ENTRIES are now open for Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation’s (SPaDCO) third annual short story competition. The 2025 competition theme is ‘Tell Your Tale’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au The committee

ANTHONY Albanese and Peter Dutton have backed in their plans to tackle cost of living pressures as they made their case to voters during the first leaders' debate of the federal election campaign. The prime minister won the contest on Tuesday evening, after a group of 100 undecided voters cast their

THE new Midwaste Reuse and Repair directory is a free resource for residents across the Mid North Coast to help them find local repair services and reuse opportunities, meaning less “stuff” goes into landfill. The directory is a user-friendly platform connecting people with skilled repairers, second-hand stores, and community initiatives. Advertise

COMMUNITY fundraising is underway to support the Valla Beach Community Defibrillator Project. The Valla Beach Community Defibrillator Project was established in 2022 as an offshoot of the Valla Beach Community Resilience Team, with an aim to install two 24-hour accessible automatic external defibrillators (AED) in the community at a cost of

HISTORIAN and author Trevor Lynch is reaching out to the community as part of his research into a little-known wartime story, the Italian prisoners of war (POW) who worked on farms in the district during World War II. During the war, approximately 400,000 Italian troops were captured by the Allies and

FROM humble beginnings in 2010, the Valla Beach Markets has grown into a vibrant and much-loved event that brings the community together and funds a variety of local projects. Managed by the Valla Beach Community Association (VBCA), a S355 Committee of Management of Nambucca Valley Council (NVC), the markets have

THE vast majority of recent applications to join the Nambucca Senior Citizens Club have been denied, despite waning membership being cited as a reason for the impending sale of the group’s clubhouse. As previously reported in NOTA, Nambucca Seniors has been struggling to pay its bills, leading to the club’s

IN a generous display of community support, the Nambucca Heads Offshore Fishing Club has donated $1000 to Marine Rescue Nambucca to aid in their vital work of keeping local waterways safe. The donation was presented on Friday night at the Nambucca Bowls Club, with Marine Rescue Nambucca’s Unit Commander Gary

A CROWD of almost 200 packed into the Nambucca Heads RSL Club auditorium to witness the Wyz Wimmin & Friends Theatre Company’s performance of “The Sisterhood” on Saturday, 15 March. Originally planned to hit the stage on 8 March for International Women’s Day (IWD), but postponed due to Ex-Tropical Cyclone

OXLEY MP Michael Kemp was the guest speaker at the first Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) meeting of the year on Wednesday, 26 February. Mr Kemp was invited to offer details of what the National Party is doing at the State level, especially for small regional communities, with an