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A fun-filled reunion of Physical Culture

Ann Poynten, Leanne Boatfield, Lisa Daley, Raelene Squires, Maria Miles, Maria Summerville, Donna Cassin and teacher Gloria Gavenlock. Guests enjoy the Physical Culture Nambucca Valley reunion. Guests enjoy the Physical Culture Nambucca Valley reunion. Reminiscing were Norma Johnson, Gloria Gavenlock, Brenda Henderson, Judy Blair and Carolyn Laverty. THE St John’s Physical Culture (Physie) reunion attracted […]

Government

Businesses under pressure to inspect awning safety

“AN accident waiting to happen” was how the NSW Coroner described the awning collapse which killed a man in Balgowlah in 2007, prompting councils all over the state to remind businesses with awnings overhanging council footpaths to have these certified by a structural engineer. In a letter dated 2 April of this year, several Bowraville […]

Entertainment, Event

Dianne Coombes launches new album at Warrell Creek

NAMBUCCA Valley singer-songwriter Dianne Coombes launched her highly-anticipated new album, ‘Ripples’, at the Warrell Creek Hall on Saturday night in front of fans, family and friends. The charming rural hall was filled to capacity to the delight of Coombes, whose music has been gaining widespread recognition across the country music scene. Wanting to share and […]

Sport

Swimming North Coast members excel at State Champs

SWIMMING North Coast members have achieved top results at the recent NSW Youth State Age Short Course Championships in Sydney. Seven of the club’s swimmers competed at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre and had top meets against the state’s best juniors. Macksville’s Matilda Buchholz had a fantastic meet, winning ten gold medals and one […]

Printed Edition

Printed Edition 26 SEPTEMBER 2025

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Region has survived change in the past

DEAR News Of The Area, IF the “Great Koala National Park” is legislated, will it be as devastating as some suggest? In the late 1950s Macksville had a population of about 2000 and relied on industries such as bananas, dairy, saw milling, Midco abattoir and small goods and was supported by five banks. A large […]

Community

Greens to introduce cat containment laws in NSW

NEW laws will be proposed by the Greens in the NSW Parliament in October that would make people responsible for keeping their cat safely at home and give councils the discretion to regulate and enforce cat containment measures in priority areas. Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson said, “The failure of the […]

Local News

GKNP claims and counterclaims continue

FORMER State Labor candidate and Coffs Harbour Councillor Tony Judge, says local National Party leaders are putting the environmental and economic future of the region at risk by their negativity towards the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). “The announcement confirming that NSW Labor will proceed with the full implementation of the GKNP was an exciting […]

Regional

Thousands of children seeking homelessness support

NEW data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that in the period 2023–24, more than 6000 children across NSW without a parent or guardian, sought help from a specialist homelessness service. More than 80 percent of these children did not receive support. While it is hard to put a figure on […]

Opinion

OPINION: The moral culpability of ignoring climate change

SHOCKED and grieving, she laid her ruined wedding dress on the muddied, mangled pile of treasured belongings. Emergency volunteers bore witness, absorbing her heartbreak while valiantly hosing stinking mud and river slime from her waterlogged home. Unforgiving torrents of floodwaters, fuelled by ‘atmospheric rivers’, left mountains of precious possessions disintegrating in landfill. Tragically, lives and […]