Category Nambucca Valley News

Nambucca Heads Mens Shed Officially Reopens

AFTER many years of hard work by a dedicated few and the goodwill of a wonderful community, the Nambucca Heads Mens Shed was officially reopened last weekend on its new site at 2 Railway Street, Nambucca Heads, the former site…

Beatton stays on as Nambucca Heads Lions Club president

THE Nambucca Heads Lions Club hosted its board changeover dinner at the Nambucca Heads RSL Club on the evening of 27 June 2023. President of the Nambucca Heads Lions Club, Grahame Beatton, and members were delighted to be able to…

Tireless: Marlene Griffin’s humanitarian work honoured

MARLENE Griffin has posthumously been awarded a NSW Humanitarian Award and will be honoured before NSW Governor Margaret Beazley AC on Wednesday. Many people in the area will remember Marlene for her tireless commitment to supporting and contributing to the…

Primary students’ art work unveiled at Phoenix Gallery

AN art exhibition ‘For Our Elders’ opened at Phoenix Gallery last Saturday 1 July. For Our Elders has been curated from work by pupils of Bowraville Central, Tallowood Steiner School and St Mary’s Primary School. Advertise with News of The…

‘Anyone for Tennis?’ Interest sparked at Stuarts Point

MONDAY afternoons at the Stuarts Point tennis courts have become a meeting place for what’s become colloquially known as ‘Geriatric Tennis’, though age restrictions do not apply. In January 2023, Kevin Anderson, the then minister for Lands and Water, Hospitality…

Clive Thew Memorial Garden thriving at Macksville Hospital

CLIVE Thew Memorial Garden at Macksville Hospital is a wonderful community project coming to life thanks to the efforts of numerous Nambucca Valley locals. From Nambucca High School students, to Shoretrack, to Nambucca Valley Rotary to Macksville Hospital staff in…

Scotts Head Community Gardens Winter Harvest

SCOTTS Head Community Gardens were abuzz with activity just days before winter solstice. The well-established gardens border the Buz Brazel Park playing fields, and on Saturday 17 June the whole area was alive with activity. Advertise with News of The…

Little Sharing Library Grows at Fishermans Reach

STREET libraries have become quite a fixture in lots of community locations as a simple outlet for sharing, and the hamlet of Fishermans Reach, just south of Stuarts Point on the Mid-North Coast of NSW, is one of the newest…

NAIDOC Week celebrations kick off in Bowraville

NAIDOC Week activities were in full swing in Bowraville this week, with local schools coming together to celebrate the occasion. On Monday at Hennessey Tape Oval, Tallowood Steiner School welcomed students from Bowraville Central School, St Mary’s, Bowraville Community Preschool…