THE Dine and Discover initiative has been one of the financial stimulus packages the hospitality and travel industries needed post COVID-19 lockdowns. And now, the NSW government has released some fabulous news! This program has been extended, meaning the…
THE sun shone brightly on Sunday 30 May, and many turned out for the Scotts Head Asyik Indonesian Art Festival held at Scotts Head Reserve. The festival started with a colourful parade of children of all ages dressed in…
WOWED by the Blood Supermoon last week, May 26, we were out in our groups with necks craned and iPhones straining their capabilities, and it seems everyone felt it was worth rugging up and looking up. Unpolluted by city…
WITH the recent floods in the Nambucca Valley, the Macksville Aquatic Centre has taken a hard hit. General Manager of Nambucca Valley Council, Michael Coulter, told News Of The Area, “The gym incurred substantial damage in the 19-21 March…
ON June 11 the Nambucca Valley Youth Services Centre, aka the Youthie, will be holding an Open Day. The Open Day will give locals the opportunity to have a look at the Youthie, view artworks on display from local…
TELL US your experience, is the SES’s clarion call to the Nambucca Valley communities that were impacted by the floods of March 2021. The volunteer State Emergency Service is setting up community Flood Forums around the area to find…
THE Nambucca Valley branch of RUOK? was established four years ago by Elisse Chapman, Danny Doolan and Gemma Rostron. They have been fundraising for mental health ever since. Several years ago, Gemma participated by herself in the City2Surf on…
OVER the last number of years people have painted inspirational messages, artwork and words around the Nambucca V Wall area. In the near future however, we may see this area, and other parts of the Nambucca River foreshore, experience…
RECONCILIATION Week 2021 ran from 27 May – 3 June with the theme ‘More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.’ Earthbound Bowra Cafe, located in Nambucca Heads, took action and many customers joined in. As reported in last week’s…
OVER two hundred Nambucca Valley locals came out for a fabulous fundraising night at the Macksville Ex Services Club on Friday 28 in honour of Ollie Hawkes. Ollie suffered a stroke and was diagnosed with Moyamoya earlier this year.…