INDIGENOUS writer Mel Brown will discuss her memoir, ‘Shades of Me’, in Coffs Harbour later this month, sharing how the journey to understand her culture gave her the strength to find her place in the world. Growing up white, Mel always felt there was another shade to her soul. Advertise with News of The Area...
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‘FINDING the Magic’, an exhibition featuring the work of junior artists aged six to fifteen, opens this Sunday in Bellingen. The young artists, who attend the Drawn to Art school in Port Macquarie, will have their work displayed at the Nexus Community Gallery until 9 August. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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DES Ahoy, a senior health worker with Galambila Aboriginal Health Services in Coffs Harbour, won the top title in the Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Memorial Community Awards presented at Yarrila Place on Monday 8 July. Receiving the Grace Roberts Memorial Community Development Award, Des Ahoy was a popular winner. Advertise with News of The Area...
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CITY of Coffs Harbour’s free bus travel trial will continue until 14 July, with the community encouraged to make the most of the remaining free transport on Fridays and weekends. City of Coffs Harbour is also inviting people to share their experience of bus travel during the free fare period via a new survey now...
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FUNDING for the design of a proposed shared pathway network which will link West Coffs with the city centre has been granted by the NSW Government. The State Government will provide $750,000 through its Get NSW Active program to the project’s design phase, to be undertaken in 2024/25. Advertise with News of The Area today....
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THIRTEEN community infrastructure projects on the Coffs Coast will go ahead thanks to NSW Government funding of $300,000 through the 2023 Community Building Partnership Program. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said this funding will deliver much-needed improvements to local facilities across our region. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for...
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PATHWAYS from the local high school to the Dorrigo township will be improved through funding from the NSW Government’s Get NSW Active program. “Transport NSW, under the Get NSW Active grants program, has awarded Bellingen Shire Council $358,527.44 to connect and improve the pathway network from Dorrigo High School to the Dorrigo township,” a spokesperson...
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THE Kangaroo Bus is coming to town, bringing ease of access to government services and transactions to Aboriginal communities in regional NSW. The bus is a dedicated Service NSW Mobile Service Centre providing drivers licence and vehicle registration renewals, Seniors Card applications, driver testing and more. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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THE Lions Club of Dorrigo has donated $5,000 to the Dorrigo Multi-Purpose Service after raising the funds through an unusual project. The generous gift was made possible through a unique and innovative fundraising project that appealed to the local farming community. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...
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THE Friends of the Botanic Garden and the Australian Plants Society will offer over 350 second hand books for sale in a fundraiser on Saturday 6 July. The fundraiser will take place in the Display Room in the garden entrance building from 10am to 3pm, with book prices starting at $1. Advertise with News of...
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