September 4, 2025
Students star on the stage as Little Women production deemed a triumph Cast members from Nambucca Valley Christian Community School's production of Little Women light up the stage. Photos: NVCCS/Viv Donohue.
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Students star on the stage as Little Women production deemed a triumph

Cast members from Nambucca Valley Christian Community School’s production of Little Women light up the stage. Photos: NVCCS/Viv Donohue. Cast members from Nambucca Valley Christian Community School’s production of Little Women light up the stage. Photos: NVCCS/Viv Donohue. Cast members from Nambucca Valley Christian Community School’s production of Little Women light up the stage. Photos: […]

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MAKE/SPACE is a new platform for creatives across the Mid North Coast
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MAKE/SPACE is a new platform for creatives across the Mid North Coast

ARTS Mid North Coast has launched MAKE/SPACE, a new creative initiative designed to bring art to life in unexpected places. It offers two distinct opportunities for the region’s artists. MAKE/SPACE is a program of two-week shopfront activations in which artists create, exhibit, or host workshops in public-facing spaces, while COMPACT is a small works exhibition. […]

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Final call for Beyond Jazz Weekender Put your moves into action at the Saturday Night Social Photo: Dance Makers Collective.
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Final call for Beyond Jazz Weekender

THE inaugural Beyond Jazz Weekender will transform Bellingen Memorial Hall into a three-day playground of live jazz, club culture, dance, art and wellbeing from 15–17 August. More than a festival, Beyond Jazz revives the Weekender tradition — a term first used for Northern Soul Weekender dance events in 1970s UK, when fans travelled for multi-day […]

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‘SustainaBelllingen’: community resilience showcase goes ahead Sustainability Convenor Liz Jeremy and Bellingen Show President Susan Lumsdaine.
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‘SustainaBelllingen’: community resilience showcase goes ahead

THE “SustainaBellingen Showcase”, originally planned as part of the Bellingen Show program, will proceed as a standalone event this Saturday and Sunday, 9-10 August. Taking place at the CWA Rooms in Church Street, the free event features a lineup of speakers addressing the community’s resilience to environmental, economic and social issues. “This showcase represents everything […]

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Macksville Music Muster returns to showgrounds in February 2026
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Macksville Music Muster returns to showgrounds in February 2026

THE much-loved Macksville Music Muster will return to the town’s showgrounds from 16-23 February 2026. This five-day event will showcase a diverse range of musical talent, alongside delicious food, stalls and family fun engaging activities for all ages. “We are thrilled to bring this unique Muster back to Macksville in 2026,” said event coordinator Vanessa […]

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Applications open for indie music support package
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Applications open for indie music support package

The Greater Good team behind Good Intent. Photo: Billy Zammit. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. GREATER Good, a massive multi-discipline support package worth $30k for independent music artists, is back for a fifth year, with applications open now […]

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Coffs’ City Orchestra hosts violin virtuoso for concert in Bellingen Coffs Harbour City Orchestra performing at Bellingen Memorial Hall.
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Coffs’ City Orchestra hosts violin virtuoso for concert in Bellingen

Violin virtuoso Nicholas Fairbanks performs with Coffs Harbour City Orchestra. Coffs Harbour City Orchestra performing at Bellingen Memorial Hall. THE Coffs Harbour City Orchestra’s upcoming concert featuring violin virtuoso Nicholas Fairbanks is a homecoming for the accomplished musician who grew up in Bellingen Shire. An evening performance on Saturday 19 July and a matinee on […]

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Young artists shine in NAIDOC Week exhibition at Phoenix Gallery Students from Bowraville Central School, Bowraville Preschool, Tallowood Steiner School, and St Mary’s Bowraville are participating in the NAIDOC Week exhibition at the Phoenix Gallery in Bowraville. Photo: supplied.
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Young artists shine in NAIDOC Week exhibition at Phoenix Gallery

THE Phoenix Gallery in Bowraville is alive with colour, culture and creativity as it hosts “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”, an annual NAIDOC Week exhibition celebrating the voices and talents of local students. Presented on Gumbaynggirr Country, this year’s showcase features powerful and evocative works by students from Bowraville Central School, Bowraville Preschool, […]

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