THE Stuarts Point Community House hosted their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Morning Tea on Friday 25 October. This year the event was themed ‘Boobalicious’, continuing a tradition of attendees wearing decorated brassieres as an exterior garment. Advertise with News of…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council’s new Mayor Gary Lee’s commitment to maintaining an orderly and succinct fortnightly General Meeting was tested for the first time when tensions escalated over a discussion about blueberry farming last Thursday. “Order please councillors and others and…
THE peace and quiet for beach goers at Nambucca Heads’ V-Wall was shattered when a car crashed into rocks at around 8.30am Monday morning. “I was in the water (at the V Wall) and there was a noise like an…
A NUMBER of plants have been stolen from the floral display around the Stuarts Point Cenotaph ahead of Remembrance Day commemorations. The cenotaph, centrally located opposite the Community Hall, had earlier this year undergone a much-anticipated refurbishment thanks to the…
FOLLOWING a report last week by News Of The Area on the Nambucca Valley’s GP shortage, the Bawrunga Medical Service has responded with an update. Bawrunga’s clinics in Macksville and Nambucca Heads are currently accepting new patients for two recently…
COUNCILLOR James Angel was elected unopposed to the position of Deputy Mayor of Nambucca Valley Council at the first general meeting of the new term. Cr Angel’s nomination was the only one received at the 17 October meeting. Advertise with…
BOWRAVILLE Recreation Club says local rabbit numbers have grown to plague proportions and they will work with Nambucca Valley Council to eradicate the introduced species from their grounds. Committee member Paul Le Cerf told NOTA the rabbit problem was “enormous”.…
NAMBUCCA Valley councillors voted unanimously to proceed with a Warrell Creek subdivision of four lots into ten at their meeting on Thursday, 17 October. Previous plans to subdivide some of the lots was scrapped in September of last year following…
LOCAL non-profit group Time2Talk Nambucca Valley will host an early morning event to support mental health and remember those lost to suicide on Saturday, 2 November at Main Beach, Nambucca Heads. From 6am attendees are invited to participate in a…
A DECISION on whether to reduce Nambucca Valley Council’s meeting schedule from bi-monthly to monthly was deferred for six months by the newly-elected group of councillors at last Thursday’s meeting. General Manager Bede Spannagle made the recommendation to change the…