GENHEALTH Youth Services launched a youth mental health and wellbeing support service at the Nambucca Youthie on Monday, 6 September 2021. Louise Tan from GenHealth told News Of The Area, “GenHealth Youth Services is a service of GenHealth, which…
THE Nambucca Valley LGA is now officially in its Bush Fire Danger Period as of Wednesday, 1 September. This means that land holders must now obtain a free fire permit and inform their local fire authority 24 hours before…
AT 1:32am on Saturday 5, September local business Elk on 38 in Macksville was broken into for the third time this year. “It is getting ridiculous,” owner Bree Castle told News Of The Area. “You can see on the…
● ON 2/9/21 Police arrested a 56-year-old man for using offensive language and breaching a Prohibition Order committed on 30/6/21 at Nambucca Heads. The accused man was charged at Macksville Police Station and released on strict bail conditions to…
SEPTEMBER is Save the Koala Month (STKM), an annual fundraising and awareness campaign from the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF). The theme for the month is ‘I Need A Hero’, and AKF has created a ’30 Days, 30 Ways to…
RESIDENTS have launched a petition calling for Nambucca Valley Council to take urgent action to repair the footbridge that allows beach access from Hyland Park. Council closed public access to the bridge on July 21, citing safety concerns, and…
MARK Robinson, a Year 12 student at Nambucca Heads High School, required his dad, Michael, to take his HSC Design and Technology Major Work to school for marking. Au contraire to copping out, the lad had built an 18ft…
A NAMBUCCA Valley Landcare project to restore the area’s flora and fauna after fire damage is now underway in the severely burnt forested headwaters of the Nambucca River catchment. Funding has been provided by the Australian Government, Landcare Australia…
TENANTS and landlords doing it tough will welcome the NSW Government announcement to increase the Residential Tenancy Support Package. This is an increase of up to $4,500 per tenancy and an extension to the eviction moratorium until 11 November…
FREE sunflower seeds and potting mix are on offer to Stuarts Point residents as part of a project designed to spread joy and positivity during lockdown and beyond. Led by the Stuarts Point Community Resilience Team, the Stuarts Point…