THE Regional Housing Taskforce has released its findings into factors affecting housing in regional areas. In July 2021, the NSW Government established the Regional Housing Taskforce in response to increasing pressures on the supply and affordability of housing in…
IT is time for the residents of the Nambucca Valley to dig deep and purchase raffle tickets in support of getting a new kitchen into the Bowraville Sports Hub. As many know, the construction work on the Bowraville Sports…
ONCE you have your ‘Get Ready for bushfire’ plan in place this year, MidCoast Council is asking you to register online. “We’d like to get a picture of how many MidCoast households have a Get Ready for bushfire plan…
THE Tomaree community is set to benefit from an innovative new course delivered virtually through the TAFE NSW Tomaree Connected Learning Centre (CLC) next month. The nationally recognised Certificate III in Community Pharmacy focuses on developing skilled pharmacy assistants…
GROUPS across the Nambucca Valley have joined forces in support of our precious wildlife to remedy a drastic shortage of possum boxes. There is an ongoing need for these boxes to provide substitute tree hollows for possums in care…
THE Northern Beaches community has rallied in support of a 16-year-old recently attacked with a knife at a teenage beach party at Sawtell on Sunday 19 September, holding a car wash fundraiser to support the boy and his family.…
PORT Stephens based Ampcontrol have been recognised for their exemplary contribution to innovation, industry and community at the Engineers Australia 2021 Engineer of the Year Awards. The innovative business had three finalists in the awards, with Richard Griffiths a…
SURF lifesaving patrols are back on our beaches for the summer season, with both volunteers and MidCoast Council’s paid lifesavers keeping swimmers safe these school holidays. Ahead of a summer where high coastal visitation is expected following large-scale lockdowns,…
A SENSE of relief is how Mitch Harvey, Unit Commander at Marine Rescue NSW Woolgoolga, described his feeling when Gurmesh Singh, Member for Coffs Harbour, rang him with the news that his unit would be getting a new launching…
NAMBUCCA Scouts are thrilled to be a recipient of Greater Bank’s Mid North Coast latest funding boost. In second place for the grant, Nambucca Scouts are grateful their application was successful. Nikky Stapleton, Nambucca Scouts’ Treasurer, who manages the…