THE Department of Education sponsored a ‘Beyond the Emergency Assembly Point’ (BTEAP) workshop at Nambucca Heads on Thursday 7 March. The aim of this workshop was to help participants learn practical strategies to ensure the safety and well-being of young…
RESIDENTS of the Nambucca Valley can look forward to enhanced accessibility to Justice of the Peace (JP) services starting Tuesday 2 April, as a JP service will begin operating from the Nambucca Library. Local JP Eric Pitman will be offering…
AMONG the highlights of this year’s Seniors Festival is the Local Achievement Awards program, which recognises the remarkable efforts of seniors in making their communities better places to live. Operating on a local level, the Local Achievement Awards offer a…
FOR Murray Greenaway and his young family, the beautiful macadamia nut farm he purchased in Valla should have been a dream come true. “My partner flew down from the Territory to look at the property in 2016 and it was…
DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER the Sunday (17/3/24) night rainfall, my Monday morning walk along the new reconstructed path between the Anzac Park and the boat ramp prompted me to write this article. It’s great to see the Nambucca…
WHAT’S working and what’s not working in primary health care is the subject of the Better Health community survey launched this week. The purpose of Healthy North Coast’s extensive survey is to gather valuable insights that will help shape the…
FRANKLY Health Care (FHC) is seeking compassionate general practitioners (GPs) to help care for people experiencing homelessness in Coffs Harbour. Led by Dr Ryan Partridge, the FHC team has been making a positive impact for nearly four years, working on…
LITTLE Wings has been successful in gaining a grant of $960 through the City of Coffs Harbour Mayoral Discretionary Fund in support of its Fuel Our Planes Return and Earn fundraiser program. This means the cost of purchasing eight collection…
COMPETITORS from Nambucca and from as far south as Sydney gravitated with their dogs to the Rally and Trick Trials run by the Coffs Harbour Dog Training Club at the Rex Hardaker oval in Toormina. All sorts of dogs were…
THE Nambucca Roosters Rugby League Football Club held their Sponsor Appreciation and Season Launch event at the Nambucca Leagues and Sports Club on the evening of Wednesday 20 March. The highlight of the evening was the awarding of Life Membership…