FREE mental health and wellbeing services are available to the community at Southern Cross University (SCU) Health Clinics until 5 December. With no fee or referral required, community members can access mental health and wellbeing services delivered by student practitioners, under the supervision of senior, highly experienced health professionals. Clients can self-refer to the SCU […]
Members of the Coffs Coast Neuroendocrine Cancer Support Group.
WORLD Neuroendocrine Cancer Day on 10 November will see the Big Banana and Macksville Bridge lit up blue to provide a global voice for patients with neuroendocrine cancer and hereditary neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Held annually, the awareness campaign draws global attention to this little known, often misunderstood cancer. It is designed to spark conversations among […]
Bowraville Central School is celebrating 150 years of education. Photos: BCS.
Bowraville Central School is celebrating 150 years of education. Photos: BCS. Bowraville Central School is celebrating 150 years of education. Photos: BCS. BOWRAVILLE Central School’s “150 Years Celebration” will be held on Friday, 14 November. Celebrating the education of local students since 1875, visitors are invited to the school from 9:30am, with a smoking ceremony […]
FoodHub representatives (seated) Jane Ackland, Keith Stage and Sandra Stage are presented with the donation of $1,040 by Nambucca Valley Bridge Club President Scott Parker. Photo: supplied.
THE Nambucca Valley Bridge Club (NVBC) has shown that playing the game its members love can make a meaningful difference, donating $1,040 to the Nambucca Valley Community Church’s FoodHub. Located at 2 Ridge Street, Nambucca Heads, the FoodHub has been a vital part of the community since 2012, offering discounted, and often free food, to […]
Pink lights promote foster caring campaign.
LOCAL landmarks The Big Banana and Macksville Bridge glowed pink last week as eye-openers for Life Without Barriers’ “Sharing is Caring” campaign. It was part of a local push to encourage more people to consider becoming a foster carer, said Benn Anderson, Regional Director for NSW Family Base Care North. Life Without Barriers hopes the […]
THREE stars of the premiership-winning Nambucca Roosters women’s team have stepped into new roles for 2026. Sam Field, Lacey Wilson and Xanthi Hand have all put their hands up to join the Nambucca Roosters Junior Rugby League Club as coaches. Field will guide the Under 16s girls team, while Wilson and Hand take the reins […]
DEAR News Of The Area, Tuesday, 11 November is Remembrance Day. It is also the 50th anniversary of the sacking of the Whitlam government but I digress. I remember my father who joined the air force, learnt to fly Spitfires, and got shot down over Italy. Two weeks later, in a Bologna hospital, after having […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE recent decision by the National Party to abandon its commitment to net zero by 2050 has left many in regional Australia questioning what this means for our future. Net zero simply means balancing the greenhouse gases we produce with those we remove from the atmosphere, ensuring the world we […]
THE disco ball will be swirling and glinting as the Yarrahapinni Community House Op Shop Ball returns to the Stuarts Point Hall on Saturday, 22 November. A fundraiser for the local op shop and community hub, the ball will run from 6-10:30pm. Planned as a fun family night out, organisers are encouraging people to ‘glam-up’ […]
