FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY 24TH DECEMBER 2022. The Christmas King Tides made it necessary to have two shotgun starts to enable golfers to have access to our competitions without having to drive or walk through the flooded causeway. Plenty…
I’D been reading the local paper, NOTA Nambucca Valley, since I moved here to Fishermans Reach in January 2021, and before that I always read local papers, the folding kind. In July this year I took a leap of faith…
KEMPSEY Shire residents are being called upon to join the “war on weeds” in the Shire. Stuart Mackay, Weeds Officer at Kempsey Shire Council said great progress is being made to stop the spread of weeds. Advertise with News of…
THE Save Nambucca River group has a vision for an environmentally healthy Nambucca River now and into the future. Beverly Gibbs, a spokesperson for the group, told News Of The Area, “We aim to collaborate with stakeholders to restore water…
COMMUNITIES across regional NSW will enjoy an even wider range of enriching and entertaining experiences, thanks to $540,000 in funding through the NSW Government’s Regionals Arts Touring program. Minister for the Arts Ben Franklin said the funding will support artists…
1. ON 16/12/22 Police arrested a 35-year-old male driver on East West Rd, Valla following a pursuit along Giinagay Way, Nambucca Heads where the accused man failed to stop in relation to a driving complaint. The driver was submitted to…
WHAT you can put in your green lid bin has changed with only food scraps and garden waste now accepted. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) wants all households across NSW to move to having a green lid bin, also…
COFFS Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL) has sent out an alert to help prevent the feral Common Myna bird, known as a pest species, from entering our backyards and causing harm to native birds. The introduced Common Myna birds continue to…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council is currently inviting comments on changes to the Nambucca Local Environmental Plan (LEP). The intention of the planning proposal is to prohibit caravan parks outside urban areas by prohibiting caravan parks within the RU2 Rural Landscape and…
NSW LABOR have announced they will ensure fair pay for musicians, should they win the state election, by implementing a $250 minimum fee for musicians at commercial events that receive public funding. Under the plan, event organisers seeking public funding…