DRAFT plans outlining projects and services to be delivered across the MidCoast during 2022-23, along with MidCoast Council’s draft annual operating budget, are now available for feedback until 8 June. These plans are prepared each year to guide Council’s…
BONVILLE Rural Fire Brigade is inviting local residents and property owners to visit the fire station on Saturday 21 May between 9am and 12 noon. “Maybe after voting at the Bonville Hall nearby,” invited Narelle Swanson, Community Liaison Officer, Bonville…
‘DRIVE so others survive’ is the theme this National Road Safety Week (May 15-22), with community members being asked to pledge their commitment to ensuring safety on our roads. Local emergency services personnel and MidCoast Council staff gathered last week…
THE revitalisation of the Shoal Bay foreshore has certainly made more seating available in shaded areas. Sadly, some people with little vision for the space and a lack of regard for public property have taken it upon themselves to poison…
LEGACY Mid North Coast awarded certificates for their Anzac Day Poster Competition on Tuesday 3 May. The competition was held to raise awareness in the school communities of the Nambucca Valley about Anzac Day and the important work Legacy…
AFTER two years of watching the South Solitary Island lighthouse cast its beam from across the sea, locals and history buffs will once again be able to see it first-hand as the island reopens to guided walking tours. As…
SATURDAY 14 May is the annual Open Day at the Salamander Bay Fire Station. Your local firies are inviting you to their station to check out fire safety in the community and at home. Advertise with News of The…
BULKY waste collections across the Great Lakes region will take place zone by zone, starting on May 9 in Forster. Place your waste out two days before your zone’s scheduled pick-up. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THE Bell Miner challenge was the subject of a free, citizen science workshop held in Valla last week, Tuesday 26 April. Nambucca Valley Landcare and North Coast Local Land Services joined forces for the workshop with local experts to…
AROUND 100 community members packed the Cavanbah Hall in Coffs Harbour for the Cowper Climate Forum last Friday night. Five of the seven candidates for Cowper in the upcoming Federal Election attended the event, hosted by the Coffs Coast…