EXCITEMENT is mounting for OzGREEN’s inaugural Thrive Festival on Saturday 4 March at Bellingen Showground. Thrive Festival is a free event that aims to bring people together to rebuild a sense of belonging and connectedness following the many challenges we’ve…
AT its February 2023 Ordinary Council Meeting, Council endorsed a recommendation for Bellingen Shire to proceed with an application to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for a Special Rate Variation (SRV). An application to IPART by Council will…
COLIN ‘Wormo’ Wormleaton is having a ‘Shave Off’ of his pink and bushy beard and hair raising money for Cancer Council on Saturday 4 March at 2pm at Nambucca Heads Golf Club. Having had Stage 4 melanoma in 2015, Wormo…
MACKSVILLE Laneway Festival will take place on Saturday 11 March from 2pm to 10pm, with a free programme of live performances, street theatre and workshops for the whole family. “The inspiration for this event came from the street art murals…
SHORETRACK’S mission is to “help young people achieve their goals and independence through supported pathways” and they continue to open doors to education and employment for young people. This year, most of the ShoreTrack crew are studying their Certificate II…
A MOTIVATED group of walkers known as the Macksville Movers reached a significant milestone last week when they celebrated their tenth anniversary. The Macksville Movers are a Heart Foundation registered walking group who walk twice a week to reap the…
THE first ‘Funkya at Unkya’ market for 2023 was held on Sunday 26 February, with a good representation of local vendors in attendance. Though it was a slow start, probably due to previous and threatened rain, by 10am, in brilliant…
A WEEKEND community music festival, ‘The Power of Song’, will see the return of local choirs and interested folk to Grassy Head on the weekend of March 17-19, with the event to be held at the Advent Youth Centre. “Funding…
KALANG River Dragon Boat Club members are joining the Clean Up Australia campaign and doing their bit on Saturday 4 March by picking up rubbish in and around the waterways and the foreshores where they enjoy paddling each week. “We…
IN 2018, the last time the hallowed stage of the Bowraville Theatre was graced with burlesque, it was an absolute sell out. It is set to happen again as the producers of Uncultured CHAOS, The Burlesque Basement and The Bandit…