CINEPHILES in the Nambucca Valley will be part of a worldwide celebration of short films as the 27th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at Bowraville Theatre on Sunday 6 October. The festival, which attracts over 100,000 viewers globally, will…
DURING October and November, a curated selection of Jenny Thorby’s lino prints will be on display at the Nambucca Heads Art Gallery. Jenny’s work is inspired by the Australian bush and particularly wildflowers. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
NAMBUCCA Valley couple Janine and Peter Reibel have travelled to the United Kingdom this week with the objective of keeping alive the memory of a man who served in the Australian Army during World War Two. Gerald Lloyd was born…
OXLEY MP Michael Kemp took to the NSW Legislative Assembly last Tuesday to call for tighter feral predator control. Mr Kemp drew attention to the state’s alarming rates of native mammal extinction, with feral cats and foxes identified as primary…
WITHOUT exaggeration friends, this week is one that I have been awaiting for more than a decade. Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather) sees the release of his magnum opus, Megalopolis, a film that has been more than 40 years in…
STUARTS Point and District Garden Club (SPaDGC) members have had a busy and productive few months. The group’s second Annual General Meeting was held on 21 August 2024, at which several new members were welcomed. Advertise with News of The…
THE State Government is undertaking helicopter inspections of fire trails across the state to prioritise maintenance work needed ahead of the summer bushfire season. Inspections have started in the Sydney region and will work their way around the state, including…
LOCAL non-for-profit training provider Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) has announced the 2024 recipients of its Community Support Fund investment. Headquartered in Coffs Harbour, ETC established the fund in 2012 to provide support that addresses specific local challenges. Advertise with…
AI-POWERED satellites could help Australian firefighters identify bushfires early and while they are still small enough for crews to extinguish easily, Google has revealed. The technology giant announced its environmental project called FireSat on Tuesday, created in partnership with climate…
ONE in ten men in NSW have had run-ins with police for domestic and family violence matters. The finding was revealed in a report from the Australian Institute of Criminology, which used data from NSW Police and birth data to…