THE winners of the annual Bellingen Shire Community Awards will be announced on Thursday 23 January at the Bellingen Memorial Hall. 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 The Community Awards serve as a platform to recognise...
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THE team at Bellingen based landscape design and construction company Now & Zen has brought home four medals from The Landscape Association (TLA) Awards in Sydney. They are for specific projects and include gold for ongoing maintenance of a long-term client’s garden; two silver medals for residential construction and another silver for construction in the...
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FESTIVE spirit burned brightly in Repton and Mylestom on Christmas Eve, as the local Rural Fire Service’s annual Santa Run delighted locals of all ages. For 40 years, Santa has traded his sleigh for a firetruck, delivering gifts and Christmas cheer to the delight of families lining the streets. Advertise with News of The Area...
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COFFS Harbour sailor Eric Marsh, 71, is one of only fifteen intrepid sailors setting sail on a world-first adventure, the McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR). The 45,000km (28,000-mile) ‘round-the-world race starts in Antigua on 23 February, and is expected to take a year to complete. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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THE 60th wedding anniversary of Patricia and Darrell Davis was not just a diamond date for the couple in their early 80s. Married at 3.30pm on 16 January, 1965, theirs was the first wedding in the St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Coffs Harbour, so it’s also an historic occasion for the church. Advertise with News of...
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PARK Beach Bowling Club continues to support Coffs Harbour Health Campus through club grants, recently donating $8000 to purchase life-changing equipment. The funds were used to buy a new plinth for the unit’s gym and eagerly awaited Patient Communication Boards for the Rehabilitation and Stroke units. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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MORE than a month after his disappearance, the parents of 18-year-old Jacob Partridge are “still out searching every day” for their son in bushland around Emerald Beach. Jacob, aged 17 at the time, was last seen by friends at about 11pm near Emerald Beach – 20km north of Coffs Harbour – on Friday 6 December...
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MORE than thirteen years ago, Marion Crear and Loretta Williamson got together to share their love of all things creative. Their first meetings were held at their kitchen tables. 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 As...
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INCUMBENT Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has been endorsed by the National Party to re-contest the seat in the 2025 Federal Election. Mr Hogan, who was first elected as Page MP in 2013, said he was “humbled” to receive the party’s endorsement. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...
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SEA turtles Fred and Basil have been returned to their ocean home at North Wall Beach in a heartwarming collaboration between the Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary (CCWS) and the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour. This release marked a milestone in the partnership between CCWS and Rotary, with the rescue and rehabilitation efforts sponsored by Rotary’s...
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