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Bowraville’s place on Freedom Ride honoured with a blue plaque

Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee and Nambucca Valley Councillor Martin Ballangarry unveiling the 1965 Freedom Ride blue plaque in front of a packed High Street in Bowraville on Monday. Photo: NVC. About 50 residents gathered to celebrate Bowraville taking its place among eight other towns to commemorate the 1965 Freedom Ride Blue Plaque Trail.Photo: NVC. […]

Community, Local News, Regional

Nambucca Baptist Church celebrates first remarkable year

Pastor Eroni Cakakaka leads the service at Nambucca Baptist Church. Lavenia Cakakaka with the Fijian singers. Worship singers Birgit Coote, Karra Thompson and Ray Budge. The children sing out. Garry Sambrook training Scott Cakakaka in the sound and media system. Church members Levi Madrid, Rodney Collins, Robbie Hay and Church Elder Grant Chislett. The Nambucca […]

Community, Health, Local News, Regional

The $3,000 opportunity that could save a life

FOR many families, Saturday sport is all about muddy boots, friendly rivalry and cheering from the sidelines. Behind the games and training sessions is a simple question every community sporting club should be asking: what would happen if someone here suffered a cardiac arrest? Having an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) close at hand can make […]

Community, Local News, School

Bowraville Central School cattle team makes its mark at the Brisbane Royal Show

Brefnni Quinn ( Droughtmaster Heifer) – Lily Kennedy Leading. Left- Right and Top-Bottom – Lailana Heather, Kyron Trisley-Lindsay, Amarli Whit, Bella Lindsay, Jaz Gwilliam, Amy Edge, Heloise Lair. Lily Kennedy Highly Commended, Kyron Trisley-Lindsay 2nd in Fruit and Vegetable Judging. Amy Edge and Heloise Lair with Onward Everlyn W1 Reserve Junior Champion Murray Grey Exhibit. […]

Sport

Nathan Ison takes the Kerry McCoy Cup at Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course

Nathan Ison with the spoils of victory in the Kerry McCoy Cup. Tamworth’s Peter and Jo Foster returned to their old hunting ground of Nambucca on Saturday. Div 1 women’s runner-up Dianne O’Leary (left) and winner Deidre Fletcher. All the president’s men had bailed, and the ball nearly too, as Geoff Harris pondered what next […]

Featured

Nambucca Heads High School performer Violette Hyland stars in Mary Poppins JR.

NAMBUCCA Heads High School student Violette Hyland is front and centre as Mary Poppins this week as almost 600 students from 48 schools come together for the first regional staging of the NSW Department of Education’s Combined Schools Musical. The 15-year-old is leading the cast of Mary Poppins JR, which is being performed at Murwillumbah […]

Local News

Nambucca Valley Council launches investment prospectus to drive future growth

NAMBUCCA Valley Council has officially launched its new Investment Prospectus, showcasing the region’s competitive strengths and highlighting strategic opportunities for businesses and investors looking to be part of the valley’s future growth. The prospectus has been developed as part of Council’s commitment to economic development and investment attraction and identifies priority sectors with strong growth […]

Community, Government, Local News, Regional

Road rebuild follows culverts’ collapse at Sauls Dairy

Boat Harbour Road, at Sauls Dairy near Utungun, from the air, showing the eastbound road lane which was closed earlier in 2025 due to subsidence caused by the failing culverts underneath the road. A good glimpse at the deteriorated steel culverts beneath Boat Harbour Road, at Sauls Dairy. Council’s project will replace the culverts and […]

Coffs Coast represented at national meeting calling for an end to native forest logging

COFFS Coast environmental groups were represented at a two-day meeting last week that aimed to end native forest logging. Australian national environment and climate groups and regional and grassroots forest organisations met to collaborate on a national campaign to protect native forests by ending logging, clearing and conversion. Tim Cadman, Ashley Love and Meredith Stanton […]

Community, Health, Local News

Measles is about – check that your immunisations are up to date

PORT Stephens residents are being advised to check their immunity to measles. An estimated 1.7 million Australians are not protected against measles, putting individuals and communities at risk of more outbreaks, according to new analysis from the peak immunisation research organisation. National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) data shows more than 80,000 Australian […]