A GROUP of Year 10 students from Macksville High School have completed a week-long Educational Pathways Program (EPP) with NVC Group, gaining hands-on training and valuable insight into careers in the aged care sector. The experience was part of a growing state-wide program now running in 183 government high schools across NSW, including Macksville High, […]
THE Nambucca Valley Cancer Support Group and CanDo Cancer Trust have joined forces to provide extra support to cancer patients living in the Nambucca Valley. The collaboration between the two not-for-profit organisations will help ease the cost of everyday essentials such as travel, groceries and other necessities, allowing patients to focus on their health and […]
Volunteers Sally Gibbs, Darrel Ewart, Nicole Cisterne, Chris Waller, Joanne Waller Andy Perri, Michele Gerard, Lew Louden, Deidre Bear and Rae Condon, Mary Ball, Lesley Smith, Helen Mower. Absent were Adele McCollom, Kathy Redman, Helen Bruce, Jenny Allen and Patricia Greenwood.
THE NAMBUCCA Valley Red Cross Emergency Services Team has completed more than 600 volunteer hours at evacuation and recovery centres since May’s extreme weather event. Volunteers have offered support to the community at centres in Nambucca Heads, Macksville, Bowraville, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Gladstone. “We have also assisted with a Recovery Assistance Point (RAP) at […]
Coffs Coast locals travelled to Sydney for the protest march. Photo: Peter Boyle.
COFFS Coast locals were among the more than 100,000 people who braved the weather to march across Sydney Harbour Bridge last Sunday, 3 August, to protest against the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The march, along with a rally of more than 25,000 people in Melbourne, was the culmination of protests around the country since the […]
SES vehicles respond to calls for help. Photo: Supplied
THE region has again been battered by wild weather, with emergency services mounting a second major response in just over two months. On Saturday 2 August, severe storms lashed the Mid North Coast, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds to the Port Macquarie Hastings, Kempsey and Nambucca regions. The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) received […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WHY do we allow people to drive on our beaches? A recent meta-study by University of the Sunshine Coast Professor of Marine Science, Thomas Schlacher, confirms that driving 4WD vehicles on beaches has serious environmental impacts. The vast majority of 4WD users follow the rules and do their best to […]
The GKNP has long had the support of Bellingen Shire Council
BELLINGEN Shire Council has reaffirmed its long-standing support for the establishment of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP), continuing a series of commitments made over the past eight years to protect koala habitat, safeguard biodiversity, and promote sustainable, nature-based tourism in the region. Since Council first resolved to support the GKNP in principle in August […]
Students from Frank Partridge VC Public School have taken part in a Junior Public Speaking Program introduced by the Lions Club of Nambucca Heads. Photo: supplied.
THE Lions Club of Nambucca Heads has introduced a Junior Public Speaking Program, giving local students the opportunity to build confidence and develop valuable communication skills. On 22 July, students from Frank Partridge VC Public School presented their speeches at a Lions Club meeting, in front of an audience that included Lions members, parents, and […]
(Back row L-R) Steven Harris, John Kellow, Murrae Davis, Michael White, Doug Urquhart and Peter Drayton, (Front row L-R) BTS Vice President Gary Rumble, Utungun Brigade Captain Paul Schadel and BTS President Helen Kirkpatrick. Photo: Gail Schadel.
UTUNGUN Rural Fire Service (RFS) has purchased new safety and security equipment through funds donated by the Bowraville Theatre Singers (BTS). Last week BTS Vice President Gary Rumble and President Helen Kirkpatrick attended the Brigade to see first-hand how the money is being put to use. “We are delighted to be able to share some […]
THE much-loved Macksville Music Muster will return to the town’s showgrounds from 16-23 February 2026. This five-day event will showcase a diverse range of musical talent, alongside delicious food, stalls and family fun engaging activities for all ages. “We are thrilled to bring this unique Muster back to Macksville in 2026,” said event coordinator Vanessa […]
