AUTHORS from the Mid North Coast come together every month to conduct writers workshops in Macksville. Authors travel to this central point from Coffs Harbour, Nambucca Heads, South West Rocks, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Newcastle. “It is a time…
NAMBUCCA artist Freya Paton is turning 80 years young in December. To celebrate this milestone, Freya is planning an Open House Artisans Exhibition at Faringdon Village, Nambucca Heads. There will be 16 artisans displaying their works over the two-day…
WOMEN and men with breast cancer that are being treated with chemotherapy, hormone therapy or radiotherapy can receive their Covid-19 booster shot earlier than the general population. Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) and the Federal Government are this week…
STRICT COVID-safe exam protocols were in place at 9.50am on Tuesday when 69,000 HSC students started the 2021 HSC written exams with English Paper 1. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said students had displayed an impressive resilience to push…
EIGHT not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) across the Nambucca Valley are sharing $309,689 in grants to strengthen how their organisations function, and bolster the way in which these groups can support their communities. Funding through the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal…
SCHOOL students are enjoying an easing of Covid-19 restrictions this week, with the NSW Department of Education now allowing assemblies, presentations, excursions, dancing, music classes and school sport to recommence. From Monday 8 November, NSW public schools can once…
NAMBUCCA Valley Phoenix is proud to host a new exhibition called ‘Resilience: Advancing Despite Adversity’. The community owned and operated social enterprise reopened on 20 November 2020, and to celebrate their one year anniversary are hosting this diverse collection…
THE birdlife across Nambucca Valley is plentiful, and something that many locals spend time observing, enjoying and working to protect. This includes those birds that nest on the beaches during spring and summer. According to the NSW National Parks…
TREVOR Ballangarry is a proud Gumbynggirr man from Yarranbella, and has announced his intentions to run as an independent candidate for the Nambucca Valley Council in the December 4 elections. “I was born and raised in the Nambucca Valley,…
NAMBUCCA Valley Labor Councillor Susan Jenvey is running for Mayor and Councillor in the upcoming Local Government Elections on December 4. Cr Jenvey places a high priority on environmental issues, informing solutions that she would like to bring to…