AFTER ten years of rescuing animals around Coffs Harbour, and experiencing large numbers of unwanted pets being surrendered and abandoned, Animal Rescue Coffs Harbour (ARCH) is seeking more foster carers. Coffs Harbour resident Aimee has been a cat and kitten carer for ARCH for over a year and has fostered fifteen animals. Advertise with News...
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THREE interchanges on the plans for the Coffs Harbour bypass have been refined after plans went out to the community for feedback. “The community feedback was pretty clear,” NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway told media in Coffs Harbour on Monday 9 January. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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FOR the three weeks leading up to Christmas, all Jodie Nancarrow could hear from 7am-3pm, five days a week, was heavy machinery operating and trees crashing down within metres of her property boundary. Jodie lives adjacent to Bagawa State Forest, west of the Orara Way beyond Coramba, where Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) began logging...
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THE famous pizza oven was fired into duty for the New Year celebrations of members and friends of the Coffs Regional Community Gardens on Saturday 7 January. Welcoming in the New Year, the party was organised by Natasha and Digby, new members who joined in 2022 after moving to Coffs from Sydney. Advertise with News...
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THE Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod Society, with the help of volunteers and committee, is well on its way to the 51st Eisteddfod in Coffs Harbour. The Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod provides opportunities for local students to perform, be acknowledged for their commitment to the performing arts, and receive feedback from esteemed industry professionals. Advertise with...
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“EXTREMELY disappointing.” That is the response from Dave Wood, Advocates for Grandpa’s Scrub spokesperson, to an official statement from Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) noting its reasons for not taking necessary steps to avoid and protect a 0.5 ha remnant of original Lowland Rainforest between Shephards Lane and Gatelys Road, known by some as...
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AUNTY Yvette Pacey, Chair of the Garlambirla Guuyu-Girrwaa (Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Elders group), provided Minister for Regional Transport and Roads the Hon Sam Farraway with an accompanied walk around the Mackays Road (Grandpa’s Scrub) site on Monday 9 January. Minister Farraway was in Coffs Harbour to announce amendments to three interchanges on the Coffs Bypass...
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THE heart of Coffs’ community swelled to support the 2022 Community Christmas Luncheon held on December 25, and hosted for the second year running by Doris and David Rake. Donations, volunteers and a who’s who of local connections delivered a wonderful, warm and welcoming festive get-together with lunch, entertainment and gifts, all for free, for...
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TUTORING maths to high-school students has provided retired maths head teacher, Drew Bogema, with a way to raise funds for a range of charities that are close to his heart. Raising some $13,000 during 2021 and 2022 from after-school-hours maths tutoring, through the students’ fees, Drew donates 100 percent of the payments to a pool...
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PLEASED, impassioned and perhaps most of all proud of the Coffs Harbour community’s willingness to give in support of others, Doris (Cowan) and David Wake who organised the Community Christmas Luncheon are saying a huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who made it all happen. Numerous people across Coffs Harbour donated food, money, their time,...
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