‘FIRST LAP’, a learn-to-swim voucher program offered by the NSW Government, will be expanded from preschool aged children to include kindergarten kids who missed out on lessons due to COVID restrictions. Children who are in kindergarten in 2021, or…
NAMBUCCA Valley Arts Council (NCAC) members have been busy again creating wonderful works for you to enjoy. There are two stunning exhibition areas currently complementing the new look at the Nambucca Community and Arts Centre. ‘Countryside’, is the title…
AUSTRALIA’S Breast Cancer Awareness Month provides an opportunity for us all to focus on breast cancer and its impact on those affected by the disease in our community. Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among Australian women (excluding…
NAMBUCCA local and international best-selling author Annie Seaton’s latest adventure story ‘Osprey Reef’ was released this week. A mysterious reef, a town filled with intrigue and family secrets are the backdrop for Annie’s latest novel, a dual timeline story.…
MACKSVILLE Hospital has a new tool in its support kit for diagnosing breast cancer. On Wednesday, 20 October Nambucca RSL Club CEO Wendy Mills handed over the Club’s donation of a $12,400 SOZO machine to Macksville Hospital’s Acting Manager,…
NORTH Coast COVID-19 vaccination figures indicate more than 90% of people aged 15 years and over in our region will be fully vaccinated by mid-November. As travel restrictions ease across NSW from 1 November the region is now better…
THERE has been much to celebrate at Nambucca Vocational (NV) College this month. The latest group have completed their Individual Support Work Ready course with six students receiving employment offers. The students completed their training course, with work placements…
SOME sections of the Cowper community have been critical of the response to climate change by Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan. In a previous article in News Of The Area, the convenor for Voices4Cowper, Gillian Anderson, suggested that Cowper…
REX airlines reopens on November 15 and is offering a massive sale with no Christmas blackout dates. Sydney to Coffs will initially launch with three daily return flights at $99. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
RICKY Buchanan, a proud Gumbaynggirr man from Bowraville, is running in the Nambucca Valley Council elections in December. Mr Buchanan is very active across the community, working across many areas to help the Gumbaynggirr community to have a voice…