MACKSVILLE TAFE NSW student Luka Barnes, 19, is ‘sewing’ seeds of success in the Australian fashion industry after winning a place in the WorldSkills Australia Fashion Technology Regional Competition. Ms Barnes is now eligible to represent the North Region in…
MACKSVILLE High’s Andrew Sheridan visited NSW Parliament on 5 November, joining other students from across the state for discussions about democracy and the constitution. Andrew’s visit came as part of the 30th annual NSW Schools Constitutional Convention, which provided 100…
TAKYLA Hardes has been named the overall winner of the local Lions Youth of the Year program for 2024. This year’s final three contestants were Takyla and Anastasia Harris from Nambucca Heads High School, and Ruby Wood from Nambucca Valley…
FRIDAY 8 November marked the passing of centenarian Maurice John Butler, recently a resident of Autumn Lodge in Macksville. A service was held on Thursday 21 November at the Bernard Laverty Funeral Chapel, with family and friends gathering afterwards for…
A YOUNG Nambucca Valley woman was hospitalised after a suspected jellyfish sting at Grassy Head last weekend. Zahaliah Reedy was wading in thigh-deep water with a friend on the popular beach when she felt the sting last Saturday afternoon. Advertise…
GARDEN clubs from across the region converged on Dorrigo last month, visiting the garden of former Nambucca Valley residents Libby and Peter Ussher. On Wednesday 30 October, members of the Stuarts Point and District Garden Club were joined by green…
OVER the years the Nambucca Valley Country Music Club has deservedly acquired a reputation as one of the most community minded not-for-profit social groups in the district. The Club has further cemented that reputation with another round of generous donations…
A NEW tobacco crackdown will come into force in NSW after opposition to smaller penalties for first-time business offenders threatened to delay it. The NSW Liberals were against a proposed reform that aims to protect owners of newly established small…
SOUTHERN Cross University (SCU) is among regional institutions calling for urgent action to address the issues with the government’s planned international education reforms. In a surprise backflip, the Coalition last week sided with The Greens and Independents in opposing Labor’s…
IN a first for the Nambucca Valley, 30 Malaysian scholars are completing their studies at NV College. Through this pilot training program, the scholars will obtain the skills required to be aged care specialists when they return to their homeland.…