BELLINGEN Shire Council has awarded the design tender for the Urunga CBD Upgrade to RPS AAP Consulting. The project is designed to deliver significant improvements to the town’s central business district, creating a more vibrant and welcoming space for residents, businesses, and visitors. It will also ensure the CBD is easier to navigate for wheelchair […]
Printed Edition 23 JANUARY 2026
A strangler fig tree behind Macksville TAFE on West Street is an example of the type of tree that could receive stronger protection. Photo: supplied).
Public invited to comment on significant tree permit proposal
RESIDENTS across the Nambucca Valley are being encouraged to have their say on a proposed amendment that could strengthen protections for significant trees on private land in non-rural areas. Nambucca Valley Council is seeking community feedback on changes to the Nambucca Development Control Plan 2010, which would introduce a permit requirement for the removal of […]
MPs call for urgent, long-term plan to fix repeated Waterfall Way closures
MEMBERS of the NSW Parliament are calling on the State Government to deliver a clear and coordinated plan to address repeated disruptions along Waterfall Way following another landslip that has forced a prolonged closure. Michael Kemp, Member for Oxley, and Brendan Moylan, Member for the Northern Tablelands, said the latest incident highlights the urgent need […]
Pipeline drillers, a subcontractor of Ledonne Constructions, successfully underbored the sewer gravity main for VUGA Stage One. Photo: supplied.
Drilling success marks major step for VUGA
CRITICAL infrastructure works connecting the Valla Urban Growth Area (VUGA) to Nambucca Valley Council’s existing water and sewer networks have reached a major milestone, with a key package of horizontal directional drilling works successfully completed. The final component of the works was finished last week when a 450mm sewer gravity main, made from high-density polyethylene […]
Autonomous Bluebottle vessels to patrol Mid North Coast marine parks over Australia Day long weekend
UNMANNED marine surveillance vessels known as Bluebottles will patrol Marine Parks between Coffs Harbour and Camden Haven over the Australia Day long weekend. The deployment aims to deter and detect illegal fishing activity in protected Green Zones along the Mid North Coast. Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer said the vessels will focus on detecting […]
Rising junior Maddox Herbert sets his tee on the 14th with new Nambucca member Chris 'George' Marshall in the background at the The Island course.
Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club
DARRELL Flanders kissed a golf handicap goodbye and showed he thrives in a convection oven after posting a stonking score at the Nambucca Heads Island layout. The once-was-9-marker scorched around in brutal conditions to card 44 points to win the Cubana Resort medley stableford Div 1 on Saturday, 10 January. Flanders birdied 3, 11 and […]
Legal Hypothetical: the dreaded smartphone will
FOLLOWING a recent health scare, Peter opens the Notes application on his iPhone and creates a document entitled “last will”. The note appoints his brother William as his executor, gifts his house and contents to his brothers and after some monetary gifts to friends and family, gifts the balance of his bank accounts to William. […]
On the couch with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, We have a few family members who work from home and our mannerisms and work styles are getting on each other’s nerves. How do we improve our work-from-home balance? Megan P. Dear Megan, Research by Roy Morgan (2025) stated that more than 6.7 million Australians work from home at least some of the […]
Wearable art workshops ahead of Nambucca Valley parade
NAMBUCCA Valley residents are being invited to take part in a series of free Creative Recovery workshops in the lead up to the Open Streets Festival Parade on 14 February. Delivered by Arts Mid North Coast, the wearable art workshops are designed to bring people together through shared creativity, storytelling and community connection. The workshops […]
