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Fishing

Trout fishing season officially opens across NSW

THE 2025-26 trout fishing season officially opened on Saturday 4 October following the annual four-month closure to allow fish to spawn and reproduce. The season remains open to midnight 8 June 2026. Rivers and streams across NSW are in prime condition, with two million Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout and Atlantic Salmon to be […]

Printed Edition

Printed Edition 10 OCTOBER 2025

Bellwood’s Splash Pad opens just in time for holiday crowds

A NEW attraction in Nambucca Heads had families flocking to Bellwood Park during the October long weekend. It was the official opening of the “Splash Pad”, a vibrant new play space featuring spraying and splashing water features designed to keep kids cool for hours on end. Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee and a number of […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Workers being left behind

DEAR News Of The Area, AS a Kempsey local and timber worker for 25 years, I’m deeply disappointed that the government has overlooked sound science and policy in favour of creating a massive Koala Park. However I am even more disappointed with the way a number of local elected representatives have swallowed the government’s spin […]

Sport

Combined Mariners to feature in Australian Junior Championships in Coffs

THE best junior Oztag players from the Coffs Coast and Greater Port Macquarie are set to join forces again, when they take on Australia’s finest next week. The Australian Junior Championships are being held in Coffs Harbour from Friday 17 October to Sunday 19 October, at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields. For […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: A win for species and the region’s future

DEAR News Of The Area, THE announcement of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) this month has not only been a win for all the threatened species that live in the forests of the Mid North Coast, but also for the future of this region. In a time when the world is rapidly changing, the […]

Macksville Pre-school Childcare Centre celebrates its 50th anniversary

MACKSVILLE Pre-school Childcare Centre marked its 50th anniversary last Thursday, 2 October, as children, educators, volunteers and guests gathered at the centre to kick off the milestone celebrations. Educational Leader Alysia Starr had the honour of cutting the birthday cake on her own 12th work anniversary at the pre-school, launching a series of events planned […]

Event

Local landmarks light up in blue in recognition of National Carers Week

NATIONAL Carers Weeks begins on Sunday 12 October with local landmarks across NSW to be bathed in blue. The Big Banana in Coffs Harbour will beam in blue as will the Macksville Bridge. Marking the beginning of National Carers Week (12-18 October 2025) the lightings celebrate the 958,500 people who provide care to a family […]

Sport

Roosters premiership player signs with Mustangs

GROUP 2 premiership winner Tyronne Roberts-Davis is making the move to play in the Group 3 Rugby League competition next season. The Nambucca Roosters marquee player is set to play for the Macleay Valley Mustangs in 2026, and joins a team who were preliminary finalists last season as they look to win their first premiership […]

Regional

Anger over Nambucca Valley Council’s backflip on Great Koala National Park

The owner and workers of Bowraville Sawmill are struggling under the GKNP moratorium. Nationals Senator Ross Cadell addresses worried workers at Adam’s Sawmill in Bonville. Photo: Senator Cadell. THE Nambucca Valley’s last remaining timber mill is struggling to stay afloat as a result of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) logging moratorium. Enforced on 8 […]