NEWS Of The Area readers who reside in the Kempsey Shire will return to the polls on Saturday 30 July for the local government by-election. At the election all eight Councillor roles for the Kempsey local government area will be…
WOMEN in the Nambucca Valley undergoing IVF and accessing other assisted reproductive treatments are set to benefit from an Australian-first cash rebate of up to $2,000 to reduce treatment costs as part of the NSW Government’s 2022-23 Budget. Under the…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council has announced public hearings on the reclassification of three pieces of community land to operational land in Valla Beach and Nambucca Heads, which would allow for their future disposal. Nambucca Valley Council wishes to reclassify the following…
THE Mid North Coast Community Visitors Scheme (CVS) is seeking new volunteers and is recruiting now. CVS is a local provider of an Australian Government initiative for socially-isolated elderly people residing in aged care facilities. That’s older folk probably rarely…
MACKSVILLE Resilient Communities participants and facilitators attended their June meeting at an outstanding example of a sustainable community. Architect Reiner Schimminger, the designer of City of Hope, a project of four sustainably-conscious two-storey houses, located off Harbour Drive in Coffs…
BOWRAVILLE and District Ex-Services Club are pleased to announce the approval of their rescoped application to the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program. This project received grant funding from the Australian Government. The total amount of the grant is $1,786,800.…
BELLINGEN Artisan & Growers Market is on Saturday 11 June, alongside the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival at the Bellingen Showground, from 7.30am to 2.30pm. Proudly showcasing over 100 creative artists and organic and conventional growers, and makers from the…
THE new Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, announced the Shadow Ministry last Sunday, June 5, and Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan was rewarded for his recent election victory with new portfolios. Mr Conaghan is taking on two new roles;…
IN the recent school holidays 65 students from various schools within the Nambucca Valley converged on Bowraville Central School for a unique learning experience. The ‘Agriculture Matters Youth Workshop’ was developed by the NSW Farmers Nambucca River Branch to give…
MORE than 50 people attended the Koala Field Day at the Valla Reserve on Tuesday, despite windy conditions. The event was organised by Local Land Services North Coast, the Biodiversity Conservation Trust and Nambucca Valley Landcare. There was a multi-organisational…