APPRENTICESHIPS are not as common as they once were, so it is very welcome news that Faircloth and Reynolds are looking for 18 new Coffs Harbour apprentices to join the 50 apprentices currently working with the company next year.…
NEW signs have recently been installed down at Moonee Creek Estuary highlighting the need for all dogs to be on a lead at Moonee Creek, especially for the protection of birds and wildlife. The development of the signs has…
$5.9 MILLION has been paid back in community refunds from the NSW Return and Earn partner Cash 4 Cans Bucks 4 Bottles, which has four branches across the State. Coffs Harbour’s Cash 4 Cans Bucks 4 Bottles, known as…
CITIZEN scientists from the Coffs Coast and Bellingen regions excelled themselves with their active participation in this year’s Great Southern Bioblitz (GSB), logging their own sightings and data using the iNaturalist app and website. Toormina resident and schoolteacher Nick…
DEAR News Of The Area, SUNDAY, November 14, 2021. It is sunny, with calm seas, and a cool, annoying breeze. The river looks tropical and sensational. A smallish number of Nippers are at Main Beach and the new balcony…
TRAINEE volunteer firefighters from RFS Brigades across the Nambucca and Macleay Valleys came together in Macksville recently to complete their Bush Firefighter (BF) assessment. “For the last few months, thirteen Nambucca Valley volunteers from Valla, Valla Beach, Gumma, North…
PETER Sobey has lived in the Nambucca Valley for the best part of the last 22 years, and he loves the community and land on which he lives. He plays a very active role in the community and is…
A RECENT opinion piece about the need for a local Neighbourhood Centre prompted News Of The Area to speak to Paul Sekfy, the last Coordinator of the Nambucca Valley Neighbourhood Centre that was closed in 2012. The Neighbourhood Centre…
MICK Birtles and his wife Tina left their busy life in Canberra five years ago to set up home in what Mick describes as “a slice of paradise here in Nambucca Heads”. Since that time Mick has been a…
ONE of the areas in our community which has been greatly affected by aspects of the pandemic such as lockdowns and travel restrictions has been the arts and entertainment sector. The Australia Institute has recently published research detailing the…