TWO parties in Kookaburra Lane have been given the green light by councillors to apply to amend the Nambucca Local Environmental Plan 2010 (LEP) to allow their property to be subdivided although the two lots to be created would be…
EARLY in May, Nambucca author Annie Seaton packed her caravan and headed north for a nine-week library tour to promote her recent release, ‘From Across the Sea’. “But of course, the beautiful landscapes of North Queensland, as always, gave me…
WITH issues such as juvenile crime and youth mental health rising to prominence in the national agenda, one would imagine that programs and organisations aimed at supporting young people navigate their way into adulthood would be a priority for the…
LOCAL not-for-profit organisation Young Minds Thrive is offering a limited number of free child development assessments for children aged three to six years thanks to a grant from the Mary MacKillop Today organisation. The Nambucca Valley-based charity is run by…
ANAMA Tesser used the public forum at last week’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting in South Arm to call out the poor state of roads in the Nambucca Valley and to highlight the rough condition of the unsealed section of South…
THE excitement was palpable at South Arm Hall on Thursday 11 July, where volunteers were cleaning and cooking for the evening’s Council meeting from 1.30pm until well after the meeting concluded. It is traditional for Council to hold some of…
THE Stuarts Point Friendly Grocer team are celebrating success in the Friendly Grocer ‘Retailer of the Year’ award. The enterprise has recently been judged as one of the top five Friendly Grocer retailers across Queensland for 2024. Advertise with News…
KEEPING a sporting or community organisation up and running in support of its members and community has always been a challenge, so the Nambucca Bowls Club can be justifiably proud to be celebrating their 75th anniversary. The iconic bowls club,…
LOCAL not-for-profit organisation Young Minds Thrive is offering a limited number of free child development assessments for children aged three to six years thanks to a grant from the Mary MacKillop Today organisation. The Nambucca Valley-based charity is run by…
VOCATIONAL students Kesalini Tongia from Macksville and Evie-Mae Quennell from Valla Beach have won top titles at this year’s North Coast and Mid North Coast Regional Training Awards. The two girls are amongst the region’s most outstanding people and organisations…