LAST week was Anti-Poverty Week (15-21 October), with a focus this year on ending child poverty in Australia. This year has been particularly difficult for all Australians due to the cost-of-living crisis, but has been even harder for those already…
THE Save Nambucca River Group, with grant funding from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), will partner with environmental charity OzGREEN to launch a citizen science water quality monitoring program. The volunteer-led initiative includes equipment purchase and training…
THE inexhaustible team from Stuarts Point Art House, located at the truly quaint Anglican Church at 25 Ocean Avenue, have developed and launched a Community Mural and Dance Project that commenced on the afternoon of Monday 16 October. Prominent local…
LAST Wednesday afternoon, a Mid Coast Coaches bus crashed into traffic lights at the front entrance of Mitre 10 in Macksville. According to a spokesperson from Mid Coast Coaches, the incident was caused by a mechanical malfunction. Advertise with News…
ONCE a year the Red Cross holds a ‘BigCakeBake’ to raise money to help people going through tough times, but also to connect with loved ones or colleagues, share a laugh, and have a chat. “This year our branch decided…
IIT has been several months since a beekeeper in the Macleay Valley discovered varroa mites during a routine alcohol wash of his bees. This would mark the beginning of a varroa crisis for beekeepers in the Kempsey region, with the…
IN 2023, Nambucca Valley Radio 2NVR 105.9FM was a successful grant recipient of the Australian Government Stronger Communities Grant round. This funding allowed 2NVR to improve access to the multipurpose Tewinga community facility at 834 Rodeo Drive, Tewinga. Advertise with…
THE historic Mary Boulton Pioneer Cottage, on Gumma Road in Macksville, proved to be a perfect, ‘pretty as a picture’, venue for celebrating National Gardening Week, designated for 15-21 October 2023. Members and guests from a range of local and…
DIANA Wilkinson of Nambucca Heads saw a post on a local community page about a family who had recently been surprised by the earlier-than-planned birth of their third baby. They were struggling and overwhelmed with the demands of their young…
THE 2023 Australian Ceramics Open Studios comes to the Nambucca Valley on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November, 10am through to 4pm. Australian Ceramics Open Studios (ACOS), hosted by the Australian Ceramics Association, is an annual, nationwide, weekend event that…