IN memory of her late sister Mel, Raleigh Coffee and Eats owner Dianne Knobloch will host a Biggest Morning Tea event in support of the work of the Cancer Council. On Tuesday 16 May, Mel’s High Tea will be a fine affair, serving up at 10am. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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CONSERVATIONISTS across the Coffs Coast and beyond were heartened by State Labor’s pledge to create a Great Koala National Park (GKNP). However, the new State Government is yet to provide any detail, and local proponents of the GKNP are concerned that key areas of forests are slated for logging and that Penny Sharpe, who holds...
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EVERYONE is invited to come along to the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre Open Day on Thursday 11 May from 8am to 2pm. Coinciding with Neighbourhood Centre Week, which this year has a theme of ‘Locals Connecting Locals’, the Open Day is set up to foster a sense of collective belonging and engagement. Advertise with News...
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JETTY Dunecare members celebrated winning Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare’s (CHRL) Dee Wallace Memorial Award 2022 for 40 years of diligent work on their extensive patch of Coffs coastline with an Open Day on Saturday 29 April. Held adjacent to Jetty Dunecare’s shed at the Jetty Foreshores, the celebrations included guest speaker Peter Hardwick, a bush...
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COFFS Quilters and Needlecraft Inc (CQ&N), who keenly knit for purpose creating squares and blankets going towards the international Wrap With Love project, have a new drop-off point for people making material donations. The CQ&N club meets every Thursday at the Cavanbah Centre from 8.30am to 12 midday, where members will be happy to receive...
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LEARNING about Indigenous ways of life through lived experience, Class 10 students at Chrysalis Steiner School, Thora are taking a trip to Arnhem Land in the far north Northern Territory. The students will be guided by their teacher, Zac Panarettos, who is organising the trip from experience, having participated in past school trips from Lismore...
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DIVERSITY reigns at May’s Artists in the Garden (AITG) event, with a program covering music, spoken word and visual arts offered on Sunday 7 May at Coffs’ North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens. The Sawtell Ukulele Group will open the music component, bringing their enthusiasm and eclectic fun to entertain for an hour from 12.15pm. Advertise...
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BANANAFEST, the new festival of music, food, fun and family entertainment will rock Coffs Harbour’s iconic The Big Banana on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May. Three shows over two days will feature Australian music talent, children’s entertainment icons, street performers and a feast of food vendors. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s...
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THE COFFS Harbour RSL sub-Branch, with logistic support provided by the Coffs Harbour Ex-Servicemen and Women’s Memorial Club (C.ex Club), facilitated fittingly sombre yet proud Anzac Day services on Tuesday 25 April 2023 at the cenotaph in Anzac Park. “Coffs Harbour RSL sub-Branch planned the running and agenda of the ANZAC Day activities, including liaison...
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A MOTHER’S Day Silent Auction Luncheon will be held on Saturday 13 May 2023 at Coffs Harbour Surf Club, a fundraiser supporting local efforts to raise $100,000 to purchase a SleepBus for the community. With a vision to help the homeless have a safe place to sleep at night, International Women’s Day Coffs Coast Woman...
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