Aaron Johnson, organiser of the Mid North Coast Challenge. Photo: Sharon Jane.
Nambucca Valley Pickleball Club hosts Mid North Coast Challenge at Bowraville
Nambucca Valley Pickleball Club president Mary Dorahy. Photo: Sharon Jane. Aaron Johnson, organiser of the Mid North Coast Challenge. Photo: Sharon Jane. Bowra helpers on BBQ, Bernard Lott and Greg Carberry. Photo: Sharon Jane. Mid North Coast Challenge. Photo: Sharon Jane THE RISING popularity of pickleball worldwide has hit Nambucca Valley, with the Nambucca Valley […]
LETTER: Sun and wind are cheap and reliable fuel
DEAR News Of The Area, A RECENT letter by Wayne Duesbury (‘At least we agree on something’, Nambucca Valley NOTA, 12/8/2026) makes a number of spurious claims that, I believe, most people would not agree with. It is a well-established fact that renewable energy sources (solar PV and wind) are not only cheaper than fossil […]
Macksville and Nambucca teams going for rugby league glory in grand finals
ONE more win for premiership glory. Group 2 Rugby League teams play off for the ultimate prize during their grand final day on Sunday, 6 September, at C.ex Coffs International Stadium. The Woolgoolga Seahorses and Macksville Sea Eagles play off for the premiership in the first-grade grand final. The Seahorses will try to win their […]
What’s on this week
Friday, 4 September Football North Coast Football’s Women’s Premier League season – Preliminary Final. Urunga Raiders vs Woolgoolga Wildcats at Urunga Recreation Reserve. 6.45pm. Saturday, 5 September Baseball Coffs Harbour Baseball Association’s season at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park. Football North Coast Football’s Men’s Premier League season – Preliminary Final. Sawtell Scorpions vs Northern […]
The Coffs Coast Masters Cricket Over-50s team
Coffs Coast Masters Cricket Club season under way
COFFS Coast Masters Cricket Club have kicked off their new season with their inaugural Over 50s team playing their first game. Their debut was a 40-over match against Mid North Coast, played on Sunday, August 23, at Jim Stirling Oval in South Kempsey. With some great local cricket talent on display, Coffs Coast Masters Over […]
Who should be dealing with this shameful exploitation
DEAR News Of The Area, CONTEMPLATING, once again, the inaction taken by our local representatives in the National Party whose 50-year reign has turned a blind eye to the reporting of slavery in our area. Why is this so? Where are the authorities who should be dealing with this shameful exploitation of men and women? […]
LETTER: Correspondent requests direct response
DEAR News Of The Area, DR Dengate suggests that I should go to Google, which would show a correlation between atmospheric carbon dioxide and temperature (‘Use fossil fuels to build renewable energy economy’, NOTA, 28/8/26). However, facts speak louder than Google. The fact is that world average temperature declined from 1880 to 1910. It again […]
Urunga Arts Encounters
Chris Wilson addressed the gallery gathering. The Art Space has long been a popular meeting place. Examples of the creative process. Art portrayed in many ways. Pete Gaily featured his hauntingly poignant works. Photos: Jen Hetherington. A FASCINATING new exhibition entitled ‘Encounters’, featuring 12 local artists, is now on display at Art Space Urunga. Members […]
Macksville farewells Trimble’s – a local business institution
AN era spanning more than half a century ends next week with the closing of much-loved Macksville business, Trimble’s Furniture One. The Trimble family was given a warm send-off recently at Macksville Ex-Services Club at a function organised by Macksville Rotary Club. “When you look back over nearly six decades, you realise that a business […]
