Jung Lunn of Jung Industri, Jimmy Daniels and Cassandra Doyle of Nambucca Surf Co, Alex Sanderson of Dream it Done Home Maintenance and Melissa Cooper of Harmony Bee Creations with facilitator Julie Humphris. Photo: supplied. Workshop facilitator Julie Humphris sharing her personal journey of recovery at her family’s Blue Marble Farm following the Black Summer […]

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 […]

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 […]

A SMALL but committed group of local volunteers has united to recreate a well-loved and famous event, the Back to Bowra Festival in the main street of Bowraville. The festival will be held on 15 November 2025. The history of this event goes back to 1975, when the thriving town of Bowraville and its original […]

The Golden Sands’ Kiah Miles-Gavin and Ash Downe are looking forward to welcoming Abril Latrine back to town in support of ShoreTrack. Brisbane’s leading drag queen, Abril Latrine. THE Golden Sands Tavern is once again set to dazzle the Nambucca Valley, with Brisbane’s leading drag queen, Abril Latrine, returning to host a hilarious and highly […]

FARMERS, their families and workers are returning home safely after a day on the land due to stronger quad bike safety standards, but tougher enforcement could save even more lives. Quad bikes have long been a leading cause of deaths on farms, with 10 fatalities in 2024 and 46 reports of injuries, according to Farmsafe […]

APPLICATIONS are now open for the $200,000 NSW Seniors Festival Grant Program 2026, with funding of up to $5,000 and $10,000 available for events taking place during next year’s festival taking place from 2-15 March. The festival theme for 2026 is ‘Live life in colour’, to encourage seniors to celebrate new adventures and embrace creativity, […]

LONG before observatories dotted the land and satellites blinked overhead, the First Peoples of Australia were reading the stars. For over 65,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have looked to the sky – not for abstraction, but for connection, direction, and survival. Theirs is the oldest continuous astronomical tradition on Earth. To these […]

Tony Prior is the NPWS Team Leader Fire for the North Coast: Photo: NPWS. The helicopter coordinator, air attack supervisor and large air tanker specialist in the air. Photo: NPWS. ANTHONY Prior has been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) in the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours. Mr Prior, who is currently Team Leader Fire […]

PROFESSIONAL and volunteer lifeguards from the Mid North Coast are undertaking maintenance and upgrading of qualifications in the off-season. At South West Rocks, a class of 16 professional lifeguards have undertaken a new and compulsory two-day Beach Operations and Management (BOM) course under the guidance of the Australian Lifeguard Service’s James Turnham (Mid NSW Lifeguard […]