Photos of the NSW Police Force’s Armed Response Command in training. Photos: NSW Police Multimedia. Photos of the NSW Police Force’s Armed Response Command in training. Photos: NSW Police Multimedia. IN coming weeks, heavily armed officers, rifles and specialist vehicles may be spotted on the streets as the NSW Police Force’s  Armed Response Command (ARC) […]

TEN years ago, 10 Australians lost their lives during the world’s largest and most catastrophic thunderstorm asthma event. Several thousand others, including people who had no past history of asthma, experienced breathing difficulties. With the grass pollen season now under way, the National Asthma Council of Australia is reminding Australians to protect themselves and their […]

OCTOBER marks the start of Mental Health Month, and with spring in full swing, Black Dog Institute is calling on Australians to put One Foot Forward. As the weather warms and the days grow longer, many people find it easier to get outside and get moving, making October an ideal time to build habits that […]

MID North Coast Legacy has thanked the Nambucca Valley and Kempsey communities for getting behind the recent Legacy Week 2026, with volunteers raising funds and awareness for local veteran families. Legacy Week is the organisation’s annual fundraising campaign, with volunteers selling Legacy badges, pens, keyrings, teddy bears and other merchandise throughout the region. For Mid […]

WELL-KNOWN local artist Margrit Richenbach will channel the inspiration of her late husband, Claude Teyssier, as she leads a workshop crafting fish kites and flags ahead of the November Back to Bowra Street Festival. Mr Teyssier and Ms Richenbach were renowned for creating huge, light-lantern sculptures that featured at community events such as the Camden […]

MOTORCYCLISTS on NSW roads are at far greater risk of being killed in a crash than other motor vehicle users, according to the NSW Government’s Towards Zero campaign. Motorcycle fatalities accounted for 20.7 per cent of all road fatalities and nearly 4,500 injuries in 2024 despite motorcycles making up only 3.7 per cent of registered […]

NAMBUCCA Valley Red Cross is celebrating a milestone for Lesley Smith, its longest-serving member. On 9 October, its local Emergency Services Team will mark 30 years of service to the Red Cross and her community. Over her three decades of volunteering with Australian Red Cross, Ms Smith has responded to numerous evacuation and recovery emergencies. […]

LICENSED venues across the Mid North Coast Police District have joined forces to bar troublesome patrons from every licenced venue across the region under an expanded multi-venue barring policy. The unified initiative sees the Nambucca, Hastings, and Macleay Liquor Accords working in direct partnership to ensure troublemakers barred in one town can no longer simply […]

IT’S time for aged care workers around the country to strike a pose, because Ageing Australia is looking to showcase photographs of the best in the sector. So many people contribute in positive and amazing ways to the care of older Australians, and Ageing Australia is holding a Humans of Aged Care photo competition to […]

TAKING action is second nature to Peter Elzer. The 71-year-old Coffs Harbour-based conservationist, formerly known as ‘KoaLaMan’, has campaigned for many years for the protection of Pine Creek State Forest and the establishment of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). He has previously held a 12-day hunger strike outside Parliament House and, last year, walked […]