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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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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 ...
COME one, come all to the Phoenix Winter Ball.
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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: UNDERSTANDABLY, some don’t understand which level of government is responsible for what in Coffs Harbour.
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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 ...
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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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: 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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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,....
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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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....
PASSIONATE about promoting awareness around the precariousness of our oceans, the Gowings events team has created the EcoART Challenge competition.
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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...
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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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 have caused damage to property of the Coffs Harbour branch of the Country Women Association (CWA).
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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: 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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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...
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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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: 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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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...
AN evening of classical Indian music is being hosted by Woolgoolga’s Naidu Theatre Company on 26 July.
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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...
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.
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...
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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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...
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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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 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 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: 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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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: 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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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: 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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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: 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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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 ...
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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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...
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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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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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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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...
BUILDING on last year’s record attendance, the region’s iconic Timber Festival returns to Glenreagh on Saturday 27 July.
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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: JOHN served in the Navy between 1940 and 1945.
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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: 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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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...
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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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....
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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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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Man charged after aged-care resident allegedly sexually assaulted Sex Crimes Squad detectives have charged a man following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault at an aged care home in Coffs Harbour. About 2.30am on Monday 1 January 2024, emergency services were called to an aged-care home in Coffs Harbour following reports a 76-year-old woman had been sexually assaulted. Police were told an unknown man had allegedly entered the woman’s room, before sexually assaulting her and fleeing the scene. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the woman at the scene before she was taken to hospital for further examination and treatment for minor injuries. Local police commenced inquiries before the investigation was taken carriage of by State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad under Strike Force Coolong. Following extensive inquiries, about 2.30pm yesterday (Thursday 4 January 2024), strike force detectives – with assistance from Coffs/Clarence Police District – arrested a 29-year-old man in Coffs Harbour. He was taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station where he was charged with aggravated sex assault- break and enter with intent. The man was refused bail to appear in Port Macquarie Local Court today (Friday 5 January 2024).
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