OVER 100 residents gathered this week for the launch of a new initiative to tackle the impact of the region’s affordable housing shortage on health services delivery in Bellingen and Dorrigo. Faced with recent medical service closures, Bellingen Shire Council…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council has committed to a regional collaboration with Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, Kempsey Shire Council and Bellingen Shire Council for the collection and processing of waste. At the General Meeting on 27 February, senior staff released details of a…
FOLLOWING a week of flooding, road closures, landslips and evacuations, financial assistance has been announced to help residents severely impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Jointly funded by the State and Federal governments, the package will provide emergency financial assistance of…
THE Bob Brown Foundation will stage a “March in March” as a nationwide show of support for ending the destruction of native forests. Locals will gather at Bellingen Park at 11am on Sunday 23 March. Advertise with News of The…
A MAN was rescued after attempting to drive through flood waters at Missabotti on Saturday. Emergency services were called to Missabotti Road, Missabotti – about 30km northwest of Nambucca Heads – at around 8pm, following reports a man had been…
A “POLLIES in the Pub” event in Kempsey featuring controversial Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was cancelled just as it was about to begin on Wednesday, 12 March, following a protest by members of the Dunghutti community. National Party Member for…
THE State and Federal governments activated disaster assistance to 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in northern NSW last Thursday in anticipation of the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The NSW Government’s Natural Disaster Declaration applies to the LGAs of: Ballina,…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council voted at last Thursday’s meeting to build a new splash pad water park at Bellwood Park, Nambucca Heads. The park will be aimed at children ten and under. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
OXLEY MP Michael Kemp was the guest speaker at the first Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) meeting of the year on Wednesday, 26 February. Mr Kemp was invited to offer details of what the National Party is doing…
IVY Pacey House, the Kent Street home of the Nambucca Senior Citizens Club, has once again been listed for sale. The re-listing comes after the Nambucca Heads-based charity agreed to pause advertising the sale last year at the request of…