ELECTRICITY supplies across the Myall Coast villages were cut for around two hours by an unplanned outage on Wednesday 15 May. At around 12:20pm, just as many were readying for lunch on a surprisingly fair-weather day amidst the recent rains,…
WITH the first humpback whales of the season now being spotted, an expanded team of specialised rescuers are poised and ready to launch as tens of thousands of majestic humpback whales begin their annual migration along the NSW coastline. The…
CLARIFICATION of the role of the National Broadband Network (NBN) was the goal at a special NBNCo information session held at Karuah RSL on Wednesday 15 May. Recent major problems, including the large NBN outage in February, as well as…
EACH month a photograph taken by a Myall U3A Photography group member is chosen to feature in News Of The Area. The challenge set for the U3A Photography group this month was to photograph something starting with ‘X’. Advertise with…
DEAR News Of The Area, I’M late coming to the foreshores conversation. Perhaps naively I’ve believed that community sentiment would prevail so that which I want protected is protected. Thankyou Ian Hogbin for pointing out the imperative to get some…
DEAR News Of The Area, FRESH off the press for all voters. Recently at 10:05 pm I went to the emergency room of our local hospital. I was finally given a bed and seen by the medical team at 9:45…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE article about dog attacks written by Mick Birtles in paper dated 17 May 2024 was well written. I have been complaining about stray dogs roaming this town and the danger they create. People would…
“EVERY ten days an Australian farmer takes his own life,” said Mary O’Brien, who gave a series of workshops across the Mid North Coast last week in support of the mental health of rural men. Ms O’Brien of ‘Are you…
MAJOR works at Nambucca Heads’ Main Beach – the construction of a protective seawall and bleachers – were officially opened on Monday 20 May. A ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by Nambucca Valley Council marked the completion of the $3.6 million…
AN ELECTION to determine the next Mayor and councillors of Nambucca Valley Council will be held on 14 September 2024, with registrations for candidates currently open. There are some important dates for prospective candidates to remember. Advertise with News of…