July 30, 2025
CWA members join scone frenzy at Royal Easter Show The CWA’s Rayleen Barnette, and CWA Nambucca Valley Evening Branch members Jeanette Bailey, June Rossington, Jenny Boys and Tom Boys at the 2025 Royal Easter Show. Photo: supplied.
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CWA members join scone frenzy at Royal Easter Show

THE Nambucca Valley Evening Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) rolled up their sleeves at the iconic CWA Tea Rooms during this year’s Royal Easter Show, helping serve a jaw-dropping 40,670 scones over the 10-day event. Affectionately dubbed ‘The Fab 5’ by their CWA colleagues, five dedicated volunteers from the local branch travelled to […]

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Bowraville Theatre Singers set to stir hearts with powerful new concert Renowned Australian composer and conductor Paul Jarman (far right) leads the Bowraville Theatre Singers through a rehearsal for their Fire and Rain concert. Photo: supplied.
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Bowraville Theatre Singers set to stir hearts with powerful new concert

THE Bowraville Theatre Singers (BTS) are set to present two moving and musically rich concerts to the theme of Fire and Rain. The theme was first proposed by longtime choir member Gary Rumble in 2023, inspired by the tumultuous years of bushfires and floods that left lasting impressions across the region. “We thought there was […]

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Women in Art exhibition opens in Macksville NVWBN committee at the exhibition launch: Kim Thomson, Sara Runciman, Diana Wilkinson, Nicole Cisterne, Libby Foster, Lynette Howle and Heather Hinton.
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Women in Art exhibition opens in Macksville

FOR the third year running, the Nambucca Valley Women’s Business Network (NVWBN) Women in Art exhibition opened to popular acclaim at Macksville’s Matilda Street Art Gallery. This year 44 local women artists exhibited a variety of works, ranging from ceramics, textiles, pastels, oils, acrylics, etchings, photography and lino printing. Libby Foster, President of the NVWBN, […]

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MusicNSW launches Outset, a new opportunity for young musicians Youth band Blind Pretty at Pacific Palms Rec Club for MusicNSW Regional Tours. Photo: Lens Head.
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MusicNSW launches Outset, a new opportunity for young musicians

OUTSET is a new and free opportunity created by MusicNSW to help young people on the Mid North Coast build live music careers. Guided by inspirational music industry professionals, up to 10 young people in the region will be selected to work together as a Youth Committee to create their own live music event. Applications […]

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The Big Screen
Film, Opinion

The Big Screen

A TWIST on an established horror franchise has been applied to Final Destination: Bloodlines. The original Final Destination was born from a fairly ingenious idea for the genre: a horror film in which Death itself was the “villain”, orchestrating Rube-Goldberg machinations of misfortune that result in suspenseful, grisly deaths. In this latest instalment, college student […]

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Citizen science arts exhibition celebrates the reclaimed wetlands of Yuurrun.ga Yurruun.ga’s wetlands.
Community, Entertainment

Citizen science arts exhibition celebrates the reclaimed wetlands of Yuurrun.ga

Musician and citizen scientist John Laidler. Poet and photographer John Bennett. Yurruun.ga’s wetlands. Birdlife on Yurruun.ga’s wetlands. AN exhibition of artworks celebrating the reclaimed wetland at Yuurrun.ga (Urunga) is showing at Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) between 17 May and 22 June. Created by John Bennett and John Laidley, it is described as a story […]

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Digital concerts celebrate Mid North Coast artists Apocalypse Joe and the Coyote.
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Digital concerts celebrate Mid North Coast artists

ARTS Mid North Coast has announced the launch of a series of MiNi (digital) Concerts, as a celebration of the incredible musical talent emerging from the region. Delivered in partnership with MusicNSW, MiNi (digital) Concerts is an online music series that offers local artists both a platform to reach wider audiences and a professional development […]

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Bellingen Show’s official opening moves to 9am Equestrian events are a feature of the Bellingen River Agricultural Show.
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Bellingen Show’s official opening moves to 9am

Equestrian events are a feature of the Bellingen River Agricultural Show. The Budaabang Bari Aboriginal Dance Group will perform at the official opening. Hay bale challenges; all part of the rural fun. THE Bellinger River Agricultural Society (BRAS) will be officially opened at the earlier time of 9am on Saturday morning, 24 May, in the […]

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Macksville Show delights crowds despite rainy weather Volunteers keep the crowds well fed: Jayne Cooper, Katie Atkins with baby Addison, Cathie Jahnke, Eli Stanton, Athol Searle, Gianna Ceccato, Pat Mulquiney, Basia Meder, Hayley Bosshard.
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Macksville Show delights crowds despite rainy weather

Volunteers keep the crowds well fed: Jayne Cooper, Katie Atkins with baby Addison, Cathie Jahnke, Eli Stanton, Athol Searle, Gianna Ceccato, Pat Mulquiney, Basia Meder, Hayley Bosshard. Jorja Woods and Jarrah Goldrick with food vendor Georgie. Shaun Tholen and Michael Sainsbury from Nambucca Macnuts. Vendor Julian passes over a showbag to a delighted Page Reynolds […]

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