August 11, 2026
Valla visit scheduled for gravel-road grading crew NVC’s grading fleet and team members (background), preparing for the day before leaving Macksville Works Depot. Photo: Supplied by NVC.
Community, Local News, Regional

Valla visit scheduled for gravel-road grading crew

THREE gravel roads in Valla are in the sights of a grading team, with work on the roads scheduled for completion between mid-August and September. Residents and travellers near Boggy Creek, Valla and Mitchells roads can expect some minor delays during the next fortnight as work is completed. The five-person crew tasked with maintenance of […]

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Private psychiatry treatment hard to find on Mid North Coast Receptionist Deanna Blackburn with Dr Andrea Rose, Coffs Harbour. Photo: Sharon Jane.
Community, Health, Regional

Private psychiatry treatment hard to find on Mid North Coast

DOCTOR Andrea Rose in Coffs Harbour believes she may be the last remaining private psychiatrist on the Mid North Coast willing to accept new patients. Dr Rose’s receptionist, Deanna Blackburn, told News Of The Area the practice received more than 10 referrals a week and had up to a 12-month wait for an initial consultation, […]

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Signs of the times set for makeover Facebook ads can be the first step to exploitation. Photo: Facebook.
Community, Local News, Regional

Signs of the times set for makeover

  Facebook ads can be the first step to exploitation. Photo: Facebook.   Catching up to discuss delivery of council’s Signage and Wayfinding Strategy are Anna Fisher, of Fisher Design & Architecture, and NVC’s Jan Rooney. Supplied by NVC. Photo: Supplied by NVC.   A DRIVE around the Nambucca Valley can feel like a trip […]

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Throw on a flanno to help farmers and families
Community, Health, Local News

Throw on a flanno to help farmers and families

EVERY 10 days, Australia loses a farmer to suicide. Behind that number are families, communities and generations forever impacted. As many farming families continue recovering from drought, floods, bushfires and other natural disasters while navigating increasing financial pressures, the need for support has never been greater. This August, Australians are being urged to register, donate […]

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From emergency blaze response to hazard reduction: crews fight fire and prepare for bushfire season The fire behind the Nambucca Heads Surf Club Photo: Madeline Pearce.
Community, Local News, Regional

From emergency blaze response to hazard reduction: crews fight fire and prepare for bushfire season

FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a bushfire near the Lions Lookout in Nambucca Heads after multiple triple-zero calls from the community on Monday evening. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) were called to the blaze at about 7:40pm. Two fire trucks and up to 12 firefighters from the Nambucca Heads Fire Station […]

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Take a look at Landcare – and all they do Sawtell Dunecare volunteers on their Boambee Headland site. Photo: Rob Cleary SeenAustralia.
Community, Local News

Take a look at Landcare – and all they do

LANDCARE Week runs from 3-9 August and this year the goal is to encourage people to get involved and see first-hand the many benefits Landcare offers. This may be by attending a Landcare activity or working bee, meeting volunteers, or seeing first-hand the impact community action is having across the Coast. By visiting a working […]

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Seven bird flu cases in native species Seven confirmed cases of bird flu have been detected in greater crested terns, a common coastal species in Australia. Photo: AAP Image/Andrew Stafford.
Business, Community, Health, Local News, National, Regional

Seven bird flu cases in native species

THE poultry industry is on alert after seven cases of bird flu found in native species, marking a new phase for the outbreak. Five were collected from Southend in what is the outbreak’s first known cluster of cases in Australia. “This is the announcement conservationists have been dreading,” the Invasive Species Council said. Australia has […]

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Grassy Head Road road closure Intersection of Grassy Head and Scotts Head roads. Photo: Nambucca Valley Counci.
Community, Government

Grassy Head Road road closure

NAMBUCCA Valley Council will close a section of Grassy Head Road from Monday 17 August for approximately two weeks to complete structural repairs. The works will take place along a 250-metre section at the northern end of the road, extending from near the Scotts Head Road intersection south to 865 Grassy Head Road. Council advises […]

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