THE Nambucca Valley Orchid Society (NVOS) celebrated the opening of the Autumn Orchid Show on Thursday 6 May. The show ran for three days at the Nambucca Senior Citizens Club, 11 Kent Street Nambucca Heads. The bi-annual Orchid Show…
IT was an Anzac Day like no other for two local Nambucca Valley service women. Crystal Wright, a Leading Seaman Communication and Information Systems sailor (LSCIS), and Sarah Welsh, a Flying Officer, friends since school, celebrated their first Anzac…
MACKSVILLE is set to host some of the best musical acts in New South Wales, following the recent award of a Live Music Australia grant to Rob’s Music Station. The funding is part of a government initiative to support…
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are distraught that private land in Congarinni North is being selectively logged. Tracey Reynolds lives directly opposite the property from which trees have been removed and is a Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) carer. Ms Reynolds…
LOCAL author Karly Lane never lets an opportunity to raise money for local charities pass her by. With the release of her new book, ‘Take me Home’, Ms Lane was all set to launch another successful novel. With the…
KEIANA Bateman is a proud Gumbaynggirr/Yuin woman whose public murals can be viewed at the Lions Club look out at the top of Main Beach, Earthbound Bowra Cafe in the main street of Nambucca Heads, and at Nambucca Heads…
THE Australian Federal Police (AFP) is undertaking a recruitment drive to increase the number of female police officers protecting the country. The AFP plans to recruit hundreds of female officers under a new strategy to help outsmart serious crime…
NSW Tourism Industry Council is thrilled to announce the finalists for the inaugural Top Tourism Town Awards for NSW, with 42 ambitious towns from across the state now in the running to take out this prestigious award. Amongst the…
FOLLOWING the devastating fires that tore through the Nambucca Valley in November 2019, the Nambucca Valley Council commissioned local author Carrolline Rhodes to compile the stories of the local people affected. The resulting book, ‘Eighth November- The Kian Road…
VALLA’s Barru Working Kelpies have been busily showing off their skills recently, travelling up to the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shows Barru Working Kelpies Manager, Scott Amon, values the interaction with agricultural show visitors, saying, “If you want to…