The North Coast Public Health Unit is urging anyone who attended a large funeral at Lions Park, Nambucca Headland on Saturday 23 October at 11am to come forward for COVID-19 testing. A small number of people who attended the…
CONCERNED locals, koalas and the ‘Red Rebels’ blocked the main street of Bellingen on the morning of Monday 25 October. The demonstrators said they wanted to bring attention to the issue of logging in public native forests in the…
EVERY Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-5pm during Term 4, the Nambucca Youthie will be open for youth from the Valley to join in the fun, socialise and potentially make new friends. There will be a variety of entertaining activities for…
A CONCERNED community member has contacted News Of The Area to notify locals that tyres have been slashed on motor vehicles and a caravan at Swimming Creek. The incident occurred on the night of Tuesday 12 October, at Reed…
AN explosion of online learning opportunities is one good thing to come out of COVID lockdowns; the latest to launch being free classes from TAFE NSW. Anne Hellou, Head Teacher of Business at TAFE NSW, told News Of The…
STROKE Foundation’s annual physical activity fundraising campaign, Stride4Stroke, is less than two weeks away, starting on Monday November 1. Hundreds of people across Australia have signed up to take part so far. Local community members can join them by…
LIVE gigs returned to 2NVR Nambucca Valley Radio last Friday as restrictions continue to ease and musos return to the stage. Kailey Pallas wowed the live studio audience and 105.9fm listeners with original songs and a range of classics…
1. ON 13/10/21 Police arrested a 14-year-old male youth following enquiries related to an assault that occurred earlier the same date at a school in Nambucca Heads. It is alleged that the young person entered a classroom and assaulted…
THE Paying It Forward Seniors Christmas Gifting project has had its second packing day with more than two hundred gifts wrapped and tagged. The initiative is an idea brought to fruition by Coffs Harbour local, Margaret Schumacher. Advertise with…
THE Australian Government has cracked down on nicotine vaping and e-cigarettes with new laws introduced mandating that these products can now only be obtained through a doctor’s prescription. As of 1 October 2021, you can no longer legally buy…