NOMINATIONS for the 2024/2025 Environmental Levy Grants Program run by City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH) are now open. Applications close on 26 April 2024. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone…
PERFORMANCE poet Taj Abdullah from Coffs Harbour joined an international act on stage in Bellingen earlier this month, in a show that focused on the global climate crisis. Taj’s Eritrean family came to Australia twelve years ago as refugees from…
THE NSW Seniors Festival runs from 11-24 March and celebrates the role and contributions of older adults to our local communities. It is the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere, with over 500,000 people getting involved each year.…
BOWRAVILLE Central School has been identified as one of 100 schools across the state who will receive a new public preschool as a part of the NSW Government’s first steps toward universal preschools. The move will double the number of…
WITH youth crime seemingly on the rise across the nation it is increasingly evident that the Nambucca Valley is not immune. Angry locals have been in touch with News Of The Area, pointing out that they are fed-up with acts…
COMMUNITY activism is a popular pastime for many Australians. Over the past decade, thousands of community activist groups have come together over various causes from the environment to Covid measures, mining operations, river health and intensive farming practices to name…
LOCAL resident and prominent anti-blueberry farming activist Raewyn Macky addressed last week’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting at the Utungun Community Hall, raising the topic of chemical use in intensive agricultural operations. Ms Macky is concerned about the use and over-use…
ON Friday 15 March, the funeral of Uncle Trevor Ballangarry, a sitting Nambucca Valley councillor and Gumbaynggirr Elder, was held at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church in Macksville. More than 200 people attended the service, including members of the Nambucca Valley…
A PARTNERSHIP of agencies will undertake weed control work in important ecological areas within the Nambucca Valley over the next three years. Forestry Corporation has partnered with Nambucca Valley Council, Nambucca Heads Local Aboriginal Land Council and Reflections Holiday Parks…
REGIONAL and rural communities are bearing the brunt of a NSW teacher shortfall, local teachers have heard. The NSW Teachers Federation is ramping up its campaign to fully resource North Coast public schools, meeting with teachers in Coffs Harbour last…