THE Wyz Wimmin & Friends Theatre Company will present “The Sisterhood” on International Women’s Day (8 March), a stage show serving as a fundraiser for people impacted by domestic and family violence. The production is a collection of seven monologues…
SCHOOL maintenance and upgrades are underway at Macksville and Bellingen High Schools, as part of a “summer holiday works blitz” orchestrated by the NSW Government. The State Government is investing $698,000 to replace air conditioning and roofs at Bellingen High…
CITIZEN scientists are becoming increasingly frustrated with the disconnect between the animal surveys they conduct, and those carried out by Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW). North Coast Environment Council spokesperson Susie Russell, cited the case of two endangered Greater Gliders…
A LOCAL bike ride is being planned in memory of Alan Brighton, a member of Dorrigo Urunga Bellingen Bicycle Users Group (DUBBUG) who died last August aged 84. The memorial ride on 14 February will take in some of Alan’s…
FACING the challenges of inclement weather, the Nambucca Bowls Club hosted a Community Expo on Saturday 1 February. The event brought together local interest groups, charities and sporting organisations in a shared effort to strengthen community ties, boost volunteer numbers…
THERE are many telecommunication blackspots across the Nambucca Valley. With $55 million of Federal funding up for grabs by regional communities, community members are being called upon to help compile a list of the worst. Advertise with News of The…
AS Australian property prices hold firm, now might be the perfect time to purchase before Reserve Bank rate cuts put a rocket under demand. Home values were flat in January despite declines in the heavyweight markets of Sydney and Melbourne,…
FARMERS could save more than $50,000 a year on interest costs for hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered utes and methane-reducing feed for their herds under a new tranche of cheap loans. The nation’s federal green bank on Friday announced $100 million…
WHEN Bowraville Theatre Singers (BTS) Musical Director Lissa Argue retired last year, after 18 years at the helm, there was concern across the broader community that the immensely popular choir faced an uncertain future. Advertise with News of The Area…
THE Nambucca Valley Women’s Business Network (NVWBN) enters its seventh year in a strong position after electing a new President and welcoming two new committee members. New President and one of the founding members of NVWBN, Libby Foster welcomes the…