A FREE event celebrating the region’s LGBTIQ+ community comes to Kempsey on September 22, with residents from across the Nambucca and Macleay valleys invited to attend. It’s OK on the Macleay is an annual event that celebrates diversity and fosters…
MEMBERS of 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) attended the Commemorative Service observing Vietnam Veterans’ Day on 18 August at the Stuarts Point Cenotaph. Regiment members meet yearly at various locations around Australia at commemorative events such as Anzac Day,…
COFFS Harbour Snappers have won a grand final thriller against the Hastings Valley Vikings, prevailing 21-19 to win the Mid North Coast Rugby Union Northern Division’s first-grade premiership. A penalty goal with just two minutes on the clock put the…
FINALS season has officially commenced, with the Camden Haven Redbacks ladies squad amongst one of the first teams to play in a finals match. Despite only losing one game all season, the Redbacks came in third on the ladder on…
THIS Sunday, 1 September, the Group 2 Rugby League Grand Finals will be played at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium, the culmination of what has been a season of truly entertaining and quality football. The curtain raiser on the four…
AS the Group 2 Junior Rugby League Grand Final in Coffs Harbour approaches, the Referees Association has shown confidence in three emerging referees: Malcolm Keating, Carter Deverson and Beau Glyde. These young officials will be in the driver’s seat to…
A GROUP of 24 daring but caring locals met up at sunrise last Friday on Main Beach, Nambucca Heads to brave the winter waters together and raise awareness and funds for mental health. The gathering was coordinated by not-for-profit group…
LABOR Party-backed Susan Jenvey likes to think of herself as “the home-grown candidate” in the mayoral contest of September 14 local government elections in the Nambucca Valley. “I have lived here half my life, and I farmed (macadamias in the…
THE Macksville Women’s tackle team has bowed out of the 2024 Group 2 Rugby League competition just one game short of a Grand Final appearance. The Sea Eagles took on Woolgoolga at Sawtell on Sunday for a chance to play…
COFFS Harbour Breakers have now claimed every senior premiership title, after winning the AFL North Coast reserves grand final. The Breakers took out the season decider with a hard-fought 4.5 (29) to 2.4 (16) win against Northern Beaches/Nambucca Valley at…