DRIVING out of Macksville towards Bowraville, one house stands out in the dark of the night. The Pendergast house in Jellicoe St, Macksville shines like a beacon with the spirit of Christmas. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
HIGH Street will be closed for the Bowraville Christmas Festival on December 15, with locals hopeful the event will reignite the passion and togetherness that used to be the hallmarks of the town’s Christmas events in years past. Last century,…
IN a celebration of creativity, perseverance and the power of art, the Art with Heart group, composed of talented artists with disabilities, is set to unveil their latest exhibition, ‘Freedom’, at the Phoenix Gallery in Bowraville, opening on Saturday 9…
VALLEY Performing Arts Centre (VPAC) will open the doors on its 40th annual end of year concert this weekend. Allison Launt began her own dance studio in Nambucca Heads in 1984 under the name of Allison Launt Dancers. Advertise with…
THE historic church of St James Anglican in Bowraville turns 125 on 7 January 2024 and celebrations are planned to mark this significant milestone. A service of thanksgiving will take place at 10:00 am on the day and this will…
FIVE medals have been awarded to Mid North Coast specialty coffee growers, Painted Blue Coffee, at the prestigious Golden Bean Australian and New Zealand competition. Founders of Painted Blue Coffee at Grassy Head, Charelle Harkins and Dan Klingsporn, are justly…
NAMBUCCA Heads Public School (NHPS) students recently celebrated remarkable success by taking part in the annual Tournament of Minds (TOM), an international academic competition challenging students to solve authentic, open-ended tasks set in the disciplines of the arts, language literature,…
MACKSVILLE Medical Centre is proud to be part of North Coast Health Connect (NCHC), a free health service rolled out earlier this year to connect locals with the right medical treatment at the right time, aimed at freeing up emergency…
FOR those who were fortunate enough to see the Bowraville Theatre Singers earlier this year presenting their ‘Five Years That Shook the World’ concerts, you could be forgiven for thinking that they had delivered a performance that would be near…
MORE than 140 people gathered at the Macksville Ex-services Club last Wednesday night to discuss problems associated with blueberry farms in the Nambucca Valley. The meeting was attended by two Nambucca Valley Council members – Susan Jenvey and David Jones…