THE cultural diversity of the Nambucca Valley is about to take another step forward this month when the Bowraville Theatre presents the virtuoso Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Lara. Bringing the soul and spirit of Spanish flamenco to regional audiences, Paco…
THE Nambucca Valley continues to cement its reputation as a haven for creatives following last week’s announcement by the Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) that Bowraville’s Graham Howle was the songwriter of the year in the Australia category. In an impressive…
FINDING a work pathway for young people is a bit like completing a jig-saw puzzle. Local youth Tristan Leonard said finding his pathway was made easier because of access to fee-free, local training and Mission Australia’s local Transition to Work…
FISHERMANS Reach poet and News Of The Area contributor reporter Jen Hetherington travelled to Port Macquarie Library on October 28 for an author visit as part of the Mid North Coast Library Service’s Stories Behind the Storyteller series. Jen’s collection…
SUNDAY, 30 October brought with it a shining, sunny morning that welcomed all comers to the Unkya Reserve, home of the popular Funkya at Unkya Market, to raise funds to replace a storage shed recently lost to an unfortunate electrical…
TALARM Garden Club members enjoyed a beautiful day out at the North Coast Botanic Gardens in Coffs Harbour, at Coffs and Woolgoolga Garden Clubs of Australia’s Zone Friendship Day on Thursday 27 October. “We mingled with old and new friends…
YARRAHAPINNI Community House has welcomed the warmer weather with the installation of new raised garden beds that supply seasonal produce to the public through their Recycled Shop, a delightful venue that is enthusiastically supported by volunteers, locals and transient visitors…
BUSINESS owner and physiotherapist Michael Kemp has been preselected by the NSW Nationals as the candidate for Oxley at the 2023 General Election, following the decision by long-serving Nationals MP Melinda Pavey to retire from politics. Mr Kemp has a…
VALLEY Performers’ colourful November production, The Gangster’s Ball, has been ‘a proverbial ball’ to rehearse according to the actors. Rehearsing at the Macksville Ex-services Club, the cast has seen club patrons pop their heads in with curiosity and the actors…
ARTISTS have been hard at work at Soulspace Bowraville creating fabulous works as part of the ‘One Raindrop – Raises the Sea’ exhibition opening soon at the Phoenix Gallery. The exhibition, featuring local artists with disability, opens on November 12…