BENJAMIN Bryant, the owner of Bryant McKinnon Lawyers in Coffs Harbour, is a participant in Stars of Coffs Coast 2023, raising key funds for the Cancer Council. He’s hoping to appeal to a broad audience of supporters as a Coffs Coast local growing up in Bellingen, now with his business in Coffs Harbour, and living...
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THE Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School has received $250,000 through the NSW Government’s Community and Place Grants program to provide infrastructure, including water play equipment, bubblers and water stations, an electronic school bell, library shelving and a sports equipment shed. The project also includes the purchase of a 22-seat bus. Advertise with News of The Area...
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FREE ‘Fix It’ workshops are running on Saturday afternoons on 25 March and 1 April between 12.30 – 3.30pm at The Bowerhouse Community Reuse Centre, 146 Short Cut Rd, Raleigh. Space is limited meaning bookings are essential. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –...
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THE National Cartoon Gallery @ The Bunker, Australia’s only cartoon gallery, has put out a call to Coffs Harbour for a major sponsor. “We are looking for one titanium sponsor, someone or a company whose name can literally be synonymous with cartooning,” Louise Langley, General Manager, National Cartoon Gallery told News Of The Area. Advertise...
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LONG-TIME Coffs Harbour resident and community volunteer Mick Maley has responded to Mayor Paul Amos’ call for opinions on what the community would like to see happen to the Coffs Jetty Precinct. Cr Amos shared a ‘Community Plan’ for the Jetty Foreshores in the November 11, 2022 edition of News Of The Area to generate...
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MAXINE Rowley from the Sandy Beach Action Group Inc (SANDBAG) presented the main outcomes of a study conducted throughout 2021 which was undertaken by members of the local Sandy Beach community who have ongoing concerns about the health of Hearnes Lake catchment. The study explored the type and extent of agricultural chemical contamination in tributaries...
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SIX amazing women have been selected as finalists for this year’s Coffs Coast Woman of the Year, to be announced at the International Women’s Day Breakfast on March 8. Three major Coffs Coast women’s groups, Zonta Coffs Harbour Inc, BPW Coffs Coast (Business and Professional Women) and the Coffs Coast Business Women’s Network (BWN), collaborate...
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SHADOW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe and Shadow Agriculture Minister Mick Veitch were in Coffs Harbour on Sunday 26 February to officially launch the election campaign for Labor’s State candidate Tony Judge. The launch, at Coffs Harbour Surf Club, was attended by party faithful, community leaders and friends of the candidate. Advertise with News of The...
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THREE years after floods first forced the closure of a section of Keevers Drive linking Repton and Raleigh, the barricades are gone, traffic is moving freely in both directions, and local motorists couldn’t be happier. “The reopening of the second lane on Keevers Drive will come as welcome news to locals and visitors to Raleigh,...
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IT IS not the news that Bellingen Shire Council wanted to deliver, but the planned celebrations around the town’s Memorial Hall Grand Opening have been pushed back to May to allow for the finishing touches to be completed. Committed to delivering a great experience for everyone, the Council has announced the new dates as May...
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