IN 2023, Nambucca Valley Radio 2NVR 105.9FM was a successful grant recipient of the Australian Government Stronger Communities Grant round. This funding allowed 2NVR to improve access to the multipurpose Tewinga community facility at 834 Rodeo Drive, Tewinga. Advertise with…
THE historic Mary Boulton Pioneer Cottage, on Gumma Road in Macksville, proved to be a perfect, ‘pretty as a picture’, venue for celebrating National Gardening Week, designated for 15-21 October 2023. Members and guests from a range of local and…
DIANA Wilkinson of Nambucca Heads saw a post on a local community page about a family who had recently been surprised by the earlier-than-planned birth of their third baby. They were struggling and overwhelmed with the demands of their young…
THE 2023 Australian Ceramics Open Studios comes to the Nambucca Valley on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November, 10am through to 4pm. Australian Ceramics Open Studios (ACOS), hosted by the Australian Ceramics Association, is an annual, nationwide, weekend event that…
KNOW your Mountain is a mini expo covering all things resilience and preparedness for summer time life in and around Ulong and Lowanna. Carol Cleary, co-owner of Ulong General Store and Cafe in the Valley, told News Of The Area,…
KING Tide Breweries and The National Cartoon Gallery have joined forces to share the joys of celebrating cartoonery. As a lead up to the 35th Rotary Cartoon Awards to be held at the National Cartoon Gallery from 24 November, King…
ALL manner of lovingly created items using fabrics and threads will be on show at Coffs Quilters and Needlecraft Inc. (CQ&N) Members Exhibition. Displayed in the Norm Jordan Centre, Coffs Harbour Showground on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October, members…
KOI, Bonsais and Bromeliads are stars of the show at an exhibition hosted by Vitality Bloom Nursery in Boambee, running from 9am to 4pm Friday 20 through to Sunday 22 October. An extensive range of bonsais and bromeliads will be…
NOT everyone’s bowl is filled these days, a fact the local Coastal Claymakers are working towards changing for at least one day through their Empty Bowls fundraiser. Hosted at Bellingen Riverside Cottages, people come along and browse through the locally…
IT’S ON, the Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod’s 52nd competitive performance will take to the stage in May and June 2024. With the organisers’ AGM held in September, the committee is in place with another year of planning is underway…