THE tradition for a 65 year wedding anniversary may be blue sapphire, but Nambucca’s Alan and Heather Glass are not ones for formalities after all this time. On 24 January the couple will attend their local bowls club for dinner…
ON the evening of Thursday 25 January the Bowraville Central School will be the venue for the official presentation of National Celebration Day Awards. You are invited to join the Mayor, the National Celebration Day Committee, Councillors, award recipients and…
JAGUNDA is the new single released by Gumbaynggirr band Jumbaal Dreamin’. It is a song about getting back to culture, written from the perspective of a man stuck living behind four walls who wishes he was on his Country and…
MERRIE Hunt, the President of the Macksville Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA), has been making her fine Christmas puddings for sale for several years. A runaway success, this year she took it up a notch with the help…
SATURDAY morning 9 December marked the Encore Performing Arts Academy inaugural end of year ‘Showcase’ performance at the Nambucca Community and Arts Centre. Principal Hannah Date invited the community to attend their ‘Encore Showcase’ and though the event opened a…
VALLA Expressions annual creative arts exhibition opens on Saturday 6 January at Valla Beach Hall, running until Sunday 14 January. “Everybody is welcome,” exhibiting artist Julie Collins told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THE Nambucca Valley’s ShoreTrack is one of the grassroots groups across NSW set to share in more than $400,000 worth of new funding thanks to Community Road Safety Grants delivered by the State Government. Supported through the Community Road Safety…
THE NAMBUCCA Macksville Evening VIEW Club had a very busy and successful December raising funds for their seven Learning for Life Students. Their December ‘Off with the Faeries’ meeting was a fabulous, fun filled way to end the year, enjoyed…
CHRISTMAS fundraising for The Smith Family was held on 11 December 2023 by the Urunga VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education for Women) Club, supporting and advocating education for young, disadvantaged Australian children. This year, the Urunga VIEW Club raised more…
HERE’S a roundup of upcoming local events in the Stuarts Point and Scotts Head district. As was so well enjoyed at the Stuarts Point Foreshore Reserve last year, the Holiday Markets will be on again on two Sunday mornings from…