“IF you are without the support of your community, you will not last,” was the message prominent environmental lawyer and NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson delivered to front-row seated local blueberry growers in Macksville last Monday night. “Regenerative farming producers…
SEASONAL magic was in the air on Friday December 1, as the annual Unkya Reserve (Eungai Creek) Christmas Carols evening was held under a sublime twilight sky. As well as performances by the Nambucca Valley Band, Eungai Public School and…
A STUNNING sea of orange-hatted primary school students graced the town centre of Nambucca Heads on Tuesday November 28. These Nambucca Valley students were ‘wearing it Orange’ as they walked from the Nambucca Catholic Church to the Nambucca Community and…
DROVES of community members turned out in support of the Mini-Makers Market at the Scotts Head Reserve Hall on Saturday December 2, with a showcase of locally made products and wares filling the hall’s undercover space and surrounding grounds. The…
GEORGETTE Allen of Lock the Nambucca Valley (LNV) group spoke during the Public Forum of the Nambucca Valley Council’s meeting on 30 November 2023 to update Council on LNV activities over the past year and to warn them of potential…
CHRIS Humphreys used the public forum at last week’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting to raise the issue of illegal dumping in the Valley’s forests and what he sees as Council’s uncooperativeness to work with those who volunteer to clean it…
THE Elly Stig Memorial Golf Day will celebrate 30 years of fundraising on January 7 2024. The organisers ask you to sign up and start assembling your team for the big day at the beautiful Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course.…
BOWRAVILLE Central School students won nine places including five first places and the Most Outstanding Simmental Parader award at the recent Dorrigo Show. The school also won ‘Best Prepared and Presented Animal’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THE Nambucca Heads Railway Station celebrated turning 100 years old on Sunday 3 December, a milestone celebrated in grand style due to the efforts of the Nambucca District Historical Society. Locals arrived by the hundreds and the Historical Society spared…
ROAD access for the new Bowraville Sports hub is poorly planned and other options need to be considered, according to long-time and well-known resident of the Valley, Bob Mackay of the South Arm Group. Mr Mackay, with the help of…