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New poetry group launches in Coffs Harbour Library - News Of The Area 21/07/2024

A DEEP passion for the written word has prompted local resident Fiona Hood to start a poetry group at the Coffs Harbour Library.

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New poetry group launches in Coffs Harbour Library - News Of The Area A DEEP passion for the written word has prompted local resident Fiona Hood to start a poetry group at the Coffs Harbour Library. Poetry readings have become a popular feature of the cultural landscape in recent times, even in Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for ...

Celebrate inclusion at the Phoenix Winter Ball - News Of The Area 21/07/2024

COME one, come all to the Phoenix Winter Ball.

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Celebrate inclusion at the Phoenix Winter Ball - News Of The Area COME one, come all to the Phoenix Winter Ball. “Eat, drink, dance and be merry,” said Nambucca Valley Phoenix manager Alejandra. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – [email protected] “This is a...

Letter to the Editor: Council not responsible for highway median strips - News Of The Area 21/07/2024

Letter To The Editor: UNDERSTANDABLY, some don’t understand which level of government is responsible for what in Coffs Harbour.

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Letter to the Editor: Council not responsible for highway median strips - News Of The Area DEAR News Of The Area, UNDERSTANDABLY, some don’t understand which level of government is responsible for what in Coffs Harbour. The writer of a letter to NOTA (5 July) is among them. The writer cries shame on City of Coffs Harbour for the state of the median strips on the Pacific Highway through ...

Grace finds gold ring and now seeks the owner - News Of The Area 21/07/2024

SIX-YEAR-OLD Grace from Coffs Harbour is asking the community to help spread the word about a gold ring she’s found and is hoping to return to its owner.

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Grace finds gold ring and now seeks the owner - News Of The Area SIX-YEAR-OLD Grace from Coffs Harbour is asking the community to help spread the word about a gold ring she’s found and is hoping to return to its owner. Grace and her parents were walking with visiting family, taking them over Muttonbird Island to see the migrating whales, on Thursday 11 June at ...

Letter to the Editor: Coffs Harbour’s beautification - News Of The Area 21/07/2024

Letter To The Editor: COMMUNITY members concerned about the appearance of Coffs Harbour will be pleased to hear that Transport for NSW (TfNSW) have advised that repainting of the northern entrance sound walls is scheduled for completion this month of July.

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Letter to the Editor: Coffs Harbour’s beautification - News Of The Area DEAR News Of The Area, COMMUNITY members concerned about the appearance of Coffs Harbour will be pleased to hear that Transport for NSW (TfNSW) have advised that repainting of the northern entrance sound walls is scheduled for completion this month of July. Regarding highway vegetation maintenance,....

Land parcel at Deervale returned to Aboriginal community - News Of The Area 21/07/2024

THE NSW Government has granted an Aboriginal land claim that will see a parcel of land at Deervale, west of Dorrigo, returned to the local Aboriginal community.

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Land parcel at Deervale returned to Aboriginal community - News Of The Area THE NSW Government has granted an Aboriginal land claim that will see a parcel of land at Deervale, west of Dorrigo, returned to the local Aboriginal community. The Dorrigo Plateau Aboriginal Land Council will take ownership of the 2.23-hectare parcel of land located in the small village. Advertise....

EcoART Challenge competition comes to Coffs Central - News Of The Area 21/07/2024

PASSIONATE about promoting awareness around the precariousness of our oceans, the Gowings events team has created the EcoART Challenge competition.

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EcoART Challenge competition comes to Coffs Central - News Of The Area PASSIONATE about promoting awareness around the precariousness of our oceans, the Gowings events team has created the EcoART Challenge competition. The challenge was set to local schools to create eco-friendly masterpieces to the theme of ‘The Ocean and its Marine Life’. Advertise with News of T...

Derelict boathouses removed from Atherton Drive Reserve - News Of The Area 21/07/2024

THE NSW Government has completed the removal of five dilapidated and unsafe former boathouses from Atherton Drive Reserve in Urunga, allowing over 1,000 square metres of green, open space to be returned to the local community.

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Derelict boathouses removed from Atherton Drive Reserve - News Of The Area THE NSW Government has completed the removal of five dilapidated and unsafe former boathouses from Atherton Drive Reserve in Urunga, allowing over 1,000 square metres of green, open space to be returned to the local community. The five unused boathouses were in poor condition and contained asbestos....

Vandals hit Country Women's Association property - News Of The Area 20/07/2024

VANDALS have caused damage to property of the Coffs Harbour branch of the Country Women Association (CWA).

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Vandals hit Country Women's Association property - News Of The Area VANDALS have caused damage to property of the Coffs Harbour branch of the Country Women Association (CWA). Members were saddened to arrive at their rooms in Dalley Street to find a sign and brand-new fence had been vandalised. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....

Letter to the Editor: Not in the best interest of local business - News Of The Area 20/07/2024

Letter To The Editor: THE Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce is concerned at what Council takes into consideration when issuing licenses or permits for operators within Council managed public space at the Jetty Foreshores.

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Letter to the Editor: Not in the best interest of local business - News Of The Area DEAR News Of The Area, THE Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce is concerned at what Council takes into consideration when issuing licenses or permits for operators within Council managed public space at the Jetty Foreshores. The Chamber understands that independent vendors/traders that wish to operate...

Art group’s Mad Hatters Tea Party - News Of The Area 20/07/2024

THE Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) will welcome friends and visitors to their annual Mad Hatters Tea Party on Saturday in support of the CanDo Cancer Trust.

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Art group’s Mad Hatters Tea Party - News Of The Area THE Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) will welcome friends and visitors to their annual Mad Hatters Tea Party on Saturday in support of the CanDo Cancer Trust. Mary Abbott, a long-standing CHCAG member, began the Mad Hatters Tea Party to support a local group where funds remain local. Advert...

Letter to the Editor: Small Modular Reactors a reality - News Of The Area 20/07/2024

Letter To The Editor: I WASN’T aware that there were caves in Fernbrook, but Martin Smith has emerged from his to present to you and your readers a lengthy article decrying nuclear power.

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Letter to the Editor: Small Modular Reactors a reality - News Of The Area DEAR News Of The Area, I WASN’T aware that there were caves in Fernbrook, but Martin Smith has emerged from his to present to you and your readers a lengthy article decrying nuclear power. In his article to strengthen his argument he tells a lie. There are three Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) at th...

Truly special night of classical Indian music comes to Woolgoolga - News Of The Area 20/07/2024

AN evening of classical Indian music is being hosted by Woolgoolga’s Naidu Theatre Company on 26 July.

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Truly special night of classical Indian music comes to Woolgoolga - News Of The Area AN evening of classical Indian music is being hosted by Woolgoolga’s Naidu Theatre Company on 26 July. The performance features bansuri (bamboo flute) maestro Vinod Prassana and ARIA Award ARIA-winning tabla (hand drum) player Bobby Singh, who are among the most highly regarded performers of India...

Marine Rescue Woolgoolga crew assists stranded boaters off North Solitary Island - News Of The Area 20/07/2024

VOLUNTEERS from Marine Rescue Woolgoolga have assisted three people stranded at Anemone Bay, North Solitary Island after their 5.3 metre vessel succumbed to a flat battery last Friday.

Marine Rescue Woolgoolga crew assists stranded boaters off North Solitary Island - News Of The Area VOLUNTEERS from Marine Rescue Woolgoolga have assisted three people stranded at Anemone Bay, North Solitary Island after their 5.3 metre vessel succumbed to a flat battery last Friday. Volunteer radio operators at Marine Rescue Wooli took a call for assistance from a skipper who could not restart hi...

Bellingen Shire Council triples community markets fees - News Of The Area 19/07/2024

ORGANISERS of the monthly Bellingen Community Markets and the biannual Bellingen Plant Fair will be hit with steep increases to use Bellingen Park in 2024-25.

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Bellingen Shire Council triples community markets fees - News Of The Area ORGANISERS of the monthly Bellingen Community Markets and the biannual Bellingen Plant Fair will be hit with steep increases to use Bellingen Park in 2024-25. At its meeting on 26 June, Bellingen Shire Council voted to nearly triple the cost to use Bellingen and Connell parks – rising from $220 pe...

Coffs Harbour hosts Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Championships - News Of The Area 19/07/2024

AUSTRALIA’ S best junior rugby league talent have played off for Australian championships during a big week of footy in Coffs Harbour.

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Coffs Harbour hosts Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Championships - News Of The Area AUSTRALIA’ S best junior rugby league talent have played off for Australian championships during a big week of footy in Coffs Harbour. The 2024 Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Championships 16-18s Boys and Girls were held last week at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. NSW Combined Ca...

Hockey Coffs Coast junior umpires selected to National Championships - News Of The Area 19/07/2024

HOCKEY Coffs Coast junior hockey umpires, Bodhi Fabian and Harper Dent, have been given the ultimate chance to showcase their skills after being selected to umpire at the 2024 National Primary School Hockey Championships in Cairns.

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Hockey Coffs Coast junior umpires selected to National Championships - News Of The Area HOCKEY Coffs Coast junior hockey umpires, Bodhi Fabian and Harper Dent, have been given the ultimate chance to showcase their skills after being selected to umpire at the 2024 National Primary School Hockey Championships in Cairns. Their selection comes off the back of some stellar umpiring performa...

Letter to the Editor: The endless try-on - News Of The Area 19/07/2024

Letter To The Editor: A POLL running alongside the Council elections in September will give the residents of Coffs Harbour, for the first time, a formal say on the State Government’s proposal to sell off their land holdings at the Jetty foreshore to a private developer.

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Letter to the Editor: The endless try-on - News Of The Area DEAR News Of The Area, A POLL running alongside the Council elections in September will give the residents of Coffs Harbour, for the first time, a formal say on the State Government’s proposal to sell off their land holdings at the Jetty foreshore to a private developer. The opponents of this plan...

Letter to the Editor:Thank you Coffs Harbour - News Of The Area 19/07/2024

Letter To The Editor: OVER the past week the Coffs Harbour region played host to the Australian Secondary Schools 18 Years National Rugby League Championship.

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Letter to the Editor:Thank you Coffs Harbour - News Of The Area DEAR News Of The Area, OVER the past week the Coffs Harbour region played host to the Australian Secondary Schools 18 Years National Rugby League Championship. The decision to bring this championship to Coffs Harbour this year was based on a host of reasons linking sport and education, including the...

Letter to the Editor: Renewables and the environment - News Of The Area 19/07/2024

Letter To The Editor: IN this whole energy discussion, there seems to be one cost we hear little about, that is the cost to the environment.

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Letter to the Editor: Renewables and the environment - News Of The Area DEAR News Of The Area, IN this whole energy discussion, there seems to be one cost we hear little about, that is the cost to the environment. With renewables, thousands of hectares of wilderness and bushland, including wildlife habitat, have been and will continue to be, cleared for wind farms, sola...

Letter to the Editor: More nuclear nonsense - News Of The Area 19/07/2024

Letter To The Editor: MR Martin Smith’s letter (NOTA 5/07/24) adds little to the nuclear debate but says more about his political affiliations.

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Letter to the Editor: More nuclear nonsense - News Of The Area DEAR News Of The Area MR Martin Smith’s letter (NOTA 5/07/24) adds little to the nuclear debate but says more about his political affiliations. His reference to the CSIRO being “Australia’s truly independent experts” is puzzling. As this organisation is funded by the government it cannot be ...

Indigenous Protected Area announced in Bellinger Valley - News Of The Area 19/07/2024

THE Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation has been granted $1.1 million over four years to consult about the impact of tourism on the newly-announced Bellinger Valley Indigenous Protected Area (IPA).

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Indigenous Protected Area announced in Bellinger Valley - News Of The Area THE Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation has been granted $1.1 million over four years to consult about the impact of tourism on the newly-announced Bellinger Valley Indigenous Protected Area (IPA). The Bellinger Valley location is one of twelve new IPA areas announced by the Federal Government last we...

City of Coffs Harbour progresses water catchment plan - News Of The Area 19/07/2024

COUNCIL will report on applying a ‘Special Protected Areas’ framework to the Coffs-Clarence catchment which mirrors the WaterNSW model to protect Sydney’s water catchment areas.

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City of Coffs Harbour progresses water catchment plan - News Of The Area COUNCIL will report on applying a ‘Special Protected Areas’ framework to the Coffs-Clarence catchment which mirrors the WaterNSW model to protect Sydney’s water catchment areas. Greens councillor Jonathan Cassell tabled the notice of motion at City of Coffs Harbour’s July 11 meeting, which p...

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Upgrades for Mylestom Tidal Pool - News Of The Area 18/07/2024

MYLESTOM Tidal Pool and Alma Doepel Park is set for a facelift with almost a quarter of a million dollars being injected into North Beach Reserve to address safety and maintenance concerns.

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Upgrades for Mylestom Tidal Pool - News Of The Area MYLESTOM Tidal Pool and Alma Doepel Park is set for a facelift with almost a quarter of a million dollars being injected into North Beach Reserve to address safety and maintenance concerns. Bellingen Shire Council was the successful recipient of $246,575 under the Crown Reserve Improvement Fund (CRI...

Glenreagh Timber Festival: Where past meets present - News Of The Area 18/07/2024

BUILDING on last year’s record attendance, the region’s iconic Timber Festival returns to Glenreagh on Saturday 27 July.

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Glenreagh Timber Festival: Where past meets present - News Of The Area BUILDING on last year’s record attendance, the region’s iconic Timber Festival returns to Glenreagh on Saturday 27 July. Last year’s event attracted close to 9000 people, with organisers hoping to exceed that number next Saturday. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...

Legal Hypothetical: Supreme Court warfare regarding alleged gift of medals - News Of The Area 18/07/2024

Legal Hypothetical: JOHN served in the Navy between 1940 and 1945.

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Legal Hypothetical: Supreme Court warfare regarding alleged gift of medals - News Of The Area JOHN served in the Navy between 1940 and 1945. He earned several war medals for his courageous service. When John died in 1975, his widow gave his war medals to their eldest son, Matthew. Matthew treasured the medals and kept them all his life. He was a keen attender of Anzac day ceremonies and prou...

Letter to the Editor: Races abandoned - News Of The Area 18/07/2024

Letter To The Editor: FOR the umpteenth time this racing season the Coffs races scheduled last week were postponed several days early, due to water on the track.

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Letter to the Editor: Races abandoned - News Of The Area DEAR News Of The Area, FOR the umpteenth time this racing season the Coffs races scheduled last week were postponed several days early, due to water on the track. It appeared that the races were rescheduled for this Saturday and with sunny warm days for the rest of the week I was hoping I could...

Urunga Bowling Club rolls for Pink Silks Trust - News Of The Area 18/07/2024

A FUN day of bowls hosted by Urunga Bowling Club has culminated in a grand total of $1,500 being raised for the Pink Silks Trust (PST).

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Urunga Bowling Club rolls for Pink Silks Trust - News Of The Area A FUN day of bowls hosted by Urunga Bowling Club has culminated in a grand total of $1,500 being raised for the Pink Silks Trust (PST). The Charity Gala Day of bowls on Thursday 30 May brought together 22 teams from South West Rocks to Woolgoolga. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth....

Surfing, footy and the didgeridoo: Naru celebrates NAIDOC Week - News Of The Area 18/07/2024

SCORES of young people gathered for the Naru Goori Groms NAIDOC Fun Day at Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Beach last Wednesday, participating in pursuits promoting healthy living and well-being.

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Surfing, footy and the didgeridoo: Naru celebrates NAIDOC Week - News Of The Area SCORES of young people gathered for the Naru Goori Groms NAIDOC Fun Day at Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Beach last Wednesday, participating in pursuits promoting healthy living and well-being. The day revolved around three core activities: learning to surf, touch football and playing the didgeridoo. Adve...

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