INCUMBENT Cowper MP Pat Conaghan has been preselected unopposed to run again as The Nationals’ candidate in the next federal election. The endorsement was confirmed at a party meeting in Macksville over the weekend. Advertise with News of The Area…
MACKSVILLE business owner Tamara Castle/McWilliam will run as an independent council candidate in the September 14 local government election. Tamara’s connection to the Nambucca Valley goes back for generations. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
IF you’ve been feeling a little lethargic this winter, then perhaps you should check out this week’s new releases because heart-pounding thrills seem to be a running theme. Blink Twice is the directorial debut feature of actor Zoe Kravitz, who…
IN the grand parade of human beliefs, there’s a particularly quirky float where logic and common sense seem to have taken a permanent vacation. Welcome to the wacky world of Flat Earthers – a group of folks who believe our…
AUSTRALIANS are increasingly shunning commuter towns and moving to regions with thriving local economies in a shift driven by cost-of-living pressures and the housing squeeze. Regional migration is sitting at the same level as the tail end of COVID-19 lockdowns,…
IMAGINE if no aged care services existed in the Nambucca Valley and to access support you had to move or relocate loved ones. That was the reality for the district 50 years ago until a small group of passionate locals…
BORN in Bowraville on 9 August 1924, John ‘Jack’ Young celebrated his 100th birthday in Nambucca Heads last week surrounded by family. Jack attended school at Macksville and Yarranbella before leaving his formal education to assist his father on the…
OVER 100 ball-goers gathered on Saturday night 3 August at the Nambucca RSL Club to celebrate the inclusive community associated with Nambucca Valley Phoenix support services. The venue for the Phoenix Winter Ball was spectacular, lit-up with a disco ball…
ON Sunday 18 August a Service of Commemoration will be held at the Stuarts Point Memorial to observe Vietnam Veterans’ Day. Each year on that day, the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan that took place in 1966, we…
BRENT and Belinda Watson are still pinching themselves after winning Gold in the Tour and Transport Operator of the Year category at the North Coast Tourism Awards. The local operators of Coffs Harbour Trike and Private Tours, Brent and Belinda…