FOLLOWING the completion of extensive training with OzGreen co-founder Sue Lennox, Nambucca Riverwatch volunteers have been undertaking monthly testing of five sites along the Nambucca River. The citizen science initiative involves collecting, synthesising and analysing water quality data, then uploading…
THE morning of Sunday 21 January saw a group of enthusiastic cheese fanciers converge at Eungai Soldiers Memorial Hall for a three hour workshop, designed not as a degustation event with crackers and wine, but a hands-on learning and sharing…
THE inaugural Stuarts Point Garage Sale Trail kicked off under sunny skies on Saturday 20 January with about a dozen households opening their yards and garage doors to the public. Super bargains were on offer, and generous deals were snapped…
AS we continue to tackle our national waste challenges and protect our environment, Clean Up Australia is calling on all Australians to join with their local communities and take more immediate action by registering now for Clean Up Australia Day…
FOOTPRINTS In Style, an award-winning camping site in Eungai Rail, is hosting a fundraising weekend event for the PNG Sister Schools charity. On 20 and 21 January, all are invited to come and camp at the Eungai Rail venue where…
ON Thursday 14 December, Ullrich Kessler addressed the Nambucca Valley Council meeting on the subject of the bollards along the Watt Creek Cycleway. Mr Kessler began his prepared speech by congratulating Council on the completion of the cycleway, which now…
MACKSVILLE radiated with festive spirit as the town’s annual Christmas Carols by Candlelight welcomed close to 4,500 attendees on Sunday. What began humbly 36 years ago near the Macksville library has blossomed into a cherished event orchestrated by the Salvation…
WHAT started as a simple lunch gathering for a small group of former nurses from the old and new Macksville Hospitals blossomed into a heartwarming ‘unofficial’ reunion as over 30 former nurses, many of whom hadn’t seen each other for…
THE Voices of South West Rocks Community Inc (VOSWR) has been working with Kempsey Shire Council to implement a two-story height limit outside the town’s CBD in the 2023 South West Rocks Structure Plan. VOSWR and the community are outraged…
BOWRAVILLE Recreation Club’s new clubhouse and bowls greens, as part of the Bowraville Sports Hub envisioned by members of the Club, nears completion with a possible handover date next week. After a build marred with delays, disruptions and even small…