BY 8am on Saturday 25 March, Stuarts Point Community Hall, a local venue for NSW State Election voting, was alive with energy as the doors swung open in anticipation of a busy day. Along with the well-appointed scrutineering crew and…
WHETHER it’s a tenor from Tewinga, a singer from Scotts Head or a violinist from Valla, the Schools Spectacular team is aiming to unearth the talent of regional and remote public school students. Celebrating its 40th year in 2023, Schools…
1. IN the early hours on 19/3/23 Police arrested a 50-year-old woman at a Valla address following a domestic violence incident in which a 60-year-old man is alleged to have been assaulted. The accused woman was charged at Macksville Police…
PETER Elzer’s ‘Stamp Out Racism’ walk from Melbourne to North Queensland saw the trekker walk to Macksville on Thursday 16 March, and through Nambucca Heads on Friday 17, then onwards to Valla where he stayed the night. Wearing his black…
NEWCASTLE Permanent Charitable Foundation’s latest funding round opens Wednesday, March 29, with a pool of over half a million dollars available for new or existing projects which support health, young people and social wellbeing on the Mid North Coast. Local…
DR SALLY Townley, who stood as an independent candidate for Coffs Harbour in last week’s State election, believes the NSW Government’s plan for redevelopment of the Argyll St area may actually result in a reduction of social housing. Through the…
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CONSERVATIONISTS on the Mid North Coast and the North Coast are cautiously optimistic following the result of the recent State Election. The North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) welcomed the election of the Minns Labor government and its promise to create…
CIRCUMNAVIGATING Australia’s shoreline in her tiny microlight aircraft, bird-lover Milly Formby is on a mission to bring awareness to the plight of our continent’s migrating shorebirds. Flying solo around Australia, Milly’s 20,000km adventure-with-a-purpose glided into the Mid North Coast this…
ARTISTS, local or from further afield, are being invited to submit their works in the E J Mantova Memorial Art Prize. “It’s time to get started on your entries,” said artist Polly Wells, the new coordinator of the Mantova Prize.…