TO mark 2021’s dates for the 16-days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an online forum will be presented for community service staff who work with children and families on the Mid North Coast. The virtual event held online via…
BOWRAVILLE Central School has embraced the opportunity to become waste reducing ambassadors by getting involved with the MidWaste funded ‘Green Leaders’ program, mentored by Regional Coordinator for Sustainable Schools, Jane Grebert. Earlier this term Student Representative Council (SRC) students…
THE Lions Club of Nambucca Heads has presented Frank Partridge VC Public School with a defibrillator. The Lions Club views the donation as an opportunity to invest in the safety of the students, staff and community at the school.…
THE Coffs Harbour Snappers won through the group stages of round two of the North Coast 7s Series but went down to the SCU Marlins in the semi-finals. After four high intensity matches the Snappers had enough left in the…
THE SCU Marlins breezed through the group stages of the North Coast 7s last Saturday at C.ex Coffs International Stadium, notching up four wins and losing to the Kempsey Cannonballs in the final. The Marlins defeated the Cannonballs in…
Blended families and the risks involved with ‘mutual wills’ JOHN and Sandra are married. They each have two children from a previous relationship. They attend an appointment with a solicitor regarding their estate planning with a view to making…
DEAR News Of The Area, LAST Thursday evening, I attended Macksville Showground to hear the prospective platforms of the Nambucca Valley local election candidates. There was a good turn out of ‘grey heads’, and a significant absence of 18-30…
WE had seven swimmers this week. Race 1 Brace Relay – There was one bust in this Race, Elizabeth Casey and Amanda Vockler taking three seconds off. Heat 1 – Mike Navin and Jill Williams swam like a bat…
CORINDI Beach cricketer Anika Learoyd has ended her Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season on a personal high. The 19-year-old scored a career high 34 from 27 balls in the Sydney Thunder’s final game of the WBBL07 season last…
NAMBUCCA Heads Women’s Bowling Club (NHBWC) has recently held two sponsored days, kindly funded by Bernard Laverty’s. The matches were hotly contested, and the ladies all enjoyed terrific bowls and socialising. Kim Porter introduced a new dance move on…