TARGETED funding is now available to repair, restore and enhance First Nations-owned social and cultural assets damaged last year in the February and June floods, thanks to the Commonwealth and NSW Governments’ $44 million Aboriginal-owned Assets Program. The program will…
IN the midst of a housing crisis gripping the Mid North Coast, the Greens have called for the old Macksville Hospital site to be repurposed to provide affordable housing. The old Macksville Hospital and land was sold to private property…
BETTY Newman celebrated her 100th birthday in grand style on 25 February with generations of family and a host of friends and neighbours. Betty had made it clear to her daughters Joy and Judith and son Keith that she intended…
ON Saturday 4 March, Stuarts Point and district locals held a fundraising event in aid of the victims of recent earthquakes in Turkey (Türkiye) and Syria. Stuarts Point Anglican Church, also known as the ‘ART House’, located at 25 Ocean…
LAST year a very well made and topical Aussie film was released and scooped the Audience Winner Award for Best Feature at the 2022 Sydney Film Festival. This film is called ‘Evicted! A Modern Romance’ and is on its way…
AS PART of grant funding received from the NSW Government under the Save our Species Program, Nambucca Valley Council has been able to source $4,566 for the purchase of koala food tree tube stock for planting by residents. On Thursday…
COLIN ‘Wormo’ Wormleaton is having a ‘Shave Off’ of his pink and bushy beard and hair raising money for Cancer Council on Saturday 4 March at 2pm at Nambucca Heads Golf Club. Having had Stage 4 melanoma in 2015, Wormo…
MACKSVILLE Laneway Festival will take place on Saturday 11 March from 2pm to 10pm, with a free programme of live performances, street theatre and workshops for the whole family. “The inspiration for this event came from the street art murals…
SHORETRACK’S mission is to “help young people achieve their goals and independence through supported pathways” and they continue to open doors to education and employment for young people. This year, most of the ShoreTrack crew are studying their Certificate II…
A MOTIVATED group of walkers known as the Macksville Movers reached a significant milestone last week when they celebrated their tenth anniversary. The Macksville Movers are a Heart Foundation registered walking group who walk twice a week to reap the…