NAMBUCCA Valley couple Janine and Peter Reibel have travelled to the United Kingdom this week with the objective of keeping alive the memory of a man who served in the Australian Army during World War Two. Gerald Lloyd was born…
STUARTS Point and District Garden Club (SPaDGC) members have had a busy and productive few months. The group’s second Annual General Meeting was held on 21 August 2024, at which several new members were welcomed. Advertise with News of The…
THE State Government is undertaking helicopter inspections of fire trails across the state to prioritise maintenance work needed ahead of the summer bushfire season. Inspections have started in the Sydney region and will work their way around the state, including…
AI-POWERED satellites could help Australian firefighters identify bushfires early and while they are still small enough for crews to extinguish easily, Google has revealed. The technology giant announced its environmental project called FireSat on Tuesday, created in partnership with climate…
ONE in ten men in NSW have had run-ins with police for domestic and family violence matters. The finding was revealed in a report from the Australian Institute of Criminology, which used data from NSW Police and birth data to…
NAMBUCCA Valley Radio (2NVR), the district’s volunteer-run community radio station, is once again making waves on the national stage, with two of its programs named as finalists in the prestigious Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) Awards. After winning the…
THE Macksville Medical Centre’s Casey Shorter has been named a finalist in the inaugural Stronger Medicare Awards, gaining recognition for her dedication to improving primary health care in the Nambucca Valley. The Stronger Medicare Awards are part of the Australian…
A BADLY entangled pelican has stolen the hearts of its rescuers and the community at large after WIRES volunteers and members of the public saved him from one of the increasing dangers to seabirds – discarded fishing tackle. Fishing line…
MOTIVATED to make change, 24 young local people from Bowraville participated in an action-oriented leadership workshop run by OzGREEN’S Youth Leading the World team. They were inspired after being involved in water testing of the Nambucca River with OzGREEN and…
PETER Geddes has penned a memoir that captures the heartbreaking period in Melbourne during the Second World War. Now retired and living in Coffs Harbour, Geddes had been in the media since 1956, writing for provincial, suburban and metropolitan newspapers…