CAMILLA Coupland of The Armidale School won the district final of the Lions Youth of the Year 2024-25 competition in a tight contest held at the Macksville Ex-Services Club. She will now go on to compete in the state finals…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Cowper Caz Heise welcomed Senator Jacqui Lambie to events in Port Macquarie and Macksville last week for discussions on veterans affairs. Senator Lambie began her visit to the Nambucca Valley by calling into the Frank Partridge VC…
AT Nambucca Valley Council’s general meeting on Wednesday 19 March, councillors moved to address what management deemed to be an “illegal resolution” made at a previous meeting. The resolution in question was agenda item 10.2 from Council’s 27 February general…
FOLLOWING a successful and creatively inspiring artist residency at Bundanon in 2024, Nambucca Valley artist Edward Barns is launching his own solo exhibition at the Phoenix Gallery in Bowraville. A creative showcase 20 years in the making, and the culmination…
SMALL business owner Steve Kimber is surprised at the lack of information he received before the State Government recently introduced tighter rules on the selling and hire of e-bikes. Mr Kimber originally contacted NOTA concerned that he was being asked…
FROM humble beginnings in 2010, the Valla Beach Markets has grown into a vibrant and much-loved event that brings the community together and funds a variety of local projects. Managed by the Valla Beach Community Association (VBCA), a S355 Committee…
DESPITE the heavy rainfall in the district as a consequence of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, local sporting fixtures faced far less disruption than expected, thanks to recent drainage upgrades at key sporting fields. The swift recovery of grounds like Allan Gillett…
THE Nambucca Valley’s volunteer-operated community radio station, 2NVR, has received a fresh new look, thanks to funding from the NSW Government’s 2023 Community Building Partnership (CBP) grant program. Member for Oxley Michael Kemp recently visited the Tewinga Studios to see…
IN CELEBRATION of the NSW Seniors Festival (3-16 March), the Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) hosted a “sensational” seniors luncheon at the village’s Community Hall on Tuesday, March 11. By 1pm, approximately 70 local and visiting seniors were…
AROUND 40 people have attended a classical concert put on by five talented students from the Coffs Harbour-based Regional Youth Orchestra. The students, Mercedes (cello), Koby (viola), Connor, Henrietta and Mia (violin and piano) are all studying at the Coffs…