HYLAND Park fashion designer Melissa Greenwood has been named in a field of nine finalists for the Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship, an initiative by Façon Magazine and supported by Greater Bank. Gumbaynggirr woman Melissa and her mother, Lauren Jarrett, are co-founders…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council will prepare a submission in response to a NSW Government plan to mandate the composting of food and organic components of waste collection. The NSW Government proposes to mandate food organics (FO) collections for certain businesses (large…
PICNIC tables in Stuarts Point have been transformed through a project involving local youth artists. The weekend of 22 and 23 June developed from bright sunshine to torrential rain punctuated by an icy chill factor, yet the young folk of…
IN CHILLY conditions the Camden Haven Redbacks mixed under 16s side overpowered their Wauchope rivals at the Vince Inmon Sporting Complex at Laurieton last Friday, securing their first win of the season. Both teams came out fast and furious and…
DEAR News Of The Area, MY family and I have been residents of Camden Head for 50 years. The Headland, including the Pilot Station Lookout, was once a well maintained pristine vista, accessible to not only residents but many from…
DEAR News Of The Area, OUR Federal Nationals member, Pat Conaghan, delivered his Budget Newsletter to my letterbox this morning. In it he talks about how the COALition will deliver “more affordable reliable energy”. However, his lack of logic is…
SERVING Nambucca Valley councillor David Jones has announced he will run in the coming local government elections as a fully endorsed Greens party representative. Mr Jones announced the news in an exclusive interview last week with NOTA, citing changing demographics…
BELLINGEN Shire Council has placed draft Master Plans for the Bellingen, Dorrigo, and Urunga Central Business Districts (CBDs) on public exhibition. These plans aim to guide the future of the district’s CBDs, informed by the insights and aspirations of the…
3 bedrooms and study/2 bathrooms/2 car $1,750,000 – $1,900,000 1420 sqm AWAKE to stunning blue water views of Sirius Bay overlooking Port Stephens harbour. You can see straight over to Soldiers Point Marina without even leaving bed, while contemplating a…
DEMOGRAPHERS have presented a report showing that people are on the move again, leaving regional areas to return to the capital cities due to a “decline in liveability”. Moving out bush was a decision I made in 1959 and have…