SCIENTISTS, conservationists and wildlife carers converged on Coffs Harbour on Saturday, 29 October to highlight the extinction risk facing koalas in NSW and policy solutions to protect koalas and their habitat. ‘The Vanishing – NSW Koala Conference’ was dedicated to…
DEAR News Of The Area, I SEE in the edition of Friday October 28, another indication that people think they can do a better job of controlling all the land, rivers, creeks, and creatures of nature than Mother Nature herself.…
DEAR News Of The Area, READING articles and advertisements in your newspaper there appears to be agreement that we need trees. Trees protect the headwaters of our rivers which ensures the purity of that water. Trees protect the banks of…
VALLEY Performers’ colourful November production, The Gangster’s Ball, has been ‘a proverbial ball’ to rehearse according to the actors. Rehearsing at the Macksville Ex-services Club, the cast has seen club patrons pop their heads in with curiosity and the actors…
STUARTS Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) were invited to a morning meeting on Wednesday, 26 October with Steve Rossitter, ATX Consultant for the Allam Property Group, regarding a proposed housing development on 100ha of land located north and south…
WHEN the kids from ShoreTrack aren’t out on mowing jobs, or making cement steps and pavers for NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service or restoring the odd vintage car, you’ll probably find them tackling the intricacies of welding, carpentry or…
1. ON 26/10/22 Police attended a residence in Nambucca Heads and spoke with a 45-year- old woman following investigations related to an assault that occurred at a licenced premises in Macksville on 22 As a result the accused woman was…
ARTISTS have been hard at work at Soulspace Bowraville creating fabulous works as part of the ‘One Raindrop – Raises the Sea’ exhibition opening soon at the Phoenix Gallery. The exhibition, featuring local artists with disability, opens on November 12…
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UPON delivering the Albanese Labor Government’s first Budget last Tuesday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the plan was “responsible, right for the times, and begins to build a better future for Australia”. Mr Chalmers said the Budget delivers responsible cost-of-living relief…