IT would not be an exaggeration to state that the majority of the Nambucca Valley community is proud of ShoreTrack, an organisation that works with young people who are at risk of disengaging or no longer engaged in employment, education…
UNITED Hospital Auxiliaries BowraMacksville branch has gifted a record $99,717.70 in equipment to Macksville District Hospital in the past year. The donation for 2022-23 was mostly funded through the proceeds of the UHA coffee shop at Macksville District Hospital. Advertise…
ANTICIPATION grew at Nambucca Youth Services Centre on Saturday afternoon 12 August as a dedicated crowd gathered for an imminent visit from endurance runner and activist Pat Farmer. Mr Farmer’s mission, known as the ‘Run for the Voice’, is to…
As part of Public Education Week, the Taronga Zoomobile and the Cascade Environmental Education Centre visited Stuarts Point School on the first day of August, enthralling children, including a troupe from the local preschool, and adults with an entertaining delivery…
STOKED and feeling proud, husband and wife artists from Hyland Park, Jack Hodges and Alejandra Ramirez, have an artwork chosen as a finalist in STILL National Still Life Award 2023. STILL will exhibit at Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) in…
RAISING money through weekly bingo games, the Nambucca Heads branch of the United Hospital Auxiliary (UHA) has continued its tradition of fundraising, with more than $20,000 to be presented to Macksville District Hospital from the last financial year. The announcement…
GARY Cattanach is Aboriginal teacher and artist at Nambucca High School. He is currently performing his latest song at a diverse range of venues. Called ‘Raise Your Hands’ the song is pure positivity about the ‘yes’ vote for Australians. Advertise…
CONCEIVED as an aid to help visualise catchment-wide disasters and their effects, the remarkable ‘Big Map’ was on display at Kempsey’s Slim Dusty Centre last week. Encouraging communities to become safer and stronger via engagement was a driving force of…
IT all began with a basic inquiry on local social media pages and now a collection of enthusiastic individuals from the Stuarts Point and Yarrahapinni district have agreed to gather for casual sessions of visual art creativity. It started with…
MOBILE phone communications should now be better around South Arm. Via Nambucca Valley Council almost $1 million has been spent using state and federal funds to build a new ‘macro base tower’ on South Arm Rd. Advertise with News of…