AN investigation is underway after a man’s body was found in a burnt-out car in the Nambucca Valley on Monday. Emergency services were called to Simpsons Ridge Road, South Arm, about 25km west of Nambucca Heads, at about 2pm on…
SCOTTS Head Public School proudly runs the only specialised bilingual Indonesian program in NSW, where all students are taught ‘bahasa’ Indonesia for approximately four hours per week, integrated with other learning areas such as geography, history and performing arts. Each…
ON Sunday 20 August the inaugural Community Expo was held at the Nambucca Bowls Club. Over 35 organisations and clubs took part in an event that enabled members of the public to explore the options for participation and volunteering in…
IT has been 20 years since a small army of volunteers restored a disused, run down former cinema into the performing arts mecca that is the iconic Bowraville Theatre we know today. Though the Theatre has had its ups and…
LAST week, on 18 August, Nambucca Valley veterans and their family and friends gathered at the Bowraville Ex-Services Club for a service of commemoration of Vietnam Veterans Day. Although veterans in the district observe this day annually, this year was…
IT would not be an exaggeration to state that the majority of the Nambucca Valley community is proud of ShoreTrack, an organisation that works with young people who are at risk of disengaging or no longer engaged in employment, education…
DEAR News Of The Area, I SEE that there is a proposal that at least 15 percent of housing in the Jetty Redevelopment will be ‘Low Cost’. If there hadn’t been a mention about the TS Vendetta project nearing completion…
DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to Peter Paunovic’s concerns (NOTA 18 August 2023) in relation to the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). Peter raises good questions, and answers are available. Peter only needs to go the GKNP website…
DEAR News Of The Area, CONGRATULATIONS to Dan Andrews for finally showing the foresight to end native timber harvesting in Victoria immediately! Surely if he can stop this pillaging of our native forests in his state, why can’t the other…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE opinion in your Friday 11 August 2023 issue, titled ‘Aborigines a separate nation?’ evokes a strongest response, impelling me to write for the first time, as other articles have a touch of rationality or…