IN an unusual turn of events at last Thursday’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting, councillor Susan Jenvey voted against her own motion to address affordable housing issues in the region. The mayoral candidate in the upcoming local government election spoke passionately…
UTUNGUN resident and retired policeman Gary Lee will contest the Nambucca Valley mayoral election on September 14. Although well-known locally through his policing background, through his local business and his involvement as a committee member for Utungun Community Hall, this…
LAST month the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that there are now three million unpaid carers across the country. Many carers often find themselves becoming a carer for a loved one, a family member or close friend…
TWO speakers from the committee of the Nambucca Youth Services Centre (the Nambucca Youthie) addressed Nambucca Valley Council’s general meeting requesting funding assistance last week. As previously reported in NOTA, the Nambucca Youthie faces an uncertain future in the wake…
DEPUTY Mayor of Bellingen Shire, Ellie Tree donned another hat as project manager for the YOUth Speak project, to address Nambucca Valley Council and deliver a report on the results of activities carried out in 2024. The collaborative YOUth Speak…
UNDER bright skies at 11am on Sunday 18 August the Commemorative Service observing Vietnam Veterans’ Day was held at the Stuarts Point Cenotaph. The event annually rotates amongst the RSL sub-Branches of Nambucca Heads, Macksville, Bowraville and Stuarts Point. Advertise…
NAMBUCCA Valley Phoenix (NVP) hosted Ability Arts Connect in early August, a free two-day event celebrating and connecting artists living with disability, caregivers and support organisations. The weekend comprised a range of activities including a conference, art workshops and the…
THE Nambucca Valley Orchid Society’s Spring Show will be held next weekend, an opportunity to meet local orchid enthusiasts and learn more about this unique hobby. The Show will be held at the Seniors’ Centre. Club member Rhonda Smith said…
THE long-awaited and much-discussed Draft Development Control Plan (Draft DCP Controls) will be exhibited publicly from this week. The draft plan was released by Nambucca Valley Council’s Manager of Development and Environment, Daniel Walsh, at last Thursday’s council meeting. Advertise…
SYLVIA Anderson, now a resident of Nambucca Heads, launched her book ‘Where Angels Fear to Tread’ to locals on August 15 at the Nambucca RSL Club. The local launch event was conducted by well-known and respected local author Carrolline Rhodes…