PROGRESS on extending the ocean outfall in Kattang Nature Reserve is one of the recent achievements of the Camden Haven Community-Council Action Team (CCAT). Operating since 2019, the team is the driving force behind the Community Plan that sets out…
AN interactive map of the Camden Haven’s bushfire hazard zones is now available to view. It has been developed by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) to help the community better understand bushfire-risk locations and the council’s role in managing them. Advertise…
CAMDEN Haven’s Izaac Gaskin will travel to Sydney to referee in the prestigious Nations of Origin rugby league competition next week. Nations of Origin is a multifaceted sport, cultural, education and leadership program that culminates annually around NAIDOC week. Advertise…
THE Oxford and Macquarie dictionaries define “hoons” as an Australian and New Zealand term for “young men” driving irresponsibly, recklessly or dangerously. And according to the NSW Government, “hooning” is similar to street racing, which means penalties can range from…
LOCAL not-for-profit organisation Young Minds Thrive is offering a limited number of free child development assessments for children aged three to six years thanks to a grant from the Mary MacKillop Today organisation. The Nambucca Valley-based charity is run by…
VOCATIONAL students Kesalini Tongia from Macksville and Evie-Mae Quennell from Valla Beach have won top titles at this year’s North Coast and Mid North Coast Regional Training Awards. The two girls are amongst the region’s most outstanding people and organisations…
AN expo with a sustainability focus will be held at the Eungai Creek Memorial Hall on Sunday. The ‘Building Sustainability for the Future Expo’ has been organised by Dr Ljubov Simson and agronomist Marc Percival, locals running as independent candidates…
IN May of 2024, Nambucca Valley Council rangers fined 187 motorists for parking incorrectly or for too long, resulting in a total revenue from traffic violations of $22,395. This figure is roughly equivalent to the entire year’s revenue for parking…
IN what is described as a momentous occasion for our region, a partnership of local health service operators has launched a North Coast Mental Health Plan. The ‘Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs and Suicide Prevention Joint Regional Plan’ is…
DEDICATED work in the refugee community by two Coffs Harbour women has been recognised in the 2024 NSW Humanitarian Awards. Michele Greenwood, a clinical nurse consultant who works at Coffs Harbour Refugee/Multicultural Health North Coast Public Health Unit, was named…