CONTINUING the Byron Bay Writers Festival tradition of connection through stories, a ‘Writers on the Road’ workshop will be taking to the road at the end of July. The fabulous news for the Nambucca Valley is they have selected…
KARLY Lane has been writing for most of her life. Being an avid reader with a huge imagination helped form the foundations for Karly’s writing. “I didn’t really have any kind of writing ambitions when I thought about what…
OWING to the continuing restrictions, and the current community concern around Covid-19, the organisers of Durrunda Wajaarr!, or Heal Country!, have decided to postpone their NAIDOC Week event, due to take place on Friday 9 July 2021. Event organiser…
WITH Covid-19 restrictions on international travel continuing well into 2021, NSW residents have been opting to holiday closer to home. According to Wotif.com data, NSW’s Mid North Coast was a highly trending destination for large parts of 2020, particularly…
A SPECIAL guest cycled into Nambucca Heads RSL Club last weekend (July 4). Jason Williams arrived as a guest of Wendy Mills, CEO of the Club who had heard about Jason’s life-threatening disease and the 1800km cycle ride he…
FROM Monday 12 July at the Nambucca Respiratory Clinic, located at Nambucca Healthcare Centre at Nambucca Plaza, the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination will be available to be booked online. “I can confirm we will be providing Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccinations at…
*The below event has been postponed due to current Covid-19 restrictions. IN response to the growing concern around mental health for young people in the Valley, a collaboration with local services has organised professional surfer Cooper Chapman to host…
IT has been a tough run for the dancers at the Valley Performing Arts Centre, with Covid-19 shutting down all dance studios for months during the 2020 pandemic. It was a time of celebration when the restrictions were finally…
CYNTHIA Guyenette, the current President of Nambucca River VIEW Club recently received her 40 years membership badge. VIEW Clubs (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) welcome women of all ages and backgrounds and are major supporters of The Smith…
AS News Of The Area sat with Gumbaynggirr elder Uncle Micklo Jarrett having a yarn about NAIDOC Week and the importance of the week in the national calendar, Uncle Micklo exclaimed, “Let’s put the story about how Nambucca got…