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Large crowds attend Anzac Day commemorations across the Nambucca Valley

DESPITE threatening skies and cool morning air, the spirit of remembrance was stronger than ever across the Nambucca Valley on Anzac Day 2025, with impressive turnouts at services in Nambucca Heads, Bowraville, Taylors Arm and Macksville. At Nambucca Heads, locals braved the early morning drizzle, with around 250 people gathering for the dawn service, and […]

Local News

Respite and connection for Nambucca Valley carers

CARERS from across the Nambucca Valley were recently treated to a much-needed morning of respite, connection, and support during a special event organised by the Support Group for Our Everlasting Carers. Thanks to a generous donation from the Uniting Church in Nambucca Heads, the group was able to host a respite morning tea at the […]

Printed Edition

Nambucca Valley News Of The Area 02 MAY 2025

Regional

John Kent OAM honoured with RSL Life Membership on Anzac Day

ANZAC Day 2025 was a day of double significance for Navy veteran John Kent OAM, who was awarded Life Membership of the NSW Returned and Services League (RSL). Mr Kent received the accolade at an Anzac Day luncheon held by the Nambucca Heads RSL sub-Branch. Previously recognised with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for […]

Hypothetical

Legal Hypothetical: Deathbed promise and bank withdrawals

SCOTT, battling cancer, has a prognosis of just 12 months to live. Scott calls his sister, Mary, and asks her to come and live with him as his full-time carer. He tells her that if she does so, he will give her half of his estate when he passes-away. Mary tells Scott that she will […]

Sport Results

Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club

EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas, they say, and American Ray ‘Houston’ Baker drove that message home when he whaled the field at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course. The 27-marker had 38 points with daylight second in the Nambucca RSL Dolphin Day medley stableford on Thursday, 24 April. That saw Baker collect the vaunted Dolphin […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Take control of our democracy

DEAR News Of The Area, OUR valued democracy has become a ‘corporatocracy’ under the flawed stewardship of the major parties. However, with the election on 3 May, we, the people, have a chance to take back control. The links between the Nationals and the mining industry are clear, with favour-buying donations flowing to the party, […]

Council defers decision on new Land Disposal Policy

A DECISION on a new policy which deals with the selling of Council-owned land was deferred by Nambucca Valley councillors at Council’s 16 April meeting. According to Kristian Enevoldson, Manager of Risk and Governance, Nambucca Valley Council does not have a current policy to guide the disposal of land it owns. A recently-produced draft policy, […]

Police

Police legal action rates rise across most offences

THE NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released a new report examining the proportion of recorded crimes that result in an offender being charged by NSW Police. The study, “Trends in police legal action rates 2009-2023”, examines the rate of legal action taken by police across 11 categories of offences over 15 […]

National

NSW Gov moves to crackdown on illegal tree clearing

THE NSW Government has promised action to address the growing number of cases of illegal tree clearing in NSW. An Explanation of Intended Effect (EIE) has been released, offering stakeholders the opportunity to consult on reforms to the urban tree clearing framework. A new resource to help planners, developers and builders tackle urban heat has […]