ON Wednesday May 12, the Sawtell Historical Society celebrated their new home at the Sawtell Caravan Park with an unveiling of a restored and mounted map of the first subdivision of the area by Osmund (Osie) Sawtell from 1925.…
THE links in the chain guarding the land which houses the Nambucca Heads Lions Club storage container were broken into between 9 and 11 May. Bill Shepherd, Club Secretary, has calculated that over $700 worth of tools and equipment…
THE new purpose-built Sawtell Ambulance station on Sawtell road next to the Fire and Rescue station has been officially opened on Friday May 14. NSW Ambulance Assistant Commissioner Clare Lorenzen joined with Coffs Harbour local member Gurmesh Singh and…
THE Nambucca Valley Womens’ Business Network (NVBWN) reported its largest turnout for their first ever evening meet up. Committee member Sara Runciman spoke with News Of The Area about the decision to change things up. “This is our fourth…
THE Nambucca Heads Lions Club Trash and Treasure market returned to the Nambucca Plaza Centre Carpark on 9 May with joy and enthusiasm after a long break owing to restrictions imposed by COVID. The market has not been held…
THE Asyik Indonesian Arts Festival will be held in Scotts Head on Sunday 30 May from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children, $25 for a family (children under 4 free). This will…
SATURDAY 15 May, saw the Nambucca Valley Lions host the Northern Beaches Blues for their third game of the season at E.J Biffon Sports ground. Despite the rain earlier in the week, keeping the ground wet and muddy, it…
ANOTHER week of on again/off again golf with two lots of rain during the week forcing cancellation of Tuesday, Thursday and Friday events. While many golfers are feeling very frustrated, just put yourself in our greenkeeper’s shoes. Despite the…
WEEKLY golf report from the Macksville Country Club. May 15 saw DWK’s Lisa and Mick sponsoring a single stabled event. Once again heavy rain during the week saw the course very wet under foot. Winner on the day was…
TENNIS playing siblings, Melody, Seth and Jesse Reinhardt from Nambucca Heads travelled down to Port Macquarie recently to compete in their first Junior UTR Series (JUS). The event is the next step for players seeking to improve their game…