NAMBUCCA Valley Radio 2NVR, our local community radio station, recently celebrated its 30th birthday at the Bowraville Theatre. Celebrations were originally to take place at the 2NVR Studios, but after months of preparation and extremely wet weather, the steering committee…
THE Nambucca Valley Bridge Club hosted a ‘Swiss Pairs’ Congress on the Saturday and Sunday of the recent Queens Birthday long weekend. Attracting bridge players from across the State, some of whom are grand masters, it was one of the…
NAMBUCCA Valley Phoenix has launched The Depot, a community shed and upcycling centre. The Depot is a place where people come together to learn the art of refurbishing furniture, and repurposing wooden items into art. Repurposing or upcycling is the…
NEWCASTLE Stand Up Paddle Club (Newcastle SUP Club) will again be hosting the very popular annual Scotts Head Paddle Games this weekend. Now in its twelfth year, the games attract all levels of competitors, in both stand up paddle board…
THE first Saturday of June meant it was time for the Valla Beach Community Markets. With the sun shining, 86 stallholders turned out at the Valla Reserve to offer a fabulous variety of wares including fresh food, plants, clothing and…
A PINK and Lady Gaga tribute show is playing at the Macksville ex-Services Club this Saturday night, June 11. The ‘Australian Pink Show – Pink Versus Gaga’ is an all-ages show with tickets available at the club or online…
MACKSVILLE Resilient Communities participants and facilitators attended their June meeting at an outstanding example of a sustainable community. Architect Reiner Schimminger, the designer of City of Hope, a project of four sustainably-conscious two-storey houses, located off Harbour Drive in Coffs…
THE new Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, announced the Shadow Ministry last Sunday, June 5, and Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan was rewarded for his recent election victory with new portfolios. Mr Conaghan is taking on two new roles;…
IN the recent school holidays 65 students from various schools within the Nambucca Valley converged on Bowraville Central School for a unique learning experience. The ‘Agriculture Matters Youth Workshop’ was developed by the NSW Farmers Nambucca River Branch to give…
MORE than 50 people attended the Koala Field Day at the Valla Reserve on Tuesday, despite windy conditions. The event was organised by Local Land Services North Coast, the Biodiversity Conservation Trust and Nambucca Valley Landcare. There was a multi-organisational…