RED Cross Nambucca Valley branch is appealing for plasma donations from the community. Branch spokesperson Lesley Smith said demand for plasma was currently outstripping supply. “Blood is made up of four components – red blood cells; white blood cells, platelets…
VALLA Beach Community Markets are on Saturday. Stalls will offer fresh produce, plants, clothing, homemade treats, crafts and more. The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach, funny, creative performers and skillful musicians will perform. There will also be dance demonstrations from…
LOCAL artist and writer Jennifer Hetherington has won first place in the Welsh International Poetry Competition for her entry called ‘Cross Words.’ Worldwide there’s been a lot on people’s minds this year with the threat of climate change, the aftermath…
FREE weekly choir classes in Macksville and Kempsey are available now, and a large number of tickets for individual workshops and full scholarships for a three-day singing festival at Grassy Head are set to be released soon, thanks to a…
ARIA Award winner Angus Gill returns to Macksville Ex-Services Club on Friday 5 August with Australian fiddle champion Pixie Jenkins for a night of ear candy. Gill has a close affiliation with Macksville, the last time the Golden Guitar winner…
THE RUOK? Conversation Convoy, headed by the chief executive Katherine Newton and her team from Sydney and Melbourne toured through the Nambucca Valley on Friday 29 July before heading to Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga and Lismore. With the help of the…
CELEBRATING his 90th birthday on Sunday 7 August, former Bowraville boy, and long-time Scotts Heads bowling legend, Bart Scrivener, will be joined by his three children, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren for a big birthday bash this weekend. “Even my…
HOBBYIST beekeepers have until now been left feeling the pinch of the varroa Mite incursion on our shores. However in recognising the critical role that recreational beekeepers play in the management of the mites and controlling the spread of the…
BIOSECURITY – never has this word meant so much to so many Australians. COVID-19 showed us just how vulnerable the world is to globalisation and the movement of disease, now our borders are threatened by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), entrenched in…
POSITIONING farmers so they are ready to manage a possible outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth or Lumpy Skin Disease had Agriculture Minister Dugald Saunders, Regional NSW Minister Paul Toole and Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey at Ussher and Townley Dairy at Bowraville…