MACKSVILLE Medical Centre and Hibiscus Medical Rooms are raising awareness of heart disease as part of Heart Week (1 – 7 May). Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia, with a person dying every half an hour,…
REGIONAL Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC) and local high schools hosted a Nambucca Valley youth employment event last week. The ‘Work Pathways for Young People’ event brought together parents, employers, service providers and schools to support young people to…
THE Nambucca Valley ‘Women in Art’ exhibition launched at Macksville’s Matilda Street Gallery on Saturday 29 April. 35 artists feature in the exhibition and more than 70 people attending the opening event. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
MORE seniors are gaining assistance at home through the Australian Government’s Commonwealth Home Support Programme and Home Care packages. NVC Group Home and Community Care Manager Jacqueline Wills said she has seen an increase in the demand for home services…
ON Saturday 6 May from 11am to 2.30pm, the second annual community festival led by Gumbaynggirr Custodian Uncle Bud Marshall will take place at the V-Wall, Nambucca Heads to celebrate the arrival of buluunggal (mullet) in the Nambucca River. “Everyone…
THE art pavilion was once again an important part of the Macksville Show. There are many venues for artists to display their work around the valley but the agricultural show is a special opportunity to reach people that do not…
THE 2023 Macksville Show, held on 21 and 22 April, was a resounding success. Despite some minor wind and rain, Mother Nature was largely cooperative, allowing for a fun and engaging event that celebrated the Nambucca Valley in all its…
NV COLLEGE is teaming up with local businesses in the Nambucca Valley to provide valuable learning opportunities for their students. The Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club and the Nambucca Heads Bowling and Recreation Club will be involved in their next…
LAST Sunday at the Music Station Macksville a very fortunate capacity audience of 60 music lovers witnessed a musician bring his dream to life. In 1995 musician Rob Torelli began pondering on the idea of performing the music of Paul…
A NEW festival experience of music, art and story will take place in Coffs Harbour on 20 May 2023 at the Park Beach Reserve. Known as Storyland, this celebration of creativity will feature world class acts such as the double-Grammy…