BUSINESS owners, residents and visitors to Bowraville can now have their say on proposed accessible parking options for High Street. Nambucca Valley Council Acting General Manager Kristian Enevoldson, said disability access to inside the Bowraville Theatre has been improved, however now a connection to accessible street parking was needed. “In 2021-22 Council was successful in […]
State Member for Oxley Michael Kemp, Nambucca Valley Council Director Engineering Services David Moloney, and AJ Civil Projects Project Manager Jack Gilchrist.
THE Valla Urban Growth Area (VUGA) is quickly taking shape, with bulk earthworks for Stage One now 90 percent complete. Construction began in May 2025 to transform the site into a new hub for industry, investment and jobs in the Nambucca Valley. Local contractor AJ Civil Projects has moved a staggering 120,000 cubic metres of […]
AFTER 30 years of community discussion and fundraising by the Scotts Head community, a skate and recreation park will be delivered on the Village Green, thanks to a $255,578 grant from the NSW Government. Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee welcomed the grant funding for this community-driven project. “The skate park has been on the drawing […]
Ashton Herbert rips down the 16th at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course.
FORMER elite cricketer Craig Haworth showed the hand-eye coordination hasn’t missed a blip as he squeaked home to win the men’s Nambucca Open golf competition at The Island. The longtime local now calls the majestic Toowoomba club home and he was a ‘visitor’ along with players from Woolgoolga, Urunga, Coffs Harbour, Bowraville, Bellingen (yes, they’re […]
DEAR News Of The Area, Achieving net zero by 2050 is considered necessary to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, as outlined in the Paris Agreement. The world is already moving towards net zero with more than 84 percent of global GDP covered by net zero commitments. “We (Nationals members) just don’t believe […]
Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee congratulating Councillor Susan Jenvey on her appointment as the new Deputy Mayor.
COUNCILLOR Susan Jenvey was elected Deputy Mayor for a one year term at Nambucca Valley Council’s 26 November Ordinary Meeting. Next year, she will have served 10 years as a Nambucca Valley Councillor, first elected on 10 September 2016. “I am looking forward to being an asset for this Council and our community,” she said. […]
A RECENT Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) blitz in Queensland’s Gatton region should serve as a wake-up call for New South Wales. Operation Topaz uncovered systemic labour rights breaches among labour hire firms, with every single provider investigated demonstrating some non-compliance. Contraventions included failure to pay minimum and overtime rates, withholding pay slips, and poor record-keeping. […]
DEAR Jasminda, FOR five years, I have been minding a friend’s dog (Minty) while they go on holidays. This is usually no problem; the dog and I get on very well. This time, though, I was left with instructions that Minty (who is 15) now eats breakfast at 4.30am and dinner at 3.00pm every day, […]
MARY is interested in purchasing a unit in a local housing development. The unit is yet to be constructed, so she proposes to purchase the unit “off the plan”. Mary negotiates a price with the real estate agent and a draft contract is soon sent to her conveyancer of choice. The contract states that Mary […]
The community is encouraged to give the gift of happiness.
DONATIONS for the annual Salvation Army Christmas Toy Drive Appeal are now being accepted at Newcastle Permanent and Greater Bank branches until 12 December. The joint appeal has supported local families for nearly 40 years. Last year the community donated a record 7500 gifts through the branches. Salvation Army Auxiliary Lieutenant Bernie Muendel said the […]
