DEAR News Of The Area, THE starting point for anyone seriously pondering how to vote in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Voice referendum is to read the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart. This document is easily found on…
DEAR News Of The Area, I write regarding Michael Kemp MP’s comments in the June 9 Edition of News Of The Area. Mr Kemp expressed his concern that the NSW Labor Government has failed to protect regional water assets in…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE to tell you about my lovely day volunteering at the Visitors Information Centre (VIC). It’s such a lovely place to work and you get such a lot of job satisfaction telling visitors about…
THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) has taken a significant step forward inclusivity and accessibility with the newly established Nambucca Valley Evening Branch. Traditionally, CWA branches across the nation conduct their meetings during the day, making it challenging for women with…
MACKSVILLE wouldn’t be Macksville without the Mackay and McKay families who settled in the area and renamed the town back in the late 1880s. It speaks to the history of these families, whose living relatives and descendants are researching their…
NAMBUCCA Heads High School is thrilled to announce that year 11 visual arts student Zephyr Colman has been selected as a finalist in the 2023 University of New England School Acquisitive Art Prize. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
AMONG the millions of cleaners around the world celebrated for their work on International Cleaners Day (15 June) is Darryl Graham, Health and Security Assistant (HAS) at Macksville District Hospital for almost 46 years. Darryl started working at the old…
NV COLLEGE student Amy Jarrett has been announced as the regional winner of the 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Student of the Year award. The crowd’s delight was obvious when Amy Jarrett won the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
THE Southern Cross University Health Clinic at the Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) is providing a quality and dedicated paediatric Speech Pathology clinic at set times during the year. SCU Health Clinic Manager Brenda Allan said the clinics are essential…
SERVICE NSW Coffs Harbour is making its trial Quiet Hour offering a permanent feature. This means the local Service NSW Centre will reduce sound and light levels every Tuesday from 10:30am to 11:30am to make it easier for customers who…