A DREAM yacht that began as a high-end project, became a full-blown passion, and then drifted along the borders of obsession, is now for sale – 44 years after its original owner set course. In 1981, Sawtell master builder and…
ANDREAS Arnvig has returned to Australia with his Danish family to introduce them to friends made a quarter of a century ago, including Woolgoolga resident Steven Mottlee. Andreas was an exchange student in 1999 with the INTO Education program. Advertise…
A FREE jazz concert at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden on Sunday 25 March, will kick off the Coffs Harbour City Orchestra’s 2025 concert season. Orchestra members are happy to be back making music together at their weekly rehearsals,…
THE local CanDo Cancer Trust is the latest recipient of the Pink Silks Trust’s generosity, receiving a donation of $8000 from its Pink Silks Ladies Race Day. In keeping with Tanya Johnson’s founding principle of supporting the local community, the…
THE Bellinger River Agricultural Society is looking to ensure its continued success by inviting enthusiastic individuals to step into key leadership roles. The historic institution’s key event is the Bellingen Show, which began in 1881. Advertise with News of The…
SINCE inception, the Wyz Wimmin & Friends Theatre Company has been committed to taking theatre to the people and has performed in several of the area’s historic halls. “Back when these halls were built, travelling picture shows travelled the back…
LESSONS learned from natural disasters in recent years came to the fore during the weather event linked to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, as the Nambucca Valley ‘weathered the storm’ rather well overall. Outlying areas, particularly to the west of the Nambucca…
NAMBUCCA Valley Councillors have unanimously supported a proposal to adjust the Nambucca Local Environmental Plan (LEP) to allow viticulture (the cultivation of grapes) and agritourism on a Tewinga property. Two speakers spoke in support of the proposal at Council’s General…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Cowper Caz Heise has called for the protection of free pathology services, with the future of some currently bulk-billed tests in doubt. Ms Heise expressed concerns that potential changes to the current Medicare system could lead to…
AUSTRALIAN Defence Force (ADF) personnel were called to Scotts Head on Monday of last week to dispose of a military flare that had washed up onto the beach. The flare was cordoned off before being detonated in situ under the…