Yarn Lovers Unite! members Kathleen Chalmers, Maureen Stewart, Robyn Mattick, Tracey Costa and Yvonne Roberts.
THE Nambucca Valley’s Yarn Lovers Unite! group gathered at Café Eighteen in Nambucca Plaza to commemorate Worldwide Knit in Public Day on Saturday, 14 June. Members enjoyed warm beverages and got to work on knitting and crochet projects. “Quite a few people stopped by to ask us what we were doing or to talk about […]
Coles Coffs Harbour provides a battery recycling bin in the carpark pedestrian entrance.
Coles Coffs Harbour provides a battery recycling bin in the carpark pedestrian entrance. The battery recycling bin in Woolworths Coffs City. Coffs Harbour’s FRNSW Acting Station Officer Tim George. LITHIUM-ION batteries are the fastest growing fire risk in NSW They power phones, laptops, e-bikes, e-scooters, power tools and even vacuum cleaners. “Lithium batteries make life […]
Premier Chris Minns with students at Tocal College last Friday.
Premier Chris Minns with students at Tocal College last Friday. Premier Chris Minns with students at Tocal College last Friday. The state government has committed more than $140 million to the agriculture sector. Photo: DPIRD. THE State Government will invest over $140 million of new funding to “safeguard the future of NSW’s agricultural industry”. On […]
Jenny Boys, June Rossington, Julia Sweeney and Marg Duffus of the CWA Nambucca Valley Evening Branch, during their visit to ShoreTrack. Photo: supplied.
FOUR members of the Nambucca Valley Evening Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) paid a special visit to ShoreTrack to experience firsthand the inspiring work being done with local youth. CWA members Jenny Boys, June Rossington, Julia Sweeney and Marg Duffus were warmly welcomed at the ShoreTrack facility, where they took part in a […]
Auctioneer Wayne Mason, SPaDCO Chairperson Mary-lou Lewis and Chris Parke.
Auctioneer Wayne Mason, SPaDCO Chairperson Mary-lou Lewis and Chris Parke. The Oxy-Morons entertained the crowd. Kempsey Rotary Club members Jenny Lee and Geoff Bannerman. Volunteers Janice Walters and Yvonne Chegwidden. SPaDCO Secretary Jane Ford shows off the raffle prizes on offer. MORE than $2000 was raised for flood recovery efforts at a charity benefit concert […]
Dr Maarten De Brauwer of SCU and Fisheries Technician Kait Harris conduct estuarine monitoring in Yamba.
Dr Maarten De Brauwer of SCU and Fisheries Technician Kait Harris conduct estuarine monitoring in Yamba. Dr Maarten De Brauwer and Kait Harris collect samples to send to Wilderlab for processing. Dr Maarten De Brauwer and Kait Harris collect samples to send to Wilderlab for processing. A MAJOR study of NSW estuaries using a novel […]
Coffee mugs with earthy appeal. Aaron of the Ember & Time cafe in Macksville. THE funky trend of café and artisan collaborations is providing opportunities for Mid North Coast creatives. The distinction between fine dining and café culture has been somewhat erased in regional markets, given the appeal of fresh and earthy […]
Green Gully Track in the Northern Tablelands. Photo: Destination NSW.
THE State Government is rolling out a new ‘Find Your Path on a NSW Great Walk’ campaign that highlights seven spectacular multi-day walks across NSW. The new campaign highlights an impressive 275km of walking tracks in regional NSW that have opened to the public within the last two years. The walks showcase some of the […]
Local physiotherapists have received training to deliver integrated care treatments for people suffering from hip and knee pain, osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain.
RESEARCHERS at the University Centre for Northern Rivers (UCRH) spent two days last week training 20 local physiotherapists to deliver integrated care treatments for people suffering from hip and knee pain, osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain. The training marks the first step in a four year research project that will run in the physiotherapy […]
THIS is part two of a series about the remarkable Mary Gibson from Talarm, who was trapped under a tractor wheel in an accident on her property in December 2022. To read part one, pick up a copy of last week’s paper or visit nambuccavalley.newsofthearea.com.au. THE serious dilemma Mary had found herself in continued as […]
