COUNTRY rock artist Benn Gunn is helping raise money for 100 regional charities across Australia with his Great Australian Show: a rocking tribute to Aussie “kulcha”. On Saturday 9 July, hosted by the Park Beach Bowls Club, Benn Gunn will…
COFFS-BASED members of the SGL Charity have been working with the organisation’s Sydney team to support the people of flood devastated Lismore. “Our main focus is to provide assistance and aid to individuals and communities affected by national disasters (calamities)…
G’DAY and welcome to my very first Mayor’s Column – and thanks to News of the Area for giving me the opportunity. I’m going to be doing these regularly now and I hope you enjoy them. My very first one…
COFFS Harbour City Councillor Tony Judge is concerned that the debate over the future of the Jetty Foreshores lacks balance and that there are also issues with the NSW Government’s controversial draft plan, which includes residential development of the Foreshores.…
What is a notary public? VINCENT migrated from Italy 30 years ago and lives happily on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Vincent’s family remained in Italy and when his father passes away, a dispute arises regarding his…
NAMBUCCA Heads Lions Club are celebrating the easing of COVID restrictions and are now starting to plan for the annual Christmas Festival in 2022. The Festival is to be held on Bowra Street, Nambucca Heads, with the road being blocked…
SOUTHERN Cross University’s iSISTAQUIT project has launched a compilation of catchy video clips in a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of culturally appropriate care in assisting young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women to quit smoking. iSISTAQUIT…
WE’RE ALL aware of the concept “reduce, re-use and recycle”, and most of us do our best to follow it. But it’s important to recycle the right things in the correct manner. All sorts of things can be recycled and…
THE U3A NAMBUCCA Valley Open Day is on Tuesday July 5 at the Macksville Ex-Services Club starting at 10am through to 12-noon. The purpose of the Open Day is to launch the courses for the second semester of 2022 and…
SHROUDED in family history and memories of life in Macksville, the family and friends of the late Marilyn Kay named and launched a hand-crafted timber boat in her memory earlier in June. The naming of the sailboat, Marilyn K, took…