BELLINGEN advocacy group Housing Matters is inviting local residents to attend the upcoming launch of “Homes for Health”. The initiative aims to find a community-driven solution to the urgent housing crisis affecting healthcare workers in Bellingen and Dorrigo and is…
PETER Dutton appears to be kicking with the wind behind his back, with multiple opinion polls showing the Albanese government could be on the nose with voters as an election nears. The latest Newspoll published in The Australian newspaper on…
WATCHING the daily news about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with feelings of despair and powerlessness, Bellingen music teacher Emiliano Beltzer kept asking himself what he could do. “Direct action is one possible answer: going to demonstrations, sharing information on social media,…
BELLINGEN is one of five locations to host “Regional Sessions”, which brings industry connection and songwriting skills to NSW. The program is put on by the Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Advertise…
ARTIST Nadia Waters is presenting an exhibition entitled “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” featuring drawings of threatened animals from the Bellingen and Armidale areas. She will open the exhibition at Bellingen’s Nexus Gallery on Sunday 2 March, and it will run…
THE first meeting for 2025 of the Stuarts Point and District Garden Club (SPaDGC) was held on Wednesday, 5 February, marked by summer weather and the warmth of friendship. At 11.30am a troupe of flora-loving individuals gathered at the Stuarts…
BOWRAVILLE local Fiona Welsh has taken the managerial reins at the Nambucca Valley Phoenix, hoping to put the facility firmly on the map as a standout regional arts and tourism destination. Fiona brings to the role a wealth of experience…
FOLLOWING reports of raw sewage in the water at Bellwood Park, News Of The Area investigated to find what appeared to be toilet paper floating in otherwise clear water off several of the small beaches at the park. According to…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council’s application to amend the Nambucca Local Environmental Plan 2010 (LEP) to require development applications (DA) for intensive horticulture activities has been refused. Last week Council received advice that the State Government had refused the amendment, which sought…
MEMBER for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh has decried the planned closure of Community Justice Centres in NSW by 30 June 2025, arguing that the “cost to resolve small disputes is about to skyrocket”. “There was no consultation or explanation for…