NAMBUCCA Heads High School Student Lily Kelsey was awarded the title of Lions Youth of the Year in the Regional Youth of the Year Final held at the Sawtell RSL Club on the evening of Saturday 16 March. Lily was…
RETIRED police officer Gary Lee, who served in the force for 32 years, addressed last week’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting at Utungun, expressing frustration that modern and past bureaucracy has meant that among other things, the community’s tennis court in…
EXPRESSIONS of interest are now open for the Nambucca Valley Women’s Business Network’s (NVWBN) ‘Women in Art’ exhibition, opening at Macksville’s Matilda Street Gallery on Saturday 27 April. Last year’s event saw over 50 artworks from 36 artists from Nambucca,…
VOICES 4 Cowper is active again with a federal election having to be held before the end of next year. The group was established in 2019 by sixteen locals who came together with a shared desire for a more meaningful…
THE Nambucca River VIEW Club has been busy organising for another eventful and rewarding year, announcing a new look committee for 2024. The new committee consists of President Lyn McGuigan, Vice President/Delegate Elizabeth Newman, Secretary Marion Watts, Treasurer Shirley Lamberth,…
VOLUNTEERS from Nambucca and BowraMacksville United Hospital Auxiliaries (UHA) took a day trip up the mountain to Dorrigo for the organisation’s regional forum. More than 40 dedicated volunteers from across the Mid North Coast gathered in Dorrigo for the UHA…
TWO weeks before moving to Nambucca Heads, local Anglican Priest Leslie Fotakis (Ladlow) was diagnosed with breast cancer. Three weeks after her arrival, she had a double mastectomy. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
PAINTED Blue Coffee Roasters from Grassy Head have won a Silver Medal in the Espresso Category at the Golden Bean World Series 2024. This is the world’s largest coffee roasting competition, attracting coffee roasters from countries across the world including…
A NAMBUCCA Heads man is ready to say goodbye to renting and hello to his very own home after scoring $200,000 in a recent Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw. While the winning man missed initial phone calls from The Lott…
INDONESIAN dancer Alfira O’Sullivan from Stuarts Point recently performed with international artists in ‘Artivism At Sea: The Voyage of Arka Kinari’, a one-night act in Bellingen featuring a live documentary performance of storytelling, music and video. On stage, artists Grey…