COFFS Harbour branch of the Australian Plants Society (APS) has organised a walk in honour of the late Frank Kennedy, a carer of the natural environment in and around Coffs Harbour. Mr Kennedy passed away in November 2024 at Mater Christi Aged Care, aged 80. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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SUNDAY 6 April will see people of all ages plunge into the ocean to freestyle, breast-stroke or doggy paddle around the Jetty in the 2025 Coffs Harbour Ocean Swims. For nearly three decades, the swimming event has grown from a local gathering of swimmers to one of the region’s most anticipated events. Advertise with News...
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PREPARATIONS for the Dorrigo Rotary Dahlia Ball began in December and are full steam ahead. Inspired by the success of the Dorrigo Rotary Mother’s Day Ball and Dahlia Day, the event will take place on Saturday 8 February at 6.30pm in the Dorrigo Community Hall. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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MEMBERS of the community can now have their say on the Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk, with the environmental review of the project now available online. The $22 million project involves a proposed multi-day walk that will connect visitors to Gumbaynggirr Country and the wonders of Gondwana rainforests. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s...
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AUSTRALIAN regional centres, including Coffs Harbour, are benefiting from stronger business investment growth than capital cities, according to new business lending data from Westpac. 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 Westpac lending to businesses in regional...
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A WELL-KNOWN cartoonist and a journalist made a pit stop in Coffs Harbour in a 1924 model Bean 14 Sports Roadster, as part of their reenactment of a road trip from England to Australia. Warren Brown AM, the Daily Telegraph’s cartoonist, and Editor-at-large Matthew Benns, left London in September and planned to arrive in Sydney...
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HAVE you noticed that each time you get a prescription for antibiotics, it tends to be different? This is because there is a growing list of drug-resistant bacteria, which is a major global health issue. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981...
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LOCAL band Boss Stomp, comprising longtime friends Skotty Fairclough and Greg Farr, is playing a free gig at the Big Banana Sunset Sessions on Saturday 25 January. The Northern Beaches-based duo is the result of a musical journey that has been anything but ordinary. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for...
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FOR the love of their mums lost to cancer last year is why two Nana Glen horsewomen have created an equestrian event to raise funds for medical research. North Coast Equestrian Club (NCEC) committee members Lilli Bowen and Bree Daley have launched the two-day dressage and showjumping event, which will take place at the Nana...
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COFFS Lions Club members and friends have completed their biggest ever catering gig, feeding breakfast to 3500 Scouts on their way home from Maryborough in Queensland to Victoria. The Scouts had attended the Australian Scouts 26th Jamboree from 6-15 January. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
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