CONSERVATIONISTS are concerned that the public is not completely aware of the type and scale of forestry operations in the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP). They have shared a new drone video of logging in Sheas Nob State Forest, inland from Coffs Harbour, to highlight the damage being done. Advertise with

NAMBUCCA Valley Council voted last week to receive a report into the feasibility of requiring permits for the removal of mature trees in non-rural areas of its jurisdiction. “Mature trees can contribute significantly to an area's character offering exceptional value visually, culturally, economically and intrinsically,” Councillor David Jones said in his

CATTLE producers need to work closely with neighbouring properties to ensure they understand what products are being sprayed and when before selling cattle. This is the advice from the Integrity Systems Company (ISC), which manages the vendor declarations for Australia’s red meat industry. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

YOUNG people are being invited to explore innovative programs for their creative and social development at Nambucca Valley Phoenix in Bowraville. The community organisation offers a comprehensive program of workshops and classes for young people facilitated by professional staff. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your

THE 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Ride has been marked with the announcement of plaques to commemorate significant steps along the route. Minister for Heritage Penny Sharpe and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty David Harris were in Walgett on Monday to announce a grant to complete the town’s Freedom

THE first meeting for 2025 of the Stuarts Point and District Garden Club (SPaDGC) was held on Wednesday, 5 February, marked by summer weather and the warmth of friendship. At 11.30am a troupe of flora-loving individuals gathered at the Stuarts Point Community Hall to set up trading and display tables featuring

RESIDENTS of Nambucca Heads awoke to sirens and smoke on Wednesday morning, 22 January, with the Nambucca Leagues Club engulfed in a major structure fire. Emergency services got the call and responded just before 6am, by which time the building was well alight, with plumes of black smoke rising high

THE hard work and dedication of Bowraville Central School’s (BCS) Cattle Team paid off at the recent 2024 Dorrigo Show, where they scooped a number of great placings across several categories in both beef and dairy cattle competitions. In the Junior Judging competition, seven BCS students were selected from over 50

ON New Year's Day in the year 2000, almost 100 families and individuals placed sealed envelopes into a time capsule at the front of Club Scotts. A committee had been formed to come up with something special to mark the turn of the century in Scotts Head. Advertise with News

FIVE Nambucca Marine Rescue volunteers have been awarded the National Emergency Medal for their support of the Rural Fire Service (RFS) during the 2020 bushfires. The awarding of the National Emergency Medal is how the nation acknowledges and thanks those people who have, amidst the devastation caused by natural disasters,