Coco Becker, Tristan Shih and Bridie Gordon.
COFFS Harbour Swimming Club members have once again excelled against Australia’s finest. The group of seven swimmers achieved top results at the recent Australian Age and Multiclass Age Championships and the Australian Open Championships, both held in Brisbane. Bridie Gordon (24th 100m backstroke), Tristan Shih (25th 200m Backstroke), and Coco Becker (26th 100m Backstroke) achieved […]
Cowper MP Pat Conaghan (centre) with wife Ilona and Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor Adam Roberts on election day.
NATIONALS MP Pat Conaghan says he is ready to “get to work” after retaining the seat of Cowper for the National Party after Saturday’s federal election. “With the polls results now locked and the last of the postal vote counts trickling in, it’s time to declare Cowper as ‘Nat Retained’ and accept the role of […]
RISING athlete Lilly Darlington has received $500 in funding support from the Coleman-Smith Foundation in their Autumn 2025 funding round. A talented 10 year old, Lilly competes as a member of the Stuarts Point and District Little Athletics Club and travels to Coffs Harbour twice weekly for training. Foundation Chairperson Nicky Smith attended the Stuarts […]
The community of Scotts Head came together to commemorate Anzac Day.
The community of Scotts Head came together to commemorate Anzac Day. The community of Scotts Head came together to commemorate Anzac Day. The community of Scotts Head came together to commemorate Anzac Day. THE Scotts Head community came together for a somber Anzac Day dawn service on Friday, 25 April. Due to the weather, the […]
Nambucca Valley Orchid Society’s Rhonda Smith and Moya Tucker at last year's District Show at Woolgoolga. Photo: supplied.
GARDENING enthusiasts and orchid lovers are in for a special treat in Nambucca Heads next week, as the Nambucca Valley Orchid Society presents its eagerly awaited Autumn Show. Held at the Nambucca Senior Citizens Centre, the show will kick off with setup and judging on Wednesday 7 May. Plants will be benched between 2-6pm, with […]
The 2025 Coffs Harbour District Eisteddfod executives Louise Ray (Vice President and Instrumental Coordinator), Sandra Goodby (Treasurer), Debbie Waters (President) and Anne Chittick (Secretary). Coffs Harbour District Eisteddfod dance students. THE Coffs Harbour and District Eisteddfod Society has announced the recipients of the 2025 Round 1 Performing Arts Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to support […]
MORE than half of respondents to a recent Council-run survey believe the ‘overall business climate’ of the Nambucca Valley to be below average. The survey was released as part of consultation to create one of Nambucca Valley Council’s key guiding documents, the Economic Development and Tourism Plan. Research for the document’s creation also found that […]
A Council-led Community Strategic Planning workshop held at Macksville Ex-Services Club in November 2024 was attended by more than 60 people.
A DRAFT of Nambucca Valley Council’s latest Community Strategic Plan (CSP) is now available online for viewing and public submissions until Friday 16 May, 2025. The final iteration of this key document is expected to be adopted by June 2025. Developed after extensive community feedback and consultation, the CSP represents implementation at a local level […]
Commemorative wreaths were laid during the service.
Community members of all ages joined the march. Commemorative wreaths were laid during the service. John Duff delivered one of the many wreaths. THOUGH ominous clouds loomed, a large gathering assembled in Stuarts Point to witness the annual Anzac Day march and attend a memorial service at the village’s cenotaph on Friday, 25 April. Stuarts […]
A NEWLY-CREATED Aboriginal advisory committee will meet monthly at Nambucca Valley Council chambers. At its first meetings, held on 18 March and 8 April 2025, the group chose to call itself “Duguula Bindarray-Garri”, which means “Together river-with”. The term symbolises the coming together of Southern Gumbaynggirr people from across the Nambucca Valley to connect and […]
