COFFS Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) held its annual Mad Hatters Tea Party at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery, raising over $600 for the CanDo Cancer Trust. “It was a great afternoon of fun and fundraising,” CHCAG President Sue Roberts…
PREPARATIONS for the Easter Celebration Community Project in Woolgoolga are now underway with craft workshops bustling with activity. Artist Fiona Bennell of Woolgoolga Community Creations told News Of The Area that the response to the project to create public artworks…
THE Nambucca Roosters Reserve Grade team were able to knock some pre-season cobwebs from their form last Saturday when they met Lower Macleay at Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads. The game was played over four 15 minute quarters in hot and…
RUGBY league’s State of Origin is billed as mate against mate, but it had nothing on the rivalry when two Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club teams were pitched against one another in the first round of the Mid North Coast…
DESPITE Friday night’s storm , Lav’s Turf Solutions sponsored Stableford attracted a good roll up. A few took fright thinking there would be no play. Division one was won by Jordan Welsh with, considering the lack of roll, a net…
DEAR News Of The Area, I APPRECIATE Janet Olney’s letter (‘Honesty in funding’, 21 March) for prompting this opportunity to update the community on the nature and scale of my campaign. It’s important that voters feel informed about who is…
DEAR News Of The Area, OVER the past few years, I’ve read the various articles and letters to the Editor from timber industry advocates regarding the Great Koala National Park (GKNP), Forestry Corporation and logging. It seems to me that…
FROM humble beginnings in 2010, the Valla Beach Markets has grown into a vibrant and much-loved event that brings the community together and funds a variety of local projects. Managed by the Valla Beach Community Association (VBCA), a S355 Committee…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council voted last week to receive a report into the feasibility of requiring permits for the removal of mature trees in non-rural areas of its jurisdiction. “Mature trees can contribute significantly to an area’s character offering exceptional value…
THOUGH Yarrahapinni Community House rarely opens to the public on weekends, Saturday morning 15 March was special, as volunteers opened the house and garden to hold a delightful ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’. “For the first Saturday trial opening of the Yarrahapinni…