Council votes to amend LEP to limit intensive blueberry farming Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 NAMBUCCA Valley Council unanimously resolved to pursue amendments to the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) limiting intensive horticultural developments in the area at last Thursday’s General Meeting held in Scotts Head. A planning proposal will be forwarded to the Minister for Planning to amend the Nambucca Valley LEP 2010 to make
Bowraville’s St Mary’s Primary School celebrates Catholic Education week Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad Nambucca Valley News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 14, 2024 HISTORIC St Mary’s Primary School in the heart of Bowraville held an open day last Wednesday and welcomed around 50 families of present and future students. “Next week is Catholic Education Week so we were having an early celebration,” Principal Nadine Slingsby told News of The Area. Advertise with News of The
Singing workshop finds willing voices at Scotts Head Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad Nambucca Valley News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 14, 2024 THE bleak afternoon of Saturday 6 April gave way to the power of mutual voices in the shelter of the Recreation Hall at Scotts Head, where organiser David Booth introduced Haley Egan as a visiting choir leader from Bellingen. David, with his enthusiastic voice, put out a call for interested participants
Eungai Reserve storage shed replaced after 2022 fire Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad Nambucca Valley News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 14, 2024 ON the evening of Thursday 8 September 2022 emergency services swiftly reacted to a reported fire threat at Eungai Reserve, but were unable to save a much-used storage shed from the flames. In daylight the storage shed was revealed as a charred and twisted ruin of corrugated iron, with doubts
EPA finds Nambucca water quality not impacted by excessive amounts of pesticides Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 12, 2024 ACCORDING to the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), testing has revealed that water quality in the Nambucca Valley is ‘not being impacted by excessive amounts of pesticides’, however improvements at some local farms are required. The testing results come after a pesticides compliance campaign by the EPA and Nambucca Valley
Proposed changes to caravan and small home regulations Coffs Coast Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 12, 2024 AS NSW battles a housing crisis the NSW Government is looking into changing planning permission for dwellers of caravans and small homes. Under proposed legislative changes, if someone is living in a caravan connected to power and water for longer than six months or if the caravan exceeds 20 square
EJ Mantova art prize winners announced Coffs Coast Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 12, 2024 WINNERS of the EJ Mantova Memorial Art Prize have been announced, following the official opening of the annual event on Saturday 6 April at the Bellingen Gallery and Framing Studio. The Art Prize attracted a record breaking 153 entries across four categories, each with a first prize of $500 and
Wellbeing and Resilience funding fuels community projects Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 12, 2024 TENDERS are invited for the third round of funding in Healthy North Coast’s Community Wellbeing and Resilience (CWR) Program, closing 5pm Thursday 18 April 2024. Designed to facilitate groups within communities to work together as a combined force to effect change, the program is held in high regard across the
Lily Kelsey competes at Lions Youth of the Year District Final Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad Nambucca Valley News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 12, 2024 THE Lions Youth of the Year District Final was held on Saturday 6 April in Armidale, with Nambucca Heads High School’s Lily Kelsey proudly representing the region. The competition so far has seen 60 students from sixteen Lions Clubs compete for the honour of representing the District in the 2024
NSW Farmers opens applications for 2024 Tertiary Scholarships Coffs Coast Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 11, 2024 A STATEWIDE search is underway for five bright young minds from rural communities as NSW Farmers opens applications for its 2024 Tertiary Scholarships. Each worth $4000 annually, the NSW Farmers 2024 Tertiary Scholarships will be awarded to members or their children to support their university or vocational qualification in a