AS the launch of the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival 2023 program fast approaches, organisers have extended an invitation for local authors to step into the limelight during the June long weekend festivities. Program director Adam Norris explained to News Of The Area, “Back in 2021, when we first scheduled a local author wing to...
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IT may be seven months away, but now is the time for the community to come together and pool ideas for the annual Sawtell Super Fun Day on New Year’s Day 2024, according to stalwart volunteer and outgoing Committee Chairperson Keith Bensley. Everyone interested in contributing their ideas to the 2024 Sawtell Super Fun Day...
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COFFS Harbour was bustling over the Easter break, with its popularity as a destination seeing our city rank thirteenth on Booking.com’s top searched domestic destinations over the Easter period*; that’s up fifteen spots on last year’s ranking. Melbourne topped the list, with the remaining cities in the top five being classic travel favourites Sydney, Gold...
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MUSICIANS, business and venue owners, event managers and all-round live music enthusiasts met at The Hub 2 at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Tuesday, April 4 to discuss what a thriving live music scene might look like on the Coffs Coast. The Coffs Coast Live Music Industry Forum was held by the City of...
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THE Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School (GGFS) officially opened its new adventure playground last week. With support from the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Aboriginal Affairs and others, the playground is another learning space for the 50 or so students at the school. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
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THE 5th annual Coffs Harbour leg of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride will be held on Sunday 21 May as part of a worldwide event to help raise money and awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, mental health and men’s suicide. The organisers urge anyone interested to sign up and get their dapper...
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MEN in the Coffs Harbour region have a new place to meet and talk with the launch of the national grassroots not-for-profit group, The Men’s Table. Working to overcome the stigma that “men don’t talk”, the Men’s Table creates a place for men to connect with other men, get stuff off their chest and talk...
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A NEW research group at Southern Cross University (SCU) has won an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) grant allowing it to fast forward its work in elite sports. The grant is worth $49,500 for projects to be undertaken by members of the Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Research (PASER) team, which is led by SCU...
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WESLEY Mission hosted a long lunch last week for its teams from Coffs, Ballina, Grafton and Taree as a ‘thank you’ for their ongoing commitment and service to the area. Monday 3 April saw around 90 people gather at Jetty Beach House in Coffs Harbour where they were officially welcomed by Alex Webb from Bularri...
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THE community of Little Arrawarra is urging the City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH) to pay attention to the activities going on at the Arrawarra Holiday Park, which is currently being used to house hundreds of berry pickers in donga-style accommodation. The pickers are transported in and out of the Park every morning and evening in...
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