April 18, 2026
Maras Creek Road fire trail upgraded in boost for emergency services Member for Oxley Michael Kemp visited the site last week alongside Utungun RFS Captain Paul Sheadel and Lower North Coast RFS District Manager Chris Wilson to inspect the upgraded trail.
Community

Maras Creek Road fire trail upgraded in boost for emergency services

Member for Oxley Michael Kemp visited the site last week alongside Utungun RFS Captain Paul Sheadel and Lower North Coast RFS District Manager Chris Wilson to inspect the upgraded trail. The Utungun RFS truck will now have an easier time navigating the track. A KEY emergency route in Utungun is now back in top shape, […]

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Valla Beach rallies for Langsford Way as auction date approaches A crowd of local residents gather to protest the NSW Government’s decision to sell land on Langsford Way, Valla Beach. Photo: Chris Hewgill
Community

Valla Beach rallies for Langsford Way as auction date approaches

MORE than 100 local residents gathered for a picnic at Anderson Park, Valla Beach, on Sunday, 12 April, in a show of opposition to the pending development of adjacent land at Lot 1 Langsford Way. Valla Beach resident Georgette Allen said the community will continue the fight to protect the Langsford Way site, which goes […]

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Sydney to Grafton XPT service to resume this month The XPT trains have been painted to reflect their history.
Government

Sydney to Grafton XPT service to resume this month

The XPT trains have been painted to reflect their history. The XPT trains have been painted to reflect their history. THE Sydney to Grafton XPT train service is set to return from 28 April, after a year of coach replacements during fleet upgrades. Sydney to Grafton train services – travelling through the Central Coast, Hunter […]

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Kerbing placed on first internal road of Valla Urban Growth Area State Member for Oxley Micheal Kemp, Nambucca Valley Council Director Engineering Services David Moloney and Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee watching Coffs Kerb & Gutter progress the first internal road at Valla Urban Growth Area. Photo: Council.
Business, Community, Government

Kerbing placed on first internal road of Valla Urban Growth Area

State Member for Oxley Micheal Kemp, Nambucca Valley Council Director Engineering Services David Moloney and Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee watching Coffs Kerb & Gutter progress the first internal road at Valla Urban Growth Area. Photo: Council. A drone shot shows the progress from the sky. Photo: Council. A SPECIALISED kerbing machine has been on […]

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Pacific Highway has the most dangerous drivers in NSW The Pacific Highway is the most dangerous road in NSW. Photo: Andrew Vivian.
Local News

Pacific Highway has the most dangerous drivers in NSW

NEW data reveals that the most dangerous drivers in Australia can be found on the Pacific Highway. The study by LHD Lawyers analysed speed camera activity and government road incident data to identify the NSW roads with the worst “total danger-driver index score”. From texting while driving, to running a red light, the study pinpoints […]

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Community encouraged to commemorate Anzac Day Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee at the River Street Cenotaph.
Community

Community encouraged to commemorate Anzac Day

NAMBUCCA Valley Mayor Gary Lee is encouraging the community to honour the memory of Australia’s military veterans and those currently serving, by attending a local Anzac Day service on Saturday, 25 April. “Anzac Day comes with pride and a lot of traditions,” Councillor Lee said. “Between the early morning sunrise salutes, street marches, cenotaph services, […]

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Council’s grading crew shifting focus to Taylors Arm Road Council’s grading team works virtually year-round to maintain and repair the valley’s approximate 300 kilometres of unsealed road.
Community

Council’s grading crew shifting focus to Taylors Arm Road

COUNCIL’S grading crew has been working to maintain South Arm Road this week. The work, undertaken from 13-17 April, has focused on an area from the end of the sealed road up to Grants Bridge. Next week, from 20-24 April, the focus shifts to Taylors Arm Road, from the end of the sealed road to […]

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Liberals’ migration plan ‘strange’, from ‘another time’ Angus Taylor is being accused of trying to replicate One Nation's anti-immigration stance. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
Regional

Liberals’ migration plan ‘strange’, from ‘another time’

THE coalition’s hardline migration plan has been lashed as divisive and Australia’s multicultural communities say they are tired of being dehumanised by all sides of politics.  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has unveiled a plan to boot migrants from the nation if they do not exhibit “Australian values”, shut the door on some asylum seekers and […]

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Free school holiday activities at Nambucca Valley libraries
Community

Free school holiday activities at Nambucca Valley libraries

FOUR special free children’s activities are scheduled for Macksville and Nambucca Libraries over the school holidays. Nambucca Valley Council Team Leader Library Services, Rowena Sierant, said all local children and visiting kids are welcome to attend with a parent or guardian after registering on Eventbrite. “We are delivering tactile, hands-on basket weaving and earthenware activities […]

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Port Stephens to Mid North Coast sees sustained migration as regional living remains in demand Port Macquarie’s Breakwall. Photo: @port.macquarie.01
Regional

Port Stephens to Mid North Coast sees sustained migration as regional living remains in demand

A NEW wave of internal migration is reshaping regional Australia, with coastal communities from Port Stephens through to the Mid North Coast continuing to attract strong interest from city dwellers. While Queensland’s Sunshine Coast remains the top destination nationally, the NSW corridor spanning Port Stephens, the MidCoast, Port Macquarie, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour is maintaining […]

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