THE Asyik Indonesian Arts Festival was very well attended at Scotts Head Public School on Saturday 25 May. The annual event celebrates the diversity of Indonesian arts, cuisine and people. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
SINCE 2020 and Covid-19, the demographics of rural Australia appear to have changed a little, but in general, the Nambucca Valley remains a low socioeconomic region and the biggest concern for many residents is cost-of-living. “(Due to COVID) there was…
AS Crown Land Manager, Nambucca Valley Council voted in April of 2024 to proceed with offering a new lease to Nambucca River Jockey Club over the Bowraville Racecourse. The new draft lease has now completed its public exhibition period. Advertise…
THE Scotts Head Community Group is inviting final signatures in support of a petition to Nambucca Valley Council to investigate the feasibility of establishing a safe bicycle and walking connection between Scotts Head and Macksville. The petition was launched in…
UNDER welcome late autumn sunshine at Joe Donovan Sports Oval in Stuarts Point, regional Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews converged for a ‘Funday’ dedicated to the volunteers and their families, with more than 200 people in attendance. The event was…
NVC GROUP celebrated National Volunteer Week with a lunch to thank their dedicated volunteers at Riverside Gardens last Thursday. This Volunteer Week is a chance to celebrate all the wonderful work that so many do with this year’s theme being…
OVER the last 75 years the Lions Club of Nambucca Heads has been serving the community, always aiming to make a positive difference through a broad range of projects, initiatives and services. One of the ways in which Nambucca Lions…
THAI women and girls from Nambucca Heads enjoyed the Songkran Festival in Coffs Harbour in April, coming home with first and second place in the Miss Songkran 2024 contest. This festival marked the Thai New Year and the nation’s Water…
SCOTTS Head Dune Care volunteers, Reflections staff and Landcare staff conducted a working morning on Saturday 18 May, accomplishing the equivalent of a full week’s work. The crews managed, with considerable effort, to fill eight skip bins with weeds and…
CELEBRATING 60 years of The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal, the Nambucca River Corps team happily stepped out onto the streets this week with their trusty collection buckets. Volunteers will continue the collection until 26 May. Advertise with News of…