THE Taste of Seafood Festival, featuring celebrity chef Phil Harte, arrives in Coffs Harbour on Saturday 20 May, and the winner of the News Of The Area reader giveaway has been announced. In last week’s NOTA, the Taste of Seafood Festival organisers asked readers to describe in 25 words or less their ideal seafood lunch....
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AFTER months of preparation and fundraising, four teams from Coffs Harbour headed off on the Sh*tbox Rally last Saturday, May 13. Competitors and friends held a farewell gathering at The Spare Room in Sawtell the evening before. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –...
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WOOLGOOLGA Red Cross declared its annual Red Cross Calling campaign a success, with around $4,500 donated to support the everyday work of the humanitarian organisation. Woolgoolga Branch members rallied to provide a team effort, manning street stalls to collect donations, hanging banners, talking to passers-by and spreading word of the work of the Red Cross....
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KILTS on and bagpipes blown up, the Coffs Harbour Pipe Band members headed off recently to attend and compete at the Australian Celtic Festival in Glen Innes over the weekend of 4 – 7 May. 23 Members played in various bands, including the NSW Highlanders, Murrumba Pipe Band and Grafton Pipe Band. This, the 31st...
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SAWTELL CWA’s long held fundraising ethic of ‘do local, give local’ has seen them deliver a cheque for $7,000 to homelessness advocate Doris Rake (Cowan), who has set a target of raising $100,000 to bring a SleepBus to Coffs Harbour. “We’ve been reading about Doris’ work for some time and last year we made the...
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MEMBERS of the not-for-profit Mid North Coast Hot Rod Club (MNCHRC) presented the Woolgoolga Men’s Shed with a cheque for $1,000 in April, as a donation towards equipment, and as a gesture of thanks. Darren Bromell, spokesperson for the MNCHRC, said the Hot Rodders’ gift comes from its members’ debt of gratitude for the “wonderful...
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POPULAR amongst painters and perusers, the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) ‘Flowers & Gardens’ exhibition opened on Sunday 7 May at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery. The exhibition features the work of the CHCAG members in a variety of styles and media, including an impressive array of irises. At Sunday’s official opening event, CHCAG...
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BELLINGEN Shire Council, in partnership with the University of Sydney’s Leave Nobody Behind project, hosted its very first Disability Inclusive Emergency Planning (DIEP) Forum on 26 April at the Cedar Bar. The forum addressed the critical issue of the vulnerability of people with disabilities during climate and disaster risks and their limited involvement in emergency...
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THE winners of the EJ Mantova Art Prize have been announced, following the official opening of the annual event on Saturday 6 May at Bellingen Showground Pavilion. Held in conjunction with the Bellingen Show, and run by the Bellinger River Agricultural Society, the prize attracted 95 entries across four categories, each with a first prize...
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THE BreastScreen NSW mobile van is winding its way up the mountain, making Dorrigo its temporary home between 15 and 22 May. It will reside alongside the Dorrigo Memorial RSL Club, providing free mammograms to eligible women aged between 50 and 74 and there’s no referral needed. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s...
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