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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GREENS MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson has urged Labor and the Coalition to join the Greens in a tripartisan approach to the proposed NSW Landcare Program 2023-2027 and to deliver a $59 million funding commitment over the next four years. The program is a collaboration of Local Land Services and Landcare NSW...
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THIRTY-three years strong, the Bellingen Autumn Plant Fair is back from 8am to 2pm on Saturday 11 March 2023 at Bellingen Park. Presented by the Bellingen Environment Centre Inc (BEC), this inclusive family friendly event welcomes all to attend and enjoy nature, food, music and plants. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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SIX hundred NSW Government employees across 26 different departments will work under one roof in Coffs Harbour CBD once a $55 million regional workplace hub is built at 11 Gordon Street, estimated to be completed by 2025. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh announced on Monday 13 February that the local economy is set for...
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VOLUNTEERING Coffs Harbour presented the Connecting For Life volunteer expo on Monday 6 February at the Cavanbah Centre as part of Seniors Week 2023. The purpose of the expo was first to garner interest in volunteering overall and then to get the message out to the seniors that the options for volunteering are manifold. Advertise...
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THE debut Coffs Harbour Australian Decorative Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) event, a talk on Khayamiya: the History of Egyptian Tent Making, was a “howling success”. “There was a great turnout of 140 people to the first talk on Monday 6 February at the National Cartoon Gallery,” Cath Fogarty, on behalf of ADFAS Coffs Coast, told...
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TECHNICAL studies are being carried out over the next few months along the land at the Jetty to be used to develop the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores masterplan. A spokesperson for the Department of Planning and Environment told News Of The Area, “Property and Development NSW (PDNSW) continues to work with the Department of Planning...
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WHEN construction company Lipman were setting up home to build Yarrila Place in Coffs Harbour, they negotiated some wiggle room on the southern perimeter, gaining a metre extra usage space from their next-door neighbour the Uniting Church Soup Kitchen, known locally as the Soupie. A gentlemanly handshake deal guaranteed Lipman would give back along the...
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MOMENTUM, a program actively changing the lives of Aboriginal people, officially launched at the Coffs Harbour Local Aboriginal Lands Council, Wongala Estate on Tuesday 7 February. A pioneering project, Momentum combines the services of three local organisations. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –...
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HOT foot it down to Bunnings Coffs Harbour for the Sawtell Rotary Club BBQ on Friday 17 February between 9am and 4pm. The BBQ is dedicated to providing support for those affected by the recent earthquake in Turkey. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us...
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