OVER the recent Easter break the Nambucca Valley Country Music Club held an event they labeled an ‘Eggstravaganza’ at the Nambucca Bowling Club, entertaining appreciative country music lovers and, as they always do, raising funds for vital community organisations. On…
THE COFFS Harbour Show is on track for a bumper 110th birthday event, coming to the city’s Showground on the weekend of 26-28 April 2024. Organisers are aiming to integrate new ideas with traditional agricultural show favourites. Advertise with News…
HEFTY fines for supermarket misbehaviour could soon be on the cards, according to the initial findings of a review into the Food and Grocery Code released on Monday. The independent reviewer, Dr Craig Emerson, made eight firm recommendations, including that…
THE recent NSW Environment Awards 2024, held by the Nature Conservation Council NSW, recognised two conservationists from the Mid North and North Coasts. Sandy Greenwood and Susie Russell shared the Dunphy Award, given to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding…
THE Australia Institute has released a new video report critical of the NSW Government’s admission that it is delaying the protection of koala habitat in the state until a system is in place to utilise native forests for carbon offsets.…
THE Nambucca Valley is gearing up for the much-anticipated Scotts Head Art Prize, set to take place at the Macksville and Scotts Head Surf Club from Friday 19 April to Sunday 21 April. This inclusive art event aims to encourage…
REPRESENTING local internet platform ‘The Valley Hub’, Macksville business owner and author Tamara McWilliam addressed assembled councillors and staff at the Nambucca Valley Council’s general meeting last week. “We (The Valley Hub) have put a lot of time and money…
ACROSS Australia, the ‘March for Forests’ on Sunday March 24 drew thousands of participants, with almost 900 marchers taking to the streets of Bellingen. The Bellingen event, supported by Gumbaynggirr elders and representatives, brought hordes of passionate advocates out to…
THE Mid North Coast Legal Centre is now providing a free and confidential legal advisory outreach service from Macksville Medical Centre, fortnightly on Tuesdays between 1pm – 3pm. Mid North Coast Legal Centre is an independent, not-for-profit organisation operating a…
ON Friday March 22 the NSW Government hosted 150 people at Taronga Zoo, Sydney for the 2024 Koala Summit. A diverse range of stakeholders, including non-government organisations, government agencies, private landholders, local councils, Aboriginal representatives, academics, researchers and policy makers…