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Nambucca Valley youth turn business dreams into reality

NINE aspiring young business owners have been recognised for completing an intensive 12-week entrepreneurship program designed to equip them with the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to transform their ideas into sustainable businesses. The grand finale of the Launch Pad Youth Entrepreneur Program was held on Thursday 4 June at the Slim Dusty Centre in […]

Community, Entertainment

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 […]

Event, Food, Health

Nambucca Valley ‘Our Sustainable Future Expo’

THE Our Sustainable Future Expo will soon offer interested attendees a community-led roadmap to a sustainable and more resilient tomorrow. Born from a unique collaboration between the Nambucca Valley Growers and Producers Association Incorporated (NVGPA) and the Unkya Reserve Committee of Management, the Expo will aim to drive the awareness and adoption of everyday sustainable […]

Entertainment, Event, School

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 […]

Event, School

New library exhibition explores the changing Australian dream

A THOUGHT-provoking exhibition examining how Australians have imagined, built and redefined the concept of home over the decades has arrived at Nambucca Library, offering visitors a unique glimpse into the nation’s changing housing aspirations. ‘The Australian Dream?’, a touring display developed by the State Library of NSW in collaboration with architecture commentator Tim Ross, opened […]

Fishing

Nambucca’s longest bream will take the biggest prize

Richard Todd, pictured holding a teraglin, looks like he takes his fishing seriously. Nothing fishy about young angler Jett Howard showing off his pearl perch. THE Nambucca Heads Offshore Fishing Club is casting a net far and wide seeking anglers for its inaugural bream fishing competition, to be held on the weekend of 15-16 August. […]

Event

Horses and handlers will dress to impress at Bellingen Show

BELLINGEN Show has an exciting new event launching this year – Fashions Off The Field. The Show already boasts an impressive lineup with everything from agricultural competitions to pavilion exhibits and entertainment. Running from 9-10 May, the event attracts an average crowd greater than 4000. There is added anticipation this year as last year’s event […]

Entertainment, Event

Something for everyone on Youth Week program

NAMBUCCA Valley Council has supported local youth organisations to help deliver a program of free events for NSW Youth Week, which runs from 16-26 April. “Youth Week is about celebrating our local youth and the great contribution young people make to the Nambucca Valley,” General Manager Bede Spannagle said. “We’re especially proud that this year’s […]

Entertainment

Call out to artists for upcoming Women in Art exhibition

LOCAL female artists have an opportunity to exhibit their artwork at the Nambucca Valley Women’s Business Network’s (NVWBN) ‘Women in Art’ exhibition, opening at Macksville’s Matilda Street Gallery on Saturday 16 May. Last year’s event saw 95 artworks from 44 artists from the Nambucca, Macleay, Hastings and Bellinger valleys, with more than 100 attendees at […]

Event

Empty bowls to warm hearts at pottery fundraiser

The team at Village Pottery Company is hosting the ‘Empty Bowls’ event. A range of distinctive ceramic bowls will be created on the night. Zara turning a bowl at Village Pottery Company in Valla Beach. A FAMILY-friendly community event with a twist is being held in Valla Beach, involving a bowl of soup and a […]