NEW data from the Commonwealth Bank reveals quarterly migration from capital cities to regional areas over the past two years is averaging fifteen percent higher than what it was in the two years pre-COVID 19. The latest Regional Movers…
THE NSW Government has further eased restrictions as the state continues to manage the impacts of Covid-19. From the beginning of Friday, 18 February 2022, the following adjustments were made to the settings: No density limits (previously one person…
IT’S that time again – Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival (BRWF) has confirmed its 2022 dates and planning begins. Adam Norris, Head of Festival Programming told News Of The Area, “Last year the Bellingen, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour LGAs…
A TROMPE l’oeil mural that brings the ‘old’ town of Urunga back to life has been named as one of the best public art experiences in the nation, as voted by the Australian Street Art Awards judges. The enchanting…
STUARTS Point local Wayne Mason has deservedly been awarded an Order of Australia Medal for ‘services to the community in a range of roles’. Wayne is a former National Serviceman who served in Vietnam as an infantry soldier. His…
STATEWIDE on Tuesday 15 February nurses and midwives walked off the job to demand that the staffing crisis in public hospitals be resolved. Across NSW the strike action took place in 150 public hospitals and health services. Life-preserving services…
SEEKER Keith Potger and master singer-songwriter Mike McClellan come to the Nambucca Heads RSL Club on Saturday 19 March – celebrating the folk-pop music of the 60s and 70s – which inspired them to forge lasting careers both in…
1. ON 6/2/22 Police were required to deploy a taser to subdue a 29-year-old man in Nambucca Heads. Police were called to the Short Street address upon the request of Ambulance personnel as the man was highly aggressive and…
THIRD time lucky for Woodstock in the Valley. That is the hope for the organisers of the family, music festival, fun day that has been postponed twice due to Covid-related challenges. Dianne Potter, Project Manager with Nambucca Rotary told…
ON Tuesday 22 February, local oyster farmers will descend onto the foreshore of the Nambucca River in Gumbaynggirr Country, for the mass industry led clean-up event ‘Tide to Tip’. This is the third year of the event, which is…