THE Nambucca Senior Citizens Centre has recently been listed for sale with a local real estate agency. Home to the Nambucca Senior Citizens Club, the building is the club’s only asset, according to spokesperson Gary Nichols. Advertise with News of…
THE Frank Partridge VC Military Museum in Bowraville, one of the district’s key visitor drawcards, is in desperate need of volunteers to continue operating into the future. The museum boasts a comprehensive collection that represents Australia’s involvement in all conflicts…
THE independent NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner is urging action to address the risks for temporary migrant workers in rural and regional NSW. Dr James Cockayne tabled the first ever report of its kind, called ‘Be Our Guests: Addressing urgent modern slavery…
CINEPHILES in the Nambucca Valley will be part of a worldwide celebration of short films as the 27th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at Bowraville Theatre on Sunday 6 October. The festival, which attracts over 100,000 viewers globally, will…
MORE than 300 sandstone blocks have been installed along Atherton Drive Reserve at Urunga in a move to protect endangered shorebirds. Crown Lands in the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) commissioned the Soil Conservation Service to carry out…
KORORO School friends from the class of 1945 are on the cusp of celebrating 80 years of companionship. Adele Simmond (Berriman), Peggy Mavin (Hoy), Lorraine Partland (Taylor), Helen Bowen (Edwards) and Lesley Burling (Gillam) met as five-year-olds at Kororo School,…
THE grassroots creative culture of Coffs Harbour offers a rich and often clandestine life for aspiring artists. The burgeoning poetry scene for instance continues to thrive in the margins, fuelled by passion rather than driven by economics. Advertise with News…
BELLINGEN’S Wal Tyson, 89, has received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to the Bellingen Shire community. Mr Tyson was presented the OAM at the King’s Birthday 2024 Honours and Awards Ceremony at Government House, Sydney on Thursday,…
A PETITION initiated by local conservation group Friends of Pine Creek has been tabled in parliament. Presented to the Upper House on 18 September by Greens MLC Sue Higginson, it calls for the end of logging in primary koala habitat…
TWO recent koala deaths on the Pacific Highway near Bonville have the Friends of Pine Creek urging motorists to take even greater care to avoid animals. “Koalas are particularly active in spring because of breeding urges,” a spokesperson said. Advertise…