcased at the Coffs Harbour Police Station’s open day last week. Local residents and school students engaged with police officers on-site, including representatives from Highway Patrol, Marine Area Command, Dog Unit, Forensic Services and the Rural Crime Prevention Team. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...
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EVERY four years, the Olympic Games spark excitement in young people around the globe and the students of Mary Help of Christians (MHOC) Primary school in Toormina are no exception. They staged their own MHOC Olympics last week with each grade allocated a country to represent. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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ELEVEN National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) employees who lost their lives protecting the community, were honoured on World Ranger Day. Among them was Aaron Harber of Dorrigo who was tragically killed in a helicopter accident in December 2009 while on duty for the NPWS. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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