NAMBUCCA’s Becoming U work-ready, personal potential youth program has been nominated in the Outstanding Work with Regional Young People category at the NSW Youth Work Awards with the winner to be announced in Sydney on Thursday, 17 November. Based on…
THE chance to discuss key issues impacting the region, including the Nambucca Valley, brought participants flocking to the Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC) annual conference, ‘Ignite MNC’, on Wednesday, November 2. They were there to learn, connect, and…
WHEN a theatrical production is locally written, produced, directed, has a local cast and sells out its three dates weeks in advance, we can’t help but sit up and take notice. On Saturday night the final performance of Yours Sincerely,…
HOLD onto your sequined hats Nambucca Valley there is a fundraiser with a difference coming to town that has everybody talking. Melbourne’s leading drag queen, Abril LaTrene, is coming to town and will be hosting a hilariously entertaining night of…
MONDAY, 7 November saw a frenzy of volunteer workers eager to tidy up the garden plots at the Scotts Head Community Gardens in readiness for new plantings. With storm clouds rolling in from the east, the crew were busy mowing,…
THE cultural diversity of the Nambucca Valley is about to take another step forward this month when the Bowraville Theatre presents the virtuoso Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Lara. Bringing the soul and spirit of Spanish flamenco to regional audiences, Paco…
THE Nambucca Valley continues to cement its reputation as a haven for creatives following last week’s announcement by the Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) that Bowraville’s Graham Howle was the songwriter of the year in the Australia category. In an impressive…
FINDING a work pathway for young people is a bit like completing a jig-saw puzzle. Local youth Tristan Leonard said finding his pathway was made easier because of access to fee-free, local training and Mission Australia’s local Transition to Work…
FISHERMANS Reach poet and News Of The Area contributor reporter Jen Hetherington travelled to Port Macquarie Library on October 28 for an author visit as part of the Mid North Coast Library Service’s Stories Behind the Storyteller series. Jen’s collection…
SUNDAY, 30 October brought with it a shining, sunny morning that welcomed all comers to the Unkya Reserve, home of the popular Funkya at Unkya Market, to raise funds to replace a storage shed recently lost to an unfortunate electrical…