BOOK WEEK is very much a favourite time of year for school students across the country. This year St Mary’s Primary at Bowraville included some extra layers of learning enjoyment to their Book Week program. Advertise with News of The…
A FREE event celebrating the region’s LGBTIQ+ community comes to Kempsey on September 22, with residents from across the Nambucca and Macleay valleys invited to attend. It’s OK on the Macleay is an annual event that celebrates diversity and fosters…
MEMBERS of 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) attended the Commemorative Service observing Vietnam Veterans’ Day on 18 August at the Stuarts Point Cenotaph. Regiment members meet yearly at various locations around Australia at commemorative events such as Anzac Day,…
A GROUP of 24 daring but caring locals met up at sunrise last Friday on Main Beach, Nambucca Heads to brave the winter waters together and raise awareness and funds for mental health. The gathering was coordinated by not-for-profit group…
LABOR Party-backed Susan Jenvey likes to think of herself as “the home-grown candidate” in the mayoral contest of September 14 local government elections in the Nambucca Valley. “I have lived here half my life, and I farmed (macadamias in the…
IMAGINE a cosmic monster, so dense that it devours even light itself. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the terrifying reality of a black hole. These titans of gravity are born from the most spectacular stellar funerals imaginable. When a massive…
TUESDAY 13 August marked 110 years of the Red Cross in Australia. To celebrate this milestone, Nambucca Valley Red Cross Branch members and volunteers gathered at the Red Cross Tea House in Bowra Street, Nambucca Heads. Advertise with News of…
DR LJUBOV (Luby) Simson will attempt to become the Nambucca Valley’s next mayor at local government elections on September 14. The farmer and small businesswoman has lived in Congarinni with her partner Jim since 2019. Advertise with News of The…
COUNCILLOR and mayoral candidates in the local government elections on Saturday, 14 September, have been finalised and their ballot positions have been drawn. Ten people have put their names forward for the eight positions on Nambucca Valley Council. Advertise with…
LEGACY Week (1-7 September) is a time to remember the vital role Legacy has played for a century in supporting the families of those who have given their lives or health in service to our country. Since its inception in…