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recommend, below.

And now it’s your turn.

Coffs Harbour Regional Library would love you to share what you love about the library.

Why do you visit the library?

They pose a prompt suggestion for you to add your comment - “This year, my library helped me…”

Take a photo of yourself in the library and post it on your socials. Tag @CoffsHarbourLibraries and #LibraryLoversDay or go old-school and use one of the ‘Show your love’ slips available at the library.

Coffs Harbour has an in-library display of some of the popular romance novels and love stories.

Here's three recommendations for ‘love stories’ from Coffs Harbour Library Assistants.

“I LOVE the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon,” said Rhy.

“I’m a romantic at heart and I love the history, the passion and the adventure in this wonderful series.”

It’s available in the library in print and audiobooks as well as the video and DVD series.

Claire Randall is a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743.

She is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened.

When she is forced to marry a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown is Surinder’s recommendation.

“I came across Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown and loved it.

“It explores 87 human emotions and experiences.

“The book has an attractive layout and is easy to start reading from anywhere.

“I loved it so much that I gifted it to someone as a Christmas present.”

Amanda recommends Well Hello by Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales. In their first book together, the pair takes a stroll through some of the issues of our time, offering advice for would-be writers, thoughts on developing a rich reading life, tips for navigating the perilous world of social media, and the secrets of a great friendship, all with the digressions that listeners of their podcast have come to love.

Here Crabb and Sales discuss kindness, success and failure, and not taking yourself – or others – too seriously, with a liberal sprinkling of fairy wrens, granny pants, show tunes, creative insults, diabolical mum bags and CLANGs. "I love the library, there are wonders and worlds in there, waiting for explorers,” Amanda said.

Plea for Moonee Beach Dog Attack Witnesses

By Paul FOGARTY

COFFS Council Rangers are asking for help following a dog attack that left a woman with bites on her leg and hand.

According to a Coffs Council spokesperson, the attack happened on the creek shore at Moonee Creek Reserve near the children’s playground on Sunday 30 January around 1.30pm.

The victim described the dog as a brindle-coloured, cross-bred, male American Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

She said the dog bit her on the back of the thigh while she was paddling with her sons.

Council reports that the woman was bitten again on the hand when she tried to protect a nearby toddler from the lunging dog.

Concerned it would maul the child, the woman was kicking at the dog when it bit her hand.

Both bites required medical attention.

Council reports that a woman thought to be in her 40s with tattoos on her arms and legs had the dog on a lead but was unable to control the animal.

It’s believed the dog’s name is ‘Oscar’.

Passersby came to the aid of the injured woman while the woman and ‘Oscar’ left with another woman in a white SUV driven by a man.

“This was a nasty attack by a dog that was actually on a lead, but not under any effective control,” said Gordon Polkinghorne, Council’s Team Leader Rangers/Animal Shelter.

“We gather that there were a lot of people at the reserve at the time of the incident and we’re hoping that they will get in touch and provide us with information or photos that can help us identify the dog so we can take appropriate action.”

Witnesses are urged to call 6648 4000 or make email contact at coffs.council@chcc.nsw. gov.au. “Even if the dog or owner can’t be identified from what you can provide after an incident, it’s worth reporting as we may get further information from other people that will help us take action,” Mr Polkinghorne said.

Anyone who is attacked or witnesses an attack by a dog is encouraged to contact Council with as many details as possible, especially time, place and date; description of the dog; whether it has a collar and any name used; descriptions of owner including their age, build, identifying features; car description and registration; and any photos taken.

CORRECTION: Judy Smith

NEWS Of The Area would like to provide a correction and issue an apology for misnaming a wonderful local volunteer in a story in our February 4 Edition

q Judy Smith has cooked up over 2000 meals for the homeless. (‘Former Cook Looks Out For Local Homeless’, p18).

Judy Smith, who we incorrectly called Judy Cook in our photo caption, has cooked up more than 2000 meals for the homeless in her own home, and plans to get a van and fit it out with cooking facilities so she can deliver meals in the evenings too.

Apologies Judy, and thank you for all your hard work making our community a better place.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE

SummerSalt Music Concert 19 February 2022

Council hereby advises that pursuant to Section 116 of the Roads Act, 1993 and in accordance with the authority delegated to it by Transport for NSW, it proposes to allow the temporary road closure of:

Ocean Parade between Fitzgerald

St and Orlando St Coffs Harbour between 12:30pm to 11.30pm.

Telephone enquiries should be directed to Leon McAllister on 6648 4000.