Coffs Coast News

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 17:50

THE second Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport has been confirmed for 2023. The month-long motor sports event held across the Coffs Coast will start on Saturday 4 November and go through until the weekend finale on 26 and 27 November. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 18:00

A GROUP of year twelve students at Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) collectively known as Blind Pretty ‘cut’ their first recording at ValleySounds Studio in Nana Glen earlier this April. The band consists of four members – Beau Hussell mans the drums, Jesse Falzon is on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Della Baldwin takes on...

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 18:03

THE Coffs Coast Freemans recently purchased a much-needed IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) trailer for the Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club (CHSLSC). Phil Robertson from the Freemasons was at Park Beach during the week inspecting the new, vital equipment. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 18:06

ULONG, Lowanna and surrounding hamlets of the Eastern Dorrigo Plateau communities will remember the contribution of local ex-servicemen and women at a special service on ANZAC Day. In the village’s annual tradition, the service starts at 9.45am with the school children marching from Ulong Public School to the Club, followed by the ANZAC Day ceremony...

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Mon, 17/04/2023 - 09:18

A HANDS-ON two-day agricultural industry tour around the Mid North Coast, a region chosen for its experience of recent storms and floods, saw 26 careers advisors and teachers soak up lived experience of working on the land and with the land. The Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) hosted the professional development field trip on...

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Mon, 17/04/2023 - 09:56

BELLINGEN photographer Barney Maple has opened an exhibition of his fine art photography at the National Cartoon Gallery, The exhibition, Dawn Till Dusk, is showing at The Bunker from 4 April to 4 June, and already receiving acclaim that Barney describes as “overwhelmingly inspiring”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for...

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Mon, 17/04/2023 - 10:02

DELIVERING a live music night to remember, The Terrys rocked the stage at Jetty Beach House on Friday 31 March, giving an unforgettable performance to a crowd of enthusiastic music lovers. Opening acts Blind Pretty and The Moving Stills set the tone for the night, where the audience was treated to an evening of high-energy...

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Mon, 17/04/2023 - 10:04

CHANGE Makers is a new program focusing on youth-driven change launched by OzGREEN. The first six-week course starts on Tuesday 2 May and runs until 27 June, every Tuesday 4pm-5.30pm at the North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens in Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....

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Mon, 17/04/2023 - 10:09

THE COFFS Coast Pipes and Drums band was amongst a huge crowd of musicians and spectators attending the Maclean Highland Gathering at Maclean over the Easter Weekend. “The Scottish festival saw one of the biggest crowds for many years,” Dale Rodgers, spokesperson for the band, told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The...

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Mon, 17/04/2023 - 10:19

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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