MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp and community member Rebecca Stanmore held a summit to address recent victims of crime in the community at Nambucca Heads RSL last Wednesday evening. The meeting was attended by Nambucca Deputy Mayor John Wilson, Police…
ACTRESS, filmmaker, and regenerative farmer Rachel Ward has spoken out about the difficulties faced by small beef farmers across the state. Rachel owns a small farm at Taylors Arm in the Nambucca Valley, which she operates using regenerative practices to…
LAST week’s announcement by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) setting 25 metre exclusion zones around trees where greater gliders have been sighted, has sent shockwaves through the Mid North Coast’s timber industry. Local business owner Tanya Adam of Adam’s…
COMMUNITY members gathered in both Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie on Sunday at events hosted by Voices4Cowper to explore climate solutions within Cowper, and the implications for government policy and political representation. These events were held in response to the…
THE natural beauty of the Nambucca Valley and its quaint towns and villages has long been a draw card for visitors and holiday makers. Most local businesses benefit from tourism dollars coming into the area and there are flow-on effects…
VIOLETTE Hyland, fourteen, a year 8 student at Nambucca Heads High School, has been selected to perform a solo in a concert at the Sydney Opera House at the end of this month. The Mimosa Concert is a Department of…
THE Asyik Indonesian Arts Festival was very well attended at Scotts Head Public School on Saturday 25 May. The annual event celebrates the diversity of Indonesian arts, cuisine and people. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
SINCE 2020 and Covid-19, the demographics of rural Australia appear to have changed a little, but in general, the Nambucca Valley remains a low socioeconomic region and the biggest concern for many residents is cost-of-living. “(Due to COVID) there was…
AS Crown Land Manager, Nambucca Valley Council voted in April of 2024 to proceed with offering a new lease to Nambucca River Jockey Club over the Bowraville Racecourse. The new draft lease has now completed its public exhibition period. Advertise…
THE Scotts Head Community Group is inviting final signatures in support of a petition to Nambucca Valley Council to investigate the feasibility of establishing a safe bicycle and walking connection between Scotts Head and Macksville. The petition was launched in…