IN the lead up to Good Friday and the peak seafood season over Easter, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is warning consumers that the seafood they’re buying might not be what they anticipate. An estimated 65 percent of seafood…
THE Bowraville Arts Council has been the beneficiary of a $10,000 to upgrade the Bowraville Theatre. The funds will be invested in up-to-date equipment and technology, allowing a broader scope of events for the community, and encouraging new arts, performances…
LOVERS of the art of quilting flocked to the Senior Citizens Centre in Princes Street, Macksville last weekend to see the work on display at Quilt Show 2023. The biggest event of its kind in the district, Quilt Show 2023…
FLYING on her microlight towards the Nambucca Valley, on her shorebirds awareness campaign, Amellia ‘Milly’ Formby did not know she was about to get a “lifer”, in other words her first ever sighting of a particular bird. Working for BirdLIfe…
FOLLOWING on from the Christmas Season success of the local holiday markets, organisers are pleased to welcome all comers to Stuarts Point Foreshore Reserve to enjoy the Easter Sunday Markets on 9 April, from 8am to 2pm, with lots of…
A PRE-EASTER statewide safety blitz by NSW Maritime has highlighted the risks of wash and waves on our waterways, with a raft of incidents including multiple capsizes responded to across the weekend. NSW Maritime Principal Manager Shane Davey said Operation…
COACH Care Nambucca Heads owner David Bishop is giving a big thumbs up to his young trade assistant, Scott Suckling, who is heading to his half year milestone with the company. Living with a hearing impairment, Scott wears a cochlear…
THE former Hill Street Road Reserve in Nambucca Heads is to become Community Land. At the Nambucca Valley Council meeting last Thursday, 30 March, a recommendation was put to Councillors ‘that Council exhibit the proposed classification of Lot 1 DP1288566…
FALLS are the focus of April Falls Day, the first day of a month-long balance, strength and independence awareness initiative supported by Mid North Coast Local Health District which encourages residents over the age of 65 to get hopping, leaping…
COINED the ‘triple threat virus’, a new mix of illnesses is expected to hit our shores this winter, as the combination of flu, COVID-19 and RSV created some of the worst flu seasons on record in the Northern Hemisphere, conditions…