THE Bowraville community came out in numbers for the Lanes Bridge Tree Planting and Information Day, to help combat the massive bank erosion the Nambucca River has experienced due to bush fires and flooding events. The focus of the project is to revegetate degraded riverbank for stabilisation; areas where the tree

ENVIRONMENTAL scientist Dr Sally Townley addressed the May meeting of the recently formed Save Nambucca River group. Dr Townley is also the Deputy Mayor of Coffs Harbour City Council, having been elected to this position in 2022, and has been a Councillor in Coffs Harbour since 2012. Dr Townley spoke to

SALTWATER Freshwater Festival (SWFW) 2022 is being held for the first time during Reconciliation Week – on Saturday 28 May, in the Nambucca Valley. The festival is a colourful, joyful sharing of music, dance, crafts, “culture, language and family getting together,” Uncle Micklo Jarrett told News Of The Area. “I love my

FIFTY years ago today – Friday 13 May, 1972 - Nambucca Heads settlers Paul and Gwen Maxwell were married at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Temora. The couple will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary joined by their family and a special dinner at The Cubana, Nambucca Heads. “Our celebrations

  DELICIOUS fragrances filled the air of the Nambucca Heads Senior Citizens Hall from May 5-7 for the annual Mother’s Day Orchid Show held by the Nambucca Valley Orchid Society (NVOS). Many smiling faces filled the room, glimpsed amongst the display of varied and colourful orchids on show. The Grand Champion of the