BELLINGEN Shire Council has secured a renewable electricity supply agreement with Iberdrola Australia, extending through to the end of 2030. This agreement is part of a collaborative buyer’s group facilitating a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 13 regional councils in…
CITY of Coffs Harbour Councillors Tony Judge, Paul Amos and Jonathan Cassell have moved to rescind Council’s backflip on plans for multi-storey development at the Jetty Foreshores. Their joint motion will be debated at the next Council meeting on 14…
STEPHEN Atkinson has lashed out at Council after his partner was slapped with a parking notice, despite moving her car four times in one day. Until late last month, City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH) rangers were still issuing ticketless parking…
SOUTH Arm Community Hall Vice President Ilse Noble made a presentation to Nambucca Valley councillors last Thursday, 31 October at Council’s monthly General Meeting, pleading for urgent funding for a utility room for the hall. Ms Noble would like to…
MELBOURNE Cup was a time for a celebratory lunch and a flutter – either in raffles, sweepstakes or something more formal – for many in the Nambucca Valley last Tuesday. Utungun Community Hall put on a fancy lunch attended by…
IT’S a labour of love to present a very scary and fun Halloween to Nambucca Valley kids for Teagan and Rhys Strickland of Sturdee Street, Macksville. This is the third year that the two have pulled out all the stops…
AROUND twilight on Thursday 31 October the friendly ghosts and ghouls of the Stuarts Point district were more than ready for a ‘spooktacular’ evening, and nobody was disappointed with the wide array of tricks, treats and theatrical antics. Briana Rae…
PLACES remain in the ‘Empowering Futures: School Ready Program, a free service offered by local charity Young Minds Thrive to prepare children for entering school. Young Minds Thrive Director Karyn Thomas said that the charity’s goal was to make a…
THE Stuarts Point Community House hosted their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Morning Tea on Friday 25 October. This year the event was themed ‘Boobalicious’, continuing a tradition of attendees wearing decorated brassieres as an exterior garment. Advertise with News of…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council’s new Mayor Gary Lee’s commitment to maintaining an orderly and succinct fortnightly General Meeting was tested for the first time when tensions escalated over a discussion about blueberry farming last Thursday. “Order please councillors and others and…