THE Nambucca Valley Arts Council’s (NVAC) Biennial Art Exhibition returns later this month. Opening the show on Saturday, 27 September will be David Southgate, a local artist and teacher at NVAC. “Our judges will be Kristin Hardiman, a very well respected Scotts Head artist as well as Zeny from Zeny’s Photo Centre who will judge […]
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: NVCCS/Viv Donohue. Cast members from Nambucca Valley Christian Community School’s production of Little Women light up the stage. Photos: […]
THE Older Women’s Network (OWN) is offering a program for women aged over 50 addressing the potential barriers they can face when looking to re-enter the workforce. An information workshop about the program’s content takes place at Coffs Harbour’s Cavanbah Centre on Tuesday 27 August from 10am-11.30am, hosted by EmpowerPath Employment Services coordinator Sharon Stone. […]
Put your moves into action at the Saturday Night Social Photo: Dance Makers Collective.
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 […]
A SERVICE of Commemoration to mark Vietnam Veterans Day will be held on Monday, 18 August. The service will be held at the Macksville War Memorial in River Street, beginning at 11:00am. Macksville RSL sub-Branch President Garry McKay will MC the service, with Stuarts Point’s Wayne Mason OAM serving as guest speaker. Both are veterans […]
Sustainability Convenor Liz Jeremy and Bellingen Show President Susan Lumsdaine.
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 […]
The Lions Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is a family favourite.
The Lions Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is a family favourite. THE LIONS Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is on Saturday 9 August at the Bellingen Showground. The fireworks festival first lit up the sky above Bellingen Park in 1989. “[It was] such a blast it has continued ever since”, said Bellingen Lion […]
THE Macksville Country Club will host a major flood relief event on Saturday, 19 July, in support of the North Macksville Rural Fire Service and the Nambucca Valley State Emergency Service (SES). The event, titled ‘Rhythms for Recovery’, is free to attend and promises an evening of live music, great food, and loads of fun […]
Coffs Harbour City Orchestra performing at Bellingen Memorial Hall.
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 […]
STILL 2023’s winning artwork by Alana Hunt.
STILL 2023’s winning artwork by Alana Hunt. Blak Douglas’ ‘Silent Cop’, the winning artwork in STILL 2021. FOR the first time, the “STILL: National Still Life Award” will recognise a local artist. The Coffs Coast Artist Award is open to those currently living and/or working in the Coffs Coast region – taking in the Coffs […]
