ENERGY Minister and Treasurer, Matt Kean, is stepping up the NSW Government’s approach to climate change action. In a spirited appearance on the ABC’s Q&A, he said that the state intends to reduce emissions from between 47% to 52%…
LINDEN Lagoon, a hidden natural oasis in Boambee, has been getting a whole lot of love and attention from a passionate group of local residents. Formed just over a year ago the Linden Lagoon Landcare Group is celebrating their…
2021 has been a wild year and our mental health may require more assistance than usual. There have been COVID restrictions, border closures, vaccination delays and decisions and as we head towards the holiday season it’s no wonder we…
THE fertility journey of husband-and-wife creatives in Bellingen has given birth to a beautifully written and illustrated children’s book about…well, the beginning of life in general. ‘There’s A Reason You Are Here’ by Alex and Sarah Shortcake is now…
STRICT COVID-safe exam protocols were in place at 9.50am on Tuesday when 69,000 HSC students started the 2021 HSC written exams with English Paper 1. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said students had displayed an impressive resilience to push…
EIGHT not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) across the Nambucca Valley are sharing $309,689 in grants to strengthen how their organisations function, and bolster the way in which these groups can support their communities. Funding through the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal…
SCHOOL students are enjoying an easing of Covid-19 restrictions this week, with the NSW Department of Education now allowing assemblies, presentations, excursions, dancing, music classes and school sport to recommence. From Monday 8 November, NSW public schools can once…
NAMBUCCA Valley Phoenix is proud to host a new exhibition called ‘Resilience: Advancing Despite Adversity’. The community owned and operated social enterprise reopened on 20 November 2020, and to celebrate their one year anniversary are hosting this diverse collection…
THE birdlife across Nambucca Valley is plentiful, and something that many locals spend time observing, enjoying and working to protect. This includes those birds that nest on the beaches during spring and summer. According to the NSW National Parks…
TREVOR Ballangarry is a proud Gumbynggirr man from Yarranbella, and has announced his intentions to run as an independent candidate for the Nambucca Valley Council in the December 4 elections. “I was born and raised in the Nambucca Valley,…