THE Yarrahapinni Walkers Group are inviting more local residents to join them on their adventures in 2025. Rain or shine, this dedicated group of ramblers know the value of gentle exercise and the enjoyment found in the marvellous environments and…
POLLING in five key “battleground” seats indicates that voters want an end to native forest logging and strongly support investment in new timber plantations, wood product manufacturing and funding for forest management jobs, including improved fire management. The Australian Climate…
NV COLLEGE has farewelled a class of Malaysian aged care students who found their way into the hearts of many in the Nambucca Valley community. The group were formally farewelled during a graduation ceremony on the completion of their practicum…
THE Nambucca Valley U3A open day at the Nambucca Heads RSL Club on Tuesday drew an impressive crowd of approximately 200 attendees. Eager seniors explored and signed up for a diverse array of courses including croquet, ballroom dancing, community radio,…
AN official opening to mark the completion of two significant Council projects will take place at 11.00am on Saturday, 1 February at Valla Reserve, Valla Beach. The projects are the long-awaited replacement pedestrian footbridge over Deep Creek at the Valla…
RESIDENTS of Nambucca Heads awoke to sirens and smoke on Wednesday morning, 22 January, with the Nambucca Leagues Club engulfed in a major structure fire. Emergency services got the call and responded just before 6am, by which time the building…
A SMALL but mighty group, the Yarrahapinni Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) continued to punch above their weight in 2024. The Branch, which encompasses the areas of Scotts Head, Stuarts Point and Eungai, fundraised to support a range…
FARMERS will soon be able to take out loans discounted by the government-owned green bank to cover the cost of planting native trees and shrubs on their land to draw down carbon. The concessional loans courtesy of the Clean Energy…
NOT many 75-year-olds are arrested for activism but “Knitting Nanna” Chris Degan fell foul of the long arm of the law for trying to save koalas. She attached herself to a giant tree-cutting machine in an effort to stop it…
THE most popular names for NSW pubs have been revealed, with Royal Hotel taking the top spot as the most common watering hole in 2025. The latest data from Liquor & Gaming NSW shows that 73 out of the state’s…