TWO trainee staff members at the Macksville Ex-Services Club have been selected as finalists in the prestigious NSW Training Awards for the North Coast and Mid North Coast regions. Teeghan Noonan and Lee-Ann Funnell are finalists in a stellar field…
VALLA resident Claire Marshall is living the latest trend in gardening. With her partner she has pulled up the lawn and planted a ‘food forest’ in its place. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
WITH the winter season upon us and many areas experiencing their first frosts, Local Land Services is reminding livestock producers of the management options at their disposal to protect their animals. In cold and wet conditions, stock will use energy…
NAMBUCCA Environment Network (NEN) members were again a vocal addition to Nambucca Valley Council’s fortnightly meeting. An associate of the group, Alan Manuel, used the public forum to ask for an urgent moratorium on new intensive horticulture developments while permission…
LAST week the Nambucca Valley/Stuarts Point district was the venue for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) program, now in its 54th year. Hosted by the Nambucca Valley Rotary Club, the seven day program for this year was conducted at…
NAMBUCCA Valley resident Calumn Hockey is a professional self-taught photographer and NOTA was lucky enough to catch up with him while he was between jobs at his parent’s farm in South Arm. In 2023, one of his photos was chosen…
LAST Saturday, 8 June, the Missabotti Hall held a Trash and Treasure event with stallholders and locals enjoying the fine winter weather to grab a bargain in the undercover patio section of the hall. The council-owned hall, like so many…
UTUNGUN Hall has been awarded a Community Building Partnership grant of $7500 under the NSW government scheme. “We are a very active committee,” Gary Lee, Media Liaison Officer with the Utungun Community Centre’s committee told NOTA. Advertise with News of…
STUARTS Point and District Garden Club members were busy on the morning of Wednesday 29 May preparing the local hall for around 85 guests from a range of local and regional garden clubs. “This day also signifies our one-year anniversary…
THE community is being invited to have its say on maintenance works for Macksville Bridge, with the Review of Environmental Factors now on display. Transport for NSW Regional Director North Anna Zycki said this work will help ensure the historic…