TWO years up-and-running, the Ulong Health Hub is now on the brink of another major milestone, to build a second consultation room. The driving force behind this next momentous step, the proprietor of Ulong General Store and Café in the Valley and Chair of the Ulong Community Hall, Carol Cleary, hosted a celebration for the...
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MAJOR milestones with the construction of Coffs Harbour Bypass are overshadowing some residents’ concerns and inconveniences in their own backyard, as experienced by Korora homeowner Julie Lane. When the easement at the end of her back yard was fenced across and the trees were cut down without any in-person conversations from the builders or Transport...
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IMPROVED options for travellers coming in and out of Coffs Harbour Airport have landed with the arrival of Bonza airline, touching down on the city’s tarmac for the first time on Thursday night 20 April. Connecting the home of two Aussie icons, the Big Pineapple and the Big Banana, the new route will operate twice...
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ANTI-RACISM campaigner Peter Elzer has completed a 2048 kilometre walking journey from Melbourne to Seventeen Seventy in Queensland. Crossing the finish line on Monday 24 April, Peter is now looking forward to returning home to Coffs Harbour to start work on creating a documentary of his ‘Stamp Out Racism’ journey. Advertise with News of The...
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THE Coffs Harbour chapter of Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) has just completed its first term for 2023, and is looking to increase rider numbers for its next term, beginning on Tuesday 2 May. Coffs RDA has been active for the past nineteen years and is a charitable organisation that receives no government funding,...
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BANANAFEST is here. A big family event of live music, big name bands, entertainment for all and great fun events for the kids, BananaFest at The Big Banana on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May has come together as a ‘not-to-be-missed’ launch spectacular that’s projected to be an iconic annual event. Advertise with News of...
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WINNER of the 2022 Archibald Prize, Blak Douglas is speaking in Coffs Harbour on Friday 12 May as a guest of The Friends of Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery. The event is a fundraiser for artwork acquisitions to expand the current collection before the opening of the gallery’s new home in Yarrila Arts and Museum. Advertise...
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SEVEN award categories in the 2023 Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards are now open for nominations. These awards form part of the local NAIDOC calendar and are presented by the City of Coffs Harbour and judged by members of the Yandaarra Aboriginal Advisory Committee. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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BOAMBEE East Community Centre (BECC) Chin Waggers gathered a group of 25 members to pay a visit to Coffs Community Radio station 2AIR FM’s Glenreagh Street studio to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day 2023 on Tuesday 18 April. 2AIR FM is run by volunteers who are certainly not amateurs, but the local and accessible vibe...
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LIKE most Council areas in Australia, City of Coffs Harbour has strong policies and planning guidelines for commemorative and memorial plaques on public land. Public open space areas are an important community resource, so memorials, monuments and plaques need to be considered carefully to ensure they don’t have an adverse effect on these spaces. Advertise...
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