ONCE a year the Red Cross holds a ‘BigCakeBake’ to raise money to help people going through tough times, but also to connect with loved ones or colleagues, share a laugh, and have a chat. “This year our branch decided…
DESPITE the increased burden of measures imposed to suppress the spread of varroa mite in NSW, the Mid North Coast Amateur Beekeepers Association recognises the value of a shared work-load as they team up to meet these challenges. Their monthly…
IIT has been several months since a beekeeper in the Macleay Valley discovered varroa mites during a routine alcohol wash of his bees. This would mark the beginning of a varroa crisis for beekeepers in the Kempsey region, with the…
IN 2023, Nambucca Valley Radio 2NVR 105.9FM was a successful grant recipient of the Australian Government Stronger Communities Grant round. This funding allowed 2NVR to improve access to the multipurpose Tewinga community facility at 834 Rodeo Drive, Tewinga. Advertise with…
THE historic Mary Boulton Pioneer Cottage, on Gumma Road in Macksville, proved to be a perfect, ‘pretty as a picture’, venue for celebrating National Gardening Week, designated for 15-21 October 2023. Members and guests from a range of local and…
DIANA Wilkinson of Nambucca Heads saw a post on a local community page about a family who had recently been surprised by the earlier-than-planned birth of their third baby. They were struggling and overwhelmed with the demands of their young…
THE 2023 Australian Ceramics Open Studios comes to the Nambucca Valley on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November, 10am through to 4pm. Australian Ceramics Open Studios (ACOS), hosted by the Australian Ceramics Association, is an annual, nationwide, weekend event that…
IN RECOGNITION of a lifetime’s work crafting surfboards, Mid North Coast surfboard builder Mitchell Rae, founder and owner of Outer Island Surfboards, officially accepted his induction into the Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame in California on Saturday 14 October. He…
A HUMDINGER of a concert is promised with the Coffs Harbour City Orchestra and Coffs Coast Youth Orchestra collaborating for the first time to perform 100 Years of Disney on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October at Coffs Harbour Racing…
STAKEHOLDERS from across Coffs Harbour’s agrifood sector are set to come together on October 25 to celebrate the launch of an exciting new project, the Coffs Agrifood Living Lab (CALL), designed to boost the region’s economic potential, increase food production…