BEACHES were covered in one of the biggest occurrences of seafoam that has been seen in living memory after the wild weather which hit the NSW coast over the past week. Marine Biologist Ryan Pierara of Irukandji Shark and…
NANA Glen’s Idle In Café turned into a safe haven, a hub and a helping hand for the local community during the recent floods. “Between 24 February when the big rain started and 3 March the roads around us…
HAVING its genesis in Nambucca Heads but now a monthly staple in Bowraville, a gathering known as the Blokes Brekky is doing wonders for the wellbeing of men in the community. At 7:00 am on the first Saturday of…
STROUD SES are urging residents to “prepare now” by getting ready for the possible impact of flooding to the area. “Local experience and history do indicate that very heavy rain falling into our local catchments, which are already saturated,…
COMMUNITY members made their position clear on the prospective sale of land at 109 Foreshore Drive, Salamander Bay over the weekend, with hundreds gathering for a rally on the site. Organisers say the aim of the rally was to…
THE Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council (CHDLALC) has been granted $435,000 for its Gumbaynggirr Fire Management Resource Expansion and Development program through the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
NAMBUCCA RSL Club has been successful in gaining $2,007,800 under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program for a project that reaffirms and equips it better as the region’s Emergency Evacuation Centre during fires and floods. This will provide…
ON Saturday 26 February, Marine Rescue Port Stephens had just commenced their weekly Saturday training when the crew received a phone call from the radio base for a five-metre open runabout that had engine failure just outside the heads.…
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INCLEMENT weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of Scotts Head residents last Saturday. Approximately 100 people attended the ‘Save Our Village’ rally held at the Recreation Hut Scotts Head Reserve. The feelings of Scotts Head residents were made very clear…