TWIDDLING their thumbs isn’t an option for Woolgoolga Red Cross branch members and volunteers. The busy group has been purposefully on the go since early March. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Members spent the month...
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THE SAWTELL Super Fun Day needs the community’s help to build its team to embrace the interests of young people. The annual New Year’s Day event has a 104-year history and includes the popular Fun Run and opportunities galore for making it a ‘must do’ event in the summer holidays. Advertise with News of The...
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THE WOOLGOOLGA RSL sub-Branch hosted NSW Governor Margaret Beazley and her husband Dennis Wilson at a special pre-Anzac Day service at the Woolgoolga Retirement Village. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh was also in attendance. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981...
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COFFS Coast Outrigger Canoe Club members are making waves with a new OC6 canoe purchased with a $32,000 grant through the Community Building Partnership Program. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh announced the grant in December 2022 as part of $400,000 in funding for as many as sixteen local projects. Advertise with News of The...
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THE call for nominations for the ninth Australian Mental Health Prize comes with a message that urges the need to foster compassionate communities. “Recent events have underscored the importance of supporting one another during challenging times,” said Co-Chairs of the Australian Mental Health Prize Advisory Group, Lucy Brogden AM and Allan Fels AO. Advertise with...
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THE Pink Ladies at Coffs Harbour Health Campus have worked their magic again, this time donating two clinic chairs to the hospital. Valued at $8,950 the chairs were purchased by the Pink Ladies United Hospital Auxiliary, with funds raised largely through the Pink Ladies Coffee Shop and Gift Shop at the hospital. Advertise with News...
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THE Woolgoolga Wildcats secured their second victory of the season in style, with a 3-0 win over Sawtell last Saturday in the HIT105.5 North Coast Premier League clash at the Coffs Coast Synthetics. Kicking off Female Football Week with gusto, Chloe Webb broke the deadlock just six minutes into the game, dribbling through the defence...
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THE 2024 Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships in April was the most successful campaign in the history of Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club (CHSLSC) surf boat rowers. Rachel Smyth, the Events Coordinator at CHSLSC, shared how the national event unfolded. “The 200’s Masters crew the ‘Trainwrecks’ kicked off our campaign with an outstanding performance in...
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HOMICIDE Squad detectives are appealing for information following the death of a surfer in the Coffs Harbour area last week. About 6.40am on Thursday 2 May 2024 emergency services were called to Ocean Parade, Coffs Harbour, following reports a man in his twenties had been stabbed. The victim, local surfer and soccer player Kye Schaefer,...
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AUSTRALIA is in the grip of a paediatric body image crisis, with 77 percent of young Australian adults reporting suffering from body image distress (Milton et al., 2021). This in turn has severe mental health consequences, with those affected by body image distress 24 times more likely to develop depression and anxiety (McLean et al.,...
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