2NVR NAMBUCCA Valley Radio’s Ceri Wrobel has been named a runner-up in the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia’s (CBAA) Most Valuable Volunteer Award 2025. The CBAA does not routinely award runners-up, however made an exception in Ceri’s case. “Ceri was such a strong contender they wanted to recognise her in some way,” said Josh Cole […]
‘Adopt a Street – Flood relief’ - by locals, for locals. Image: supplied.
Founder Dr Jake Little donating items and helping out with the clean-up, which sparked his idea for Adopt a Street. Photo: supplied. ‘Adopt a Street – Flood relief’ – by locals, for locals. Image: supplied. A NEW community-driven initiative is bringing together local businesses and residents from flood-impacted streets, in a demonstration […]
Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure.
Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure. Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things. MICK Birtles, a regular reporter for News Of The Area and a familiar voice on […]
Two of the six arrested protesters have avoided convictions. File photo: Brian Mahoney.
TWO forest activists have faced Coffs Harbour Local Court over their occupation of the roof of the Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) building on 23 April. They were among six women who unfurled banners next to the FCNSW logo that read “End Native Forest Logging Now”. Knitting Nanna Sharron Hodge, 65, and filmmaker Juliet Lamont, 54, […]
TWENTY-FIVE Fijian students celebrated their graduation from NV College this week, each earning a Certificate III in Individual Support. A graduation ceremony recognised the hard work and dedication of the students, who have completed their training under the Australian Government’s Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, as part of the Aged Care Expansion (ACE) program. […]
RISING talent Anna-Lee Jarrett-Crooks has earned selection to the Northern NSW Indigenous U16 Girls team. A forward for the Nambucca Strikers U16s, Anna-Lee has been an outstanding presence on the field, making key contributions to her team’s success. Nambucca Strikers senior women’s coach Rhys Jones praised her contribution at both the junior and senior level. […]
PETER Smith’s health had been failing over the past few months and after paramedics are called due to complications regarding his blood sugar levels, he composes a “Note” on his smartphone, entitled “Last Will of Peter Smith”. The document appoints his friend, Ben as his executor and leaves him the bulk of his estate. The […]
Lisa Milner, Robyn Dyer, Roby Aiken and Ross Pascoe. Photo: Diane Curran.
THE Nambucca Valley Writers Group have announced the winners of their annual writing competition, a tradition for the past 19 years. The 2025 theme was ‘performance piece’ and was judged by Lisa Milner, a Coffs Harbour writer who was once a long-term member of the group. “There was a very high standard of performance pieces, […]
Steve Hill, owner of Coffs Skydiving, hands the group’s letter to Premier Chris Minns.
MORE than 100 local businesses from the Mid North Coast have put their case to the NSW Premier for the creation of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) as a “game-changing tourism destination” to rival the Blue Mountains and the Great Barrier Reef”. The business coalition submitted a signed letter to Mr Minns at State […]
