THE Coffs Harbour Justice of the Peace (JP) service achieved a new record for servicing the community in 2024. “Our team processed a new record of in excess of 18,000 documents during the year,” Coffs Harbour Branch NSW Justices Association spokesperson Mike Blewitt told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The Area today....
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A RECENT poll has revealed the State Government is at odds with New South Wales voters over its handling of the current pay and conditions dispute with nurses and midwives. The state government has been at loggerheads with the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) since May, unwilling to negotiate a deal beyond its original...
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ALLEGRA School in Coffs city centre was the subject of Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh’s Community Recognition Statement presented to Parliament in November. Community Recognition Statements are one-minute presentations made by MPs which congratulate or acknowledge the achievements of people or groups in the community, recognise charity work, retirement, honours and awards, or express...
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THE Coffs Harbour Christmas Carols will bring festive cheer to life when nine stellar acts take the stage at Brelsford Park on Saturday, 21 December. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Kicking off the evening at...
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THE just-released City of Coffs Harbour 2023-24 Annual Report shows that the previous Council’s performance was better than many on social media or in election materials would have people believe. Former Mayor Paul Amos told NOTA, “What a great turnaround”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
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MID North Coast architecture practice King and Campbell has won a commendation for a Coffs Harbour project at the Australian Institute of Architects 2025 NSW Regional Architecture Awards. The Commendation for Public Architecture was awarded for their work on the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore Community Building. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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THE North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) is continuing its call for an immediate end to the logging of public native forests in response to the Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) posting a loss of $29 million on its hardwood logging operations last year – almost double their loss of the previous year. NEFA spokesperson Dailan Pugh,...
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AS Christmas Day nears and 2025 beckons, I’m reminded of just how swiftly time marches on. It feels like only yesterday when I was elected in 2019. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Yet here we...
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MAYADA, a young Yazidi woman living within her community in Coffs Harbour, has won a place in the 2025 ABC Heywire competition after entering her story of escaping her ISIS captors in Syria. Heywire is a true story competition from the ABC which calls young people in regional, rural and remote Australia to tell accounts...
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WALKING three kilometres along forest roads quietly, in the dark, might not be everyone’s idea of fun, but Ian Scott and Maureen Courtenay have been doing it every spring for ten years. They are part of a large, dedicated group of volunteers who conduct koala surveys in Bongil Bongil National Park for the NSW National...
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