KARLA Dickens, the subject in artist Blak Douglas’ Archibald 2022 winning portrait, Moby Dickens, paid a participative visit to Bowraville Central School on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 June. Karla shared her personal story with the students and teachers. Advertise…
AN exhibition of artwork, mixed media, and cultural performance called ‘The Voice’ will open at The Bowraville Pioneer Community Centre on Sunday July 2, at 2 pm. The exhibition features artwork from Uncle Martin Ballangarry OAM, work from his sons,…
LATEST crime statistics released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) show that since reaching historic lows in September 2021, motor vehicle theft in NSW has been steadily increasing such that the number of vehicles stolen in…
QUIET Hour will become a permanent offering at Nambucca Heads’ Service NSW Centre. Having been introduced in March 2023, the trial period proved popular with centre users. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
VALLA Beach Natural Soaps founder Carol Whitmore is amongst the finalists in the Australian Rural Business Awards 2023. The Awards are presented by Spend With Us to celebrate, highlight, and recognise the talent that exists in rural and regional Australia.…
REHEARSALS for the melodrama, Villain in the Valley, by local theatre group Valley Performers have been a hoot, and work is progressing well. The thespians are polishing up their theatre/dinner show which goes on at Macksville Ex.Services Club in mid-July.…
THE philosophy of Probus is to foster the true spirit of friendship, fellowship and fun for retired and semi-retired men and women around the world and Nambucca River Combined Probus Club upheld these aims with a recent outing to the…
THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) has taken a significant step forward inclusivity and accessibility with the newly established Nambucca Valley Evening Branch. Traditionally, CWA branches across the nation conduct their meetings during the day, making it challenging for women with…
MACKSVILLE wouldn’t be Macksville without the Mackay and McKay families who settled in the area and renamed the town back in the late 1880s. It speaks to the history of these families, whose living relatives and descendants are researching their…
MORE than 100 people attended an event in Coffs Harbour last week to learn more about the Voice to Parliament. Ahead of the national referendum, author of The Voice to Parliament Handbook and First Nations advocate Thomas Mayo met with…