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Final weeks of work for Scotts Head Road black spot project

WORKS on a major section of Scotts Head Road are approaching completion, with Council crews estimating the project will be ready for sealing within the next four to six weeks. The current stage of construction forms part of the ongoing Scotts Head Road Black Spots Program, which aims to improve safety along sections of the […]

Sport

Sporting tribute to Sgt Matthew Locke MG to help veterans and Timor-Leste

Bellingen’s Sgt Matthew Locke MG, who lost his life serving in Afghanistan with the Special Air Service Regiment. Photo: supplied. Captain Blake Wallace from the Army Thunder scoring a try during the annual SGT Matthew Locke MG Charity Match against the Sawtell Panthers in Bellingen. Photo: LCPL Luke Donegan/Defence. BELLINGEN will host a major day […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Clear breach of international law

DEAR News Of The Area, DESPITE what we might think of the oppressive regime in Iran, the US and Israel have been in breach of international law in the war they are conducting against that country. There was no imminent threat to the US and Israel as the Omani mediator of talks between the US […]

Local News

Major landslip recovery works continue across Nambucca Valley

Works have successfully progressed at the landslip site on Taylors Arm Road, located about 4.7kms west of Macksville, where remediation is expected to be completed this week, weather depending. (Photo: supplied. Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee (pictured second from right) visited construction sites for landslip remediations on Thursday 5 March. Photo: supplied. LANDSLIP remediation works […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Why fear campaigns work

DEAR News Of The Area, I FIND it hard to find sensible discussion about migration coming from the opposition. Instead they seek to politicise the issue and turn it into a fear campaign. Fear campaigns work because they do not require facts, merely a grievance, and appeal to our natural desire for simple solutions to […]

Sport

Nambucca Roosters take on Bellingen Magpies in reserves trial

SUPPORTERS of the Nambucca Roosters RLFC will get their first taste of pre-season action this weekend when the club’s reserve grade side takes on the Bellingen Magpies in a trial match at Coronation Park. The game will kick off at 2:00pm on Saturday 14 March at the Roosters’ home ground in Nambucca Heads, with free […]

Sport Results

Macksville Country Club Golf

DESPITE the threat of rain the Macksville Auto Electrics sponsored Stableford attracted a good field. Brock Klar had the best round of the day with a net nine under par 45 to win division 1 from Michael Trisley who had a respectable 5 under 41. Paul Webster led the field in division 2 to win […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The importance of protecting trees

DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE read with interest letters published in NOTA about a proposal by Nambucca Valley Council to introduce a tree preservation order. I am delighted that Council is giving consideration to this proposal. However the suggestion that a tree is not worth preserving unless it has a large girth is […]

Hypothetical

Legal Hypothetical: Did he have capacity?

MICHAEL has been suffering from chronic schizophrenia since the 1980s and his affairs are under the control of the Trustee and Guardian. When he passes away, his cousins stand to receive the whole of his estate, on the basis that they understand that Michael did not leave a will and that his estate would be […]

Jasminda's Advice

‘On the couch’ with Jasminda

DEAR Jasminda, I am doing a complete clean out of my home, but I can’t decide what to keep and what to cull. How do I make these decisions? Claudia D. Dear Claudia, I am the wrong person to ask about this. When I decide to clean my bedroom, I enter the zone of nostalgia. […]