COVID-SAFE measures for the start of the school year next week have been revealed, including rapid antigen testing twice a week for school teachers, staff and students and mandatory mask wearing indoors for high school students and staff.…
THE close knit community of Missabotti have recently been dealt a disheartening blow when their much loved Community Centre was broken into by thieves. The historic building has stood for 96 years and is considered by many to be…
WHILE the devastation of the 2019 bushfires fades in the minds of many Australians, the memories and aftermath are still something many Nambucca Valley residents live with every day. For a number of those who lost their homes, the…
FORTUNATELY for those who call the Nambucca Valley home there are some in the community who put others before themselves. In this year’s Australia Day Honours list a few of those individuals were formally recognised for their selfless dedication…
‘INTERTWINED’, the new exhibition at Urunga Art Space, invites you to have your senses stimulated as you experience the artworks. Opening on Wednesday 26 January, the exhibition continues for two weeks. The creators are a family affair. Leigh and…
A NEW online survey is seeking views on how Australians living in regional, rural or remote areas access news as part of a federal parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and…
NAMBUCCA Heads Men’s Shed (NHMS) is working with the Community Power Agency to investigate possible options for renewable energy that will help to strengthen local not-for-profit organisations, lower their electricity bills and make them more sustainable into the future.…
JOHN Mills, a local Mid North Coast pharmacist for over 40 years, has retired at the age of 86, with 63 years in pharmacy behind him. Known locally in the Nambucca Valley as a caring, fatherly figure, who looked…
IN response to the current Covid-19 climate, the Federal Government has issued a plea to the community to only call 000 in cases of an emergency. The Government has stated that calls to Triple Zero should be made only…
CAROLYN (Caz) Heise will stand as a community independent for the electorate of Cowper at the Federal elections this year. Carolyn was endorsed by Voices4Cowper (V4C) members in a voting process that closed at midday on Tuesday 25 January.…