THIS year as you sit down to a well-deserved cup of tea and a mince pie, or leave a plate out for Santa, take a moment to think about the centuries of history behind this Christmas staple. During the medieval…
“CHANGING Landscapes” by Natalee Selwood is on display at the Stringer Gallery, Nambucca Heads until Friday 31 January. Natalee enjoys working with acrylics and texture mediums to create abstract and contemporary works and has been strongly influenced by the environment…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Cowper Caz Heise has slammed both sides of government over their treatment of veterans. A media statement issued by Ms Heise on Tuesday “criticised in the strongest possible terms the failure of successive governments to provide veterans…
THE Nambucca Heads RSL Club and the Nambucca Roosters Rugby League Football Club have joined forces to present a very special Carols by Candlelight at Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads on Sunday, 22 December starting at 6:30 pm. Advertise with News…
THE Nambucca Christmas Festival came to life at Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads on the evening of Friday, 6 December, bringing the community together for a truly wonderful celebration of festive cheer. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
FIVE new probationary constables have commenced duties in the Mid North Coast Police District, with four assigned to Kempsey and one to Nambucca Valley. The officers, part of Class 364, were among 298 probationary constables who graduated from the Goulburn…
A POO-SNIFFING English springer spaniel named Max has identified a new group of koalas inland of Coffs Harbour that appear to be chlamydia free and genetically different to the rest of the koala population. Chlamydia is one of the leading…
DEPOT teams at Busways Coffs Harbour and Macksville have been decorating their buses for the company’s annual fundraiser. Two Christmas buses in Coffs and one in Macksville are getting the tinsel treatment for the festive season. Advertise with News of…
MEMBERS of the Forest Ecology Alliance (FEA) and their friends have held more than 60 consecutive days of “community gatherings” at Little Newry State Forest. On Day 63 (4 December) a number of high-profile speakers joined the group. Advertise with…
AROUND 80 people attended a public meeting at the Nambucca RSL on Monday night to discuss the potential sale of Ivy Pacey House in Nambucca Heads, a facility currently owned by the Nambucca Seniors Citizens Club. The meeting was chaired…