AFTER more than 15 years of meetings, the Eungai Community Book Club (ECBC) is seeking more bibliophiles to get involved. A small group who love reading all kinds of fiction, the Book Club meet in Eungai Creek every six weeks…
VOLUNTEER wildlife rescuers have been tending to an alarming number of sea turtles in distress along our coastline in recent months. Increasing numbers of these gentle giants are being found suffering from fishing gear entanglements, boat strikes, and debilitating barnacle…
MARINE Rescue teams on the Mid North Coast experienced their busiest January on record, according to figures released earlier this week. There were 61 search and rescue missions, including 28 emergency responses, across the nine units stretching from Woolgoolga to…
THE major banks will be banned from closing regional branches for the next two years to arrest the decline of face-to-face services outside major cities. The federal government has imposed a moratorium on branch closures until the end of July,…
ASSESSMENTS of the economic and employment impacts of the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP) have been based on grossly inflated claims, according to the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA). It follows confirmation that Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) has been…
THE iconic Bowraville Theatre has announced its entertainment program for the year will begin with a stellar lineup of performances that are already beginning to sell out. Tickets for tonight’s performance by Australian musical sensation Mama Kin Spender have already…
HUNTER and Mid North Coast fire specialists from Forestry Corporation have deployed to Victorian firefronts as part of an interstate NSW firefighting contingency. Victoria has experienced significant bushfire activity near Horsham with large fires burning in the Grampians and Little…
AUSTRALIAN households could knock more than $1500 off their energy bills with some basic home upgrades – and almost twice as much by investing in renewable energy technology. But the potential savings identified in a study – which add up…
AN orientation day for Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Rural Medicine was held last Friday at the university’s Macksville campus, with new students in third and fourth year of their medical studies welcomed to the area. Solving the issues…
WHEN Samantha Papworth presented Anne Sutton of the Nambucca Macksville Evening VIEW Club a container filled with nearly 900 crocheted squares, she carried with her a story of love, devotion, and her mother’s dream to comfort her grandchildren, even after…