A JOYFUL weekend-long celebration of sharing and learning from diversity across cultures has been hosted by STARTTS (NSW Service for the Treatment of Torture and Trauma Survivors) in Bellingen. This, the second Cultural Exchange Program (CEP) held in the Coffs Coast region, saw 24 women from refugee/migrant backgrounds (Cambodia, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Peru, Samoa,...
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THE FRIENDS of Pine Creek (FOPC) group has been holding regular vigils in an attempt to protect certain compartments of Pine Creek State Forest from imminent logging operations. The group says these compartments are home to healthy koala populations. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...
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THE entertainment pavilion at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour is turning 20, leaving many locals wondering where the time has gone. “In the blink of an eye it has been 20 years since the entertainment pavilion in our beautiful North Coast Regional Botanic Garden was built,” is a sentiment echoing amongst...
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CITY of Coffs Harbour Council resolved on April 11 to grant General Manager Natalia Cowley the right to negotiate directly with interested parties for a restaurant lease on the top floor of the new community building on the Jetty Foreshores. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
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EMPLOYING his specialist’s eye to a pile of 193 discarded bicycles, Cameron Bate from Recycle Bicycle decreed more than half of them to be repairable, and a further 23 percent of them could be salvaged for parts, leaving only 21 percent on a one-way trip to landfill. Cameron’s assessments were part of MidWaste’s deep dive...
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ABUSE or aggression towards its workers is being tackled by Bellingen Shire Council with a campaign around respect. Nearly 200 council employees live, work and engage in and around Bellingen. 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...
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A POSITIVE shift in mindset among builders and those in the construction industry has been revealed in the latest State of Residential Construction Industry report from the Australian of Professional Builders (APB). The data states that the mental health of 79.1 percent of respondents either improved or stayed the same in 2023. Advertise with News...
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CITY of Coffs Harbour has accepted handover of the regional boat ramp landside facilities, including the boat rinse, after a number of issues were addressed by Transport for NSW. Council had raised concerns, mostly regarding the eight boat rinse bays and regulatory documentation relating to compliance. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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APPLICATIONS are now open for young women wishing to become the next Ambassador of the Coffs Harbour Show. The aim of the ‘Coffs Harbour Young Women Experience’ is to find young women to be rural ambassadors for the Coffs Coast and beyond. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....
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MARINE Rescue NSW’s 3,400 volunteers across the state were in high demand last month, responding to the organisation’s busiest March on record. During March 2024 on the Mid North Coast Marine Rescue NSW units responded to 52 search and rescue missions, including 28 emergency responses. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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