IN Chinese mythology, dragons symbolise imperial rule, good fortune and are used to bring good fortune in Chinese New Year celebrations and festive boat races. Wouldn’t it be auspicious to have a dragon at the bottom of your garden…
BONVILLE author Wilson McOrist has published his third book, ‘The Boy from Long Gully’. It’s the true and remarkable tale of Richard Richards, a young man from the small rural town of Long Gully in central Victoria, who takes…
MENTAL Health Month runs throughout October, perhaps a time to support yourself, somebody known to you, or increase your own awareness about mental health issues that can arise at any time throughout an individual’s life. The theme for 2021…
GROUPS across the Nambucca Valley have joined forces in support of our precious wildlife to remedy a drastic shortage of possum boxes. There is an ongoing need for these boxes to provide substitute tree hollows for possums in care…
DR STEPHEN Saunders has been newly appointed as the Employment Facilitator for the Mid North Coast Local Jobs Program (MNCLJP). Dr Saunders is a sought-after business consultant, facilitator, strategist with over 25 years management experience. The program aims to…
DURING what has been such a tough time for people all over the world there has been some luck in the Valley. On Friday 24 September a lucky community member from Nambucca Valley was the 1st prize winner of…
FROM this week, there are seven weeks until the start of this year’s HSC exams. If it weren’t for recent delays, exams would have started in the next few weeks. With the HSC fast approaching, Nambucca Valley Year 12…
NSW is set to attract more than $37 billion in investment while slashing emissions by 50 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, under updated projections and objectives released as part of the Net Zero: Stage 1 Implementation Update.…
NAMBUCCA Valley not-for-profit and charity organisations seeking funding for local projects have until midnight 22 October 2021 to apply for a grant from Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation’s latest funding round totalling $800,000. “We know there’s a lot of worthy…
ADVOCATING karate as a life skill that builds personal strengths, Peter Auld, a Licensed Agent and Rural Specialist at L J Hooker Coffs Harbour, says his martial arts practice has supported his mental and physical health for almost four…