MACKSVILLE Music Muster has been postponed owing to flooding across the Macksville Showground. News Of The Area got the message on Monday, 28 February, from Vanessa Sanger, Macksville Music Muster event founder and organiser. “Well Folks,” began Vanessa. “This…
– ON 18/2/22 at about 8:30pm Police arrested a 36-year-old man in Way Way following a violent family dispute in which a 68-year-old man and 68-year-old woman were assaulted. Both victims sustained serious injuries and were conveyed to Coffs…
VW SPECTACULAR is on. Get the date in your diary – from 24 July finishing 1 August, this is the 23rd show of the bi-annual event, in 39 years. The venue is Macksville Showground. The VW Spectacular is one…
KINDERGARTEN students at Nambucca Heads Public School learned some vital bus safety skills last week, just in time for Bus Safety Week. Assistant Principal Leah Millar booked the Busways’ session to help teach the school’s newest students how to…
A DRAMATIC increase in respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, accidental injuries and mental health conditions will all put enormous pressure on our health system unless real action is taken on climate change. That was the dire warning at Sunday’s campaign…
CHILDREN’S book packs began to be dropped around the Nambucca Valley on 16 February. A neat little parcel, carefully wrapped and laid in locations easy to find, ready to fill a little heart with joy and provide some new…
1. ON 6/2/22 Police were required to deploy a taser to subdue a 29-year-old man in Nambucca Heads. Police were called to the Short Street address upon the request of Ambulance personnel as the man was highly aggressive and…
NAMBUCCA Aquatic is well known for being a community-minded organisation, however the purchase of an Automatic External Defibrillator available for community use has taken that reputation to the next level. Through the combination of a generous donation from the…
NORTH Coast Local Land Services is inviting expressions of interest from landholders keen to protect key koala habitat in the North Macleay-Nambucca Area of Regional Koala Significance. Applications must be in by midnight 25 February. Successful landholders will be…
NAMBUCCA, Macksville Evening VIEW Club is on the lookout for new members who want to give back to their community after a difficult two years, and make new connections with women in the area. VIEW, which stands for Voice,…