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Remediation works to begin on landslipsACROSS Nambucca Valley

Director Engineering Services David Moloney at Johns Bridge on Missabotti Road. Photo: supplied. Johns Bridge on Missabotti Road from the air. Photo: supplied. REMEDIATION work to repair around 90 landslips across the Nambucca Valley will begin in February after Nambucca Valley Council secured disaster recovery funding from the NSW Government. The extensive program follows major […]

Local News

Authorities urge public to report sightings of rare white humpback

A RARE white humpback whale sighting off the Mid North Coast has prompted wildlife authorities to urge the public to report any further sightings immediately and to strictly observe exclusion zones. The whale was sighted off Little Nobby near Crescent Head approximately 5pm on Saturday 10 January, drawing the attention of marine scientists and […]

Regional

The Smith Family’s 2026 Back to School Appeal launched

AS families across the Mid North Coast prepare for the return to school, new research has revealed the growing pressure many households face simply trying to meet the basic costs of education. The latest Pulse Survey of families supported by The Smith Family shows that more than four out of five parents and carers are […]

Sport

Men’s Shed support for Stuarts Point and District Little Athletics

AS our regional communities get into gear for a productive, supportive and successful 2026, “collaboration” is emerging as the keyword for the season to come. Here’s a prime example. Stuarts Point and District Little Athletics organiser Samantha Bonanno, recently issued this call out: “We need helpers to assist the oval committee do some line marking […]

Regional

NSW foster and kinship carers to receive allowance boost

FOR the first time in more than two decades, foster and kinship carers across NSW have received a 20 percent increase to their care allowance. The increase aims to ease cost-of-living pressures and strengthen support for vulnerable children in out-of-home care. The tax-free increase took effect from 1 January 2026 and applies to authorised carers […]

Local News

Board decides against mandated health checks for senior GPs

A RANGE of healthcare industry bodies have welcomed a Medical Board of Australia decision not to proceed with mandatory health checks for doctors aged over 70. In 2024, the Board consulted on options to keep late career doctors in safe practice, including through mandatory health checks. A total of 201 submissions were received. Australian Health […]

Local News

Unskilled workers critical to ensuring agriculture sustainability

THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called for a renewed focus on a sustainable agricultural workforce, urging policymakers to ensure the needs of regional communities are properly addressed. In a submission to the Value of Skilled Migration to Australia inquiry, the NFF said while skilled migrants play an important supporting role in the agricultural workforce, […]

Nambucca Valley

Climate targets cooked without methane action: report

IMPROVED methane capture at six high-emission coal mines appears the state’s best bet to hit climate targets. A report released by climate advisory group Common Capital said NSW could help reach emissions targets with best-practice abatement at the six mines, which produce half the state’s coalmine emissions despite delivering less than 10 percent of the […]

Government, National

Weather Bureau updates unpopular $96.5m website

THE Bureau of Meteorology has implemented the first round of changes to its heavily-criticised $96.5m website. Since launching, the site has attracted 400,000 “items of feedback”. As a result, the rain radar and weather map have been improved and there is more information about daily temperature highs and lows on state, territory and district pages. […]

Nambucca Valley

Community invited to help shape Scotts Head masterplan

THE Scotts Head community is being invited by Nambucca Valley Council to have a say on the future of the town’s foreshore and public spaces, as it begins work on a new masterplan. Council’s General Manager Bede Spannagle, said the goal is to understand what land management practices are working well and where improvements could […]