THE natural beauty of the Nambucca Valley and its quaint towns and villages has long been a draw card for visitors and holiday makers. Most local businesses benefit from tourism dollars coming into the area and there are flow-on effects…
BUNDABAH properties played host to some informative field-study of controlled fire management, with a group of local landowners hiking out on Sunday 2 June. Doug, from Controlled Burning Contractors (CBC) in Salamander Bay, explained how proactive burns of hazard reduction…
THE future of the Bunker Cartoon Gallery is being driven by a focus on building the venue as a dedicated tourism destination. With a new Board elected at its Extraordinary General Meeting on 26 May, it was announced that a…
ON Thursday 16 May the Rotary Club of Nelson Bay awarded Rotary International Centenary Scholarships to Vanessa Thompson and Kathy Rimmer to assist with further studies. The scholarship will assist Vanessa, a registered nurse, to obtain specialised clinical nursing qualifications.…
ACTRESS, filmmaker, and regenerative farmer Rachel Ward has spoken out about the difficulties faced by small beef farmers across the state. Rachel owns a small farm at Taylors Arm in the Nambucca Valley, which she operates using regenerative practices to…
RESIDENTS seeking action on the closed footbridge at Moonee Beach near Sugar Mill Creek are concerned bureaucracy will dash hopes of ever getting a safe crossing reestablished. The bridge was closed to the public in November 2022 after falling into…
A GLORIOUS day was enjoyed by many at the RFS Parrys Cove Charity Golf Day 2024, held at Hawks Nest Golf Club on Friday 24 May. Originating from the wake of the 2019/20 mega-fires, the Charity Day has persisted as…
FORESTRY Corporation has delivered 2000 koala feed trees to the Port Stephens Koala Hospital (PSKH) to help improve the health of rescued koalas in care. The annual koala feed tree delivery continues a longstanding relationship between Forestry Corporation and the…
BONVILLE Rural Fire Brigade members have marked the completion of significant improvements at Bonville Fire Station. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh, who is also the Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, joined brigade members, NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Coffs…
ELECTRICITY supplies across the Myall Coast villages were cut for around two hours by an unplanned outage on Wednesday 15 May. At around 12:20pm, just as many were readying for lunch on a surprisingly fair-weather day amidst the recent rains,…