Django Lingo performers jam it out. Photos: Supplied. Django Lingo performers jam it out. Photos: Supplied. INSPIRED by the romance and energy of 1930s Paris, Django Lingo brings Gypsy Jazz to life. Guitarists Terry Murray and David Ash combine with Slim Pickens on double bass to capture the spirit of legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt, delivering […]
Youth Media Crew volunteer, Samara Satyanand, interviewed Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee at the festival on Saturday. Photo: Supplied.
Open Streets Festival draws patrons of all ages for one big party
Youth Media Crew volunteer, Samara Satyanand, interviewed Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee at the festival on Saturday. Photo: Supplied. The grand finale of the Nambucca Valley Open Streets Festival, a 10-minute fireworks display. Photo: Supplied. Performers walking along the Nambucca River during the finale parade of the Nambucca Valley Open Streets Festival. Photo: Supplied. MidWaste […]
Rusty Iron Rally features antique Velocette motorcycles
FATHERS Day 2026 at the Macksville Showgrounds’ annual Rusty Iron Rally will showcase a twin century of achievement for Velocette motorcycles. The display will bring together more than 10 decades of achievements by this once well-known British-manufactured motorcycle. The four 1920s Velocettes on display have been brought from The Isle of Man, Birmingham (UK), and […]
Urunga Arts Encounters
Chris Wilson addressed the gallery gathering. The Art Space has long been a popular meeting place. Examples of the creative process. Art portrayed in many ways. Pete Gaily featured his hauntingly poignant works. Photos: Jen Hetherington. A FASCINATING new exhibition entitled ‘Encounters’, featuring 12 local artists, is now on display at Art Space Urunga. Members […]
The Wyz Wimmin & Friends Theatre Company’s founders, from left, Carrolline Rhodes, Helen Kirkpatrick and Anne Joyce. Photo: Supplied.
Wyz Wimmin & Friends in Kempsey and Bowraville with ‘SHE’
AFTER having been on stage in Dorrigo, the Wyz Wimmin & Friends’ all-new production ‘SHE’ will be on stage at Kempsey’s Bandbox Theatre over the weekend of 15-16th August and at Bowraville Theatre on Saturday 22 August at 7pm for its closing performance. “This production builds on what we have presented over the past 10 […]
Second anthology of short stories published by Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation, ‘Tell Your Tale’
CREATIVE writer, poet and correspondent for News Of The Area, Jen Hetherington birthed the idea in 2023 to publish a community focused anthology of short stories through Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) and now a second anthology has been published. Ms Hetherington saw a need for the arts to boost locals getting bogged […]
From the 1950s to today, Valley Players still making magic
FOR more than seven decades, local theatre enthusiasts have been entertaining audiences and fostering creativity in the Nambucca Valley, and that proud tradition is continuing as the Valley Players prepare to present their latest home-grown production, ‘A Pirate’s Fortune’. The group traces its origins back to the 1950s when it was established as the Macksville […]
Rachel Burns takes centre stage during Alex Caminer’s local author showcase at Alternatives Bookshop during the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival. Photo:supplied
Rachel Burns brings Nambucca Valley history to festival audience
THE rich history of the Nambucca Valley was shared with a new audience when author Rachel Burns was selected to present her work at an opening event at the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival. The festival commenced with a local author showcase at Alternatives Bookshop in Bellingen, bringing together writers from across the region to […]
Nambucca Nippers receive a donation from the Nambucca Valley Country Music Club. Pictured are Daren Alder from the Nambucca Heads SLSC, June Pettiford and Kerri Garvie from the Nambucca Valley Country Music Club, Isabella Alder, Max Becker and Lily Alder from the Nambucca Heads SLSC. Photo: supplied
Nambucca Valley Country Music Club supports next generation of lifesavers
THE Nambucca Valley Country Music Club has made a donation to Nambucca Heads Surf Life Saving Club’s nippers program to help ensure young people can continue to learn vital surf safety and lifesaving skills. The music club has built a strong reputation for raising funds and donating them to a wide range of worthy organisations […]
Biggest Compass Music Festival yet features 1100 performers
NORTH Coast students from 73 public schools came together on 25 and 26 May for the area’s fifth Compass Music Festival – a major NSW public schools music event celebrating young performers in Years 3 to 12. Presented by the NSW Department of Education’s The Arts Unit, the Compass Music Festival took place over two […]
