DEAR News Of The Area, IT is good to see Pat Conaghan, Member for Cowper, writing in the public forum of a local newspaper, instead of the subsidised propaganda in advertisements and our letter boxes. In doing this, he can be debated, rated, baited, deflated, liked or hated. In everything he says about Labor plans, […]
Troy Rogers in Upside Down Fantasyland. Photo: Troy Rogers FB.
HAVING recently appeared at Sydney, Adelaide and Newcastle fringe festivals, Troy Rogers brings “Upside Down Fantasyland” to the Mid North Coast for a limited run of intimate shows. Following a sold out show in April, Troy returns for two nights in Bellingen this month, before taking the stage in Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga in August. […]
Martin Russell on his fully rebuilt 1983 Honda CR480 taking on the Tatts Finke Desert Race last month
NEWS Of The Area reported in May that 61-year-old Nambucca Valley man Martin Russell was set to take on the Tatts Finke Desert Race, one of the world’s toughest off-road endurance events, riding a fully rebuilt 1983 Honda CR480. Martin successfully completed the gruelling 230 kilometre journey from Alice Springs to the remote community of […]
DEAR News Of The Area, MEMBER for Cowper Pat Conaghan must have been watching a different speech at the National Press Club by Dr Jim Chalmers, the Treasurer, to the one that I viewed. His letter to your paper asserting “meaningless platitudes” and “uncomfortable contradictions” by the Treasurer may well be a more accurate description […]
The Mid North Coast community rallies for category D funding at Kempsey. Photo: supplied
FLOOD-AFFECTED communities of the Mid North Coast came together to rally for Category D disaster funding at Kempsey Racecourse on Sunday 29 June. Residents, farmers and business owners united in a call for urgent recovery support, including increased flood relief payments for primary producers from $25,000 to the maximum $75,000. A free community BBQ, provided […]
ShoreTrack collects their computers: Jocelyn Box, Bede Spannagle, Paul ‘Fatty’ Ireland (ShoreTrack), Joel Barrera and Mason Jenner.
NAMBUCCA Valley Council has gifted over 40 desktop computers to local community groups and organisations this month. Councils, as government entities, are required to replace computers every five years, even if they are in perfect working order. “Most councils dispose of them or you need to send them away for scrap, which was going to […]
Macksville Medical Centre is welcoming two additional GPs. Photo: supplied.
THE Nambucca Valley, like many rural areas across Australia, is facing a critical shortage of general practitioners (GPs). Macksville Medical Centre has responded by welcoming two new doctors to the region, aiming to improve access to local healthcare and reduce the strain on residents forced to travel long distances for appointments. Australia is currently short […]
Last year's North Coast Force Under 15s Boys team.
AFL North Coast’s best juniors will devote some of their school holidays to representing their region. North Coast Force’s Under 17s , Under 15s, and Under 13s Boys teams, and the Youth Girls 17s, Youth Girls 15s, and Youth Girls 13s teams will take part in this year’s Northern NSW Championships in Coffs Harbour. This […]
Lisa Barry, runner up and Nerida Blackford winner of Restricted Singles event.
MANY of the ladies helped out with the men’s Ken Howard Carnival- umpiring, talking on the live broadcast, and running the empty glasses to the staff inside. It was a great team effort by staff, members and volunteers yet again at Club Nambucca. Congratulations to the men for another fantastic carnival- the 50th will be […]
