IT’s been a simple matter of putting one foot in front of the other. It’s just that Dutchman Anton Nootenboom has been putting one bare foot in front of the next all the way from Cairns. He left Cairns…
HAVE you been to the Nambucca Community and Arts Centre (NCAC) recently? The Stringer Gallery has bright new displays and the Nambucca Library is now set up in the Main Hall. ‘Australiana’, a selection of beautiful pastels by Audrey…
TWO of Australia’s foremost child safety advocates, Australian of the Year Grace Tame and Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews have launched a new campaign to help spark a national conversation about child sexual abuse. The Australian Federal Police…
NAMBUCCA Heads mother of two Sam Flagg found a unique way of cheering up her local area during Covid-19 lockdown, creating a ‘Spoonville’ community in her town. The idea of ‘Spoonville’ originated in England, and was brought to Australia…
NAMBUCCA’s Kaya Boom and the Samba Soul drum crew rocked the Red-C in Coffs Harbour last Sunday, as music lovers said their final farewells to the popular music venue. Attendees let their hair down and danced on the grass…
FIREFLIES are appearing in Nambucca Valley for spring, lighting up areas with a beautiful display of light. The commonly named firefly refers to the bioluminescent beetle which lives in mangroves and forests in the Northern Territory, Queensland and coastal…
SEPTEMBER 13 marks 31 years since the Nambucca Valley community was devastated by the murders of three young Bowraville children; Colleen Walker-Craig, Evelyn Greenup and Clinton Speedy-Duroux. Now, more than three decades later, the murders of these three innocent…
WITH local vaccination rates lagging behind the state average, the Nambucca Valley will be vulnerable to Covid-19 outbreaks when New South Wales begins to reopen as early as next month, two Nambucca Valley Councillors have warned. The stay-at-home orders…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council’s (NVC) first female civil construction trainee Indiana Lipscombe has become Council’s first female grader driver, achieved under the guidance of Site Leader Josh Brett. Michael Coulter, General Manager, Nambucca Valley Council, told News Of The Area…
HORSES Helping Humans is a science-based program that is changing lives through its proven techniques of building confidence, discovering your voice and finding peace with trauma. The program, designed by Sue Spence Communications, is now being offered to the…