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, […]

HAVING recently appeared at Sydney, Adelaide and Newcastle fringe festivals, Troy Rogers brings “Upside Down Fantasyland” to the Mid North Coast for a limited run of intimate shows. Following a sold out show in April, Troy returns for two nights in Bellingen this month, before taking the stage in Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga in August. […]

ST MARY’S Primary School Bowraville students have finished runner-up in a national songwriting contest. The Harmony Day Songwriting Competition was open to school students in all schools across Australia. It was organised by social initiative Moving Forward Together, which has a focus on improving and empowering cultural and racial harmony within Australia. School students were […]

Titled ‘Life Worth Listening’, the podcast features heartfelt, insightful, and often surprising conversations with locals who are living with passion, purpose, and a dash of adventure. Nambucca Heads’ Mick Birtles uses his podcast to highlight grassroots people doing extraordinary things. MICK Birtles, a regular reporter for News Of The Area and a familiar voice on […]

The Bowraville Theatre Singers, under the direction of renowned composer and musician Paul Jarman, performed two sold out performances on the weekend. In addition to conducting, Paul Jarman accompanied the singers on a range of instruments, including Irish whistle, tárogató, saxophone and piano. THE Bowraville Theatre came alive over the weekend as the Bowraville Theatre […]