DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to Pat Conaghan’s glossy newsletter and comments about poor aged residents who are sacrificing other essentials in order to be able to afford the private health cover they vitally need. My suggestion is: use your Medicare card like the thousands of other aged pensioners do, and […]
Rising Bellingen Golf Club star Skeet McMahon smokes one down the first home at Nambucca Heads.
MELANOMA survivor and Cancer Council fundraiser Colin ‘Wormo’ Wormleaton should hang his head in shame. The talented golfer’s handicap had drifted out to 10, making him a contestant for sandbagger of the year for 2026. But he shot himself in the foot – which was once constantly exposed on the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course […]
DEAR News Of The Area Fishing! The heading says it all. We catch fish. Well, sometimes we do. This week we fished the northern side of the Nambucca River at Macksville. Straight away, edible size bream was regularly caught. Veronica, Heather, Jai, Morelle, Greg and Bruce all shared the honours for the day. Somehow the […]
The 40th Logger Heads Malibu Classic will bring around 200 longboard surfers to Scotts Head this month. Local surfer Grant Ferguson will contest in the Burford Blanks Open 9 Foot division and the Golden Sands Old Malibu event at the 40th Logger Heads Malibu Classic. ONE of the Nambucca Valley’s longest-running and most iconic sporting […]
Nambucca’s Khan Jarrett in devastating form against South Grafton on Saturday 27 June. Try time for Nambucca Women’s Tackle player Lacey Wilson during the match against South Grafton on Saturday. Nambucca Roosters reserve-grade player Beau-Dean Jarrett-Marks was unstoppable in attack against South Grafton on Saturday 27 June. THE South Grafton Rebels traveled over the weekend […]
Proudly displaying the jersey artwork for this weekend’s Indigenous Round are, from left, Khan Jarrett, Cameron Simon-Wilson, artist Tehnaya West, Dom Robinson, and Wulaaran Walker.
THE Nambucca Roosters Rugby League Football Club will celebrate Indigenous Round this weekend, with a talented young Gumbaynggirr artist’s work proudly featured on the club’s 2026 Indigenous jersey. The NRL Indigenous Round was officially launched in May 2007 to celebrate the cultural contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to rugby league. Across the […]
A history kiosk at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club.
Nambucca Golf Club general manager Johnathon Zirkler, guest speaker Paul Gow and Nambucca Heads professional Paul Habgood share a joke at the club’s centenary dinner. A sold-out centenary dinner attracted a 130-strong crowd. Nambucca Golf Club president Geoff Harris and wife Jan at the centenary dinner. Guest speaker, two-time US Open player and TV celebrity […]
A MAJOR expansion of shark-spotting drones across the NSW coastline has been welcomed by local surf organisations, with the State Government announcing a $120 million investment aimed at improving safety for swimmers, surfers and other beach users. The government will invest an additional $34 million to significantly increase drone surveillance, making it the largest expansion […]
Nambucca Strikers Under 8s warming up at Bishop Druitt Oval on 20 June 2026.
A SUCCESSFUL player recruitment drive has left Nambucca Soccer Club hungry for mentors who love the game and want to see the round-ball game thrive in the Valley. “We now have 60 mini-roos, aged between five and seven,” registrar and coaching coordinator Joel Mason told News Of The Area. “This will help impact the future […]
