THE Coffs Coast, named in November 2022 as having one of the world’s Top 100 Green Destination stories, is in the running for the tourist organisation’s People’s Choice Award in the Culture and Tradition category. Voting is open now and ends on January 24 at 9am Australian Eastern Standard Time. Advertise with News of The...
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ALMOST 50 people gathered in Sawtell recently for the first meeting of Sawtell 2030, an inclusive, grassroots network to connect, share knowledge and inspire local actions on major issues. The initial focus area for the group is ‘Small Steps Together to address the climate crisis’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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CINEMA Under the Stars, a favourite community event, returns to Coffs Harbour Showground on Saturday 21 January 2023. The outdoor cinema event takes the format of an evening of family-friendly activities starting at 5.30pm, and a night-time film once the sun goes down. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...
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THE team at The Big Banana Fun Park are preparing to open the long-awaited expansion of their Water Park! The construction process experienced many setbacks and delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Mother Nature, but the team from Australian Water Slides and Leisure are now completing the finishing touches on the development, in preparation...
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NEW Year’s Resolutions are getting down to earth in 2023 as more people are working from home, connecting with nature and making the weekly/monthly farmers markets a must for stocking up on fruit, veggies, homemade pickles, sauces, potted herbs and spices. With local community food swaps, and flourishing food stalls selling seasonal pickings, the seeds...
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THE failings of the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme (BOS) set out by NSW Department of Planning and Environment have been exposed during the fight to stop Transport for NSW (TfNSW) destroying the Scrub in West Coffs, or Grandpa’s Scrub, as some have named it, during construction of the Coffs Bypass beginning in 2023. This last remaining...
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A REFINED draft masterplan for the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore Redevelopment, which takes in the latest community feedback, has been released. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh was joined by The Observatory Apartments manager Lydia Crossingham and Project Steering Advisory Committee member Cath Fowler at the Jetty Foreshores on Wednesday 21 December to share their...
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ONE hundred years of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW was celebrated by the Coffs Harbour branch members on Thursday 15 December at their 3 Dalley Street rooms, with a celebration that was well attended by dignitaries, invited guests and many ladies who are members of this amazing organisation. The celebration atmosphere was described...
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THE Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak members have upscaled their annual Christmas hamper gifting to inpatients at the Coffs Harbour Acute Mental Health Unit. Being mindful that Christmas can be very lonely for people on their own, especially if it is spent as an inpatient, and even worse if they have nothing from home,...
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MOFFEE, the Coffs Coast Triple M morning radio host, celebrated his 40th birthday morning outside Harvey Norman Park Beach Home Base on Saturday 17 December, presenting his show and chatting with members of the community emergency services. “The police, firies, ambos and SES do an amazing job in our area, I wanted to get the...
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