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

  REHEARSALS have been going side-splittingly well for Valley Performers who are ready to entertain their audiences with their fast and fun-filled theatre restaurant play ‘Spy Club’…if only the cast would stop laughing, Ruth Stuart, Director/Vice President, Valley Performers, told News Of The Area. “It will be challenging for some of our

  ONE of the Nambucca Valley’s favourite sons returns to the airwaves at 6:00 pm Friday 20 May live on Nambucca Valley Radio’s Studio 3. Singer/songwriter Graham Howle has been attracting fans to his music ever since his debut album ‘Man with a Story’ was released in 2016 and his more recent

  BACK IN December 2021, News Of The Area reported on a dispute between Nambucca Valley Council and the Nambucca Heads RSL Club over the renewal of a lease for use of the RSL car park and Anzac Park. Nearly six months on, the matter is no closer to being resolved and,

MACKSVILLE company Express Coach Builders last week handed over the first two of ten new buses under a contract for the build and supply of Volvo buses for Buslines Group, in partnership with Volvo Bus Australia. It’s great news for the Nambucca Valley and a timely boost for regional NSW generally. For

  NAMBUCCA has some budding cattle parading champions in the Rudder family, who have recently competed for NSW in the Sydney Royal Easter Show. It was a weekend of torrential rain but that didn’t stop the strong competition in the paraders section with local Zoe Rudder taking out the NSW State Grand

  THE cloudy and threatening wet conditions on Saturday, 7 May 2022 did nothing to stop a large crowd from attending the Buluunggal Festival at the V-Wall, Nambucca Heads. This was a festival to celebrate the arrival of the buluunggal (mullet) to the Nambucca River, and to unveil the new sculpture honouring