MEMBER for Port Stephens Kate Washington announced last Friday that eleven sporting clubs across Port Stephens have secured a share in $50,000 from the NSW Local Sporting Grant program. This funding will enable local sporting groups to purchase new equipment,…
SOPHIE Bennett attended Irrawang High School where she took out either first or second in course in each of the subjects she studied. Sophie also received a number of citizenship awards during her time school. Advertise with News of The…
AS school captain at Irrawang High School, Mabel Bradbury learned to be a leader who listens to her student cohort and advocates for those without a voice. Loving the school environment so much, Mabel decided to study a Bachelor of…
THE women of Nambucca Macksville Evening VIEW Club have been very busy baking and decorating in celebration of their 28th Birthday Mad Hatters Party. The Macksville Ex-Services Club was expertly decorated in Mad Hatter fashion – with tables decked out…
1. ON 24/2/23 Police arrested a male and female youth in Nambucca Heads following investigations related to the assault upon two female youths in Macksville on 11 The young person was charged at Macksville Police Station and later released on…
EACH year around the world International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March, and the Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery (MVCAG) are again celebrating IWD 2023 with an exhibition of women’s artwork which will run from March 2 to…
FLOOD affected communities across the Mid North Coast will be able to obtain free legal advice as a result of a $7 million Commonwealth funding investment to aid ongoing relief and recovery. Commonwealth Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the new funding…
TARGETED funding is now available to repair, restore and enhance First Nations-owned social and cultural assets damaged last year in the February and June floods, thanks to the Commonwealth and NSW Governments’ $44 million Aboriginal-owned Assets Program. The program will…
IN the midst of a housing crisis gripping the Mid North Coast, the Greens have called for the old Macksville Hospital site to be repurposed to provide affordable housing. The old Macksville Hospital and land was sold to private property…
BETTY Newman celebrated her 100th birthday in grand style on 25 February with generations of family and a host of friends and neighbours. Betty had made it clear to her daughters Joy and Judith and son Keith that she intended…