April 16, 2026

Nambucca Valley News Of The Area

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Final weeks of work for Scotts Head Road black spot project SM Complete Concrete’s Brodie Saunders, Spencer Melville and Riven Palmer recently constructed this large, dual culvert base slab for the reconstruction site on Scotts Head Road.
Community

Final weeks of work for Scotts Head Road black spot project

WORKS on a major section of Scotts Head Road are approaching completion, with Council crews estimating the project will be ready for sealing within the next four to six weeks. The current stage of construction forms part of the ongoing Scotts Head Road Black Spots Program, which aims to improve safety along sections of the […]

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Jessie’s blonde locks getting the chop for cancer research
Community

Jessie’s blonde locks getting the chop for cancer research

MACKSVILLE local Jessie Weaver will celebrate the final stretch of a mammoth fundraising effort on Saturday as she completes the World’s Greatest Shave surrounded by her Norco AgriSolutions colleagues and the community. Jessie said her involvement with the Greatest Shave has been 10 years in the making, during which she has grown her hair long […]

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CWA Bellingen releases results of survey of local women CWA Bellingen Branch member Meaghan Burkett reviews the women’s survey results with daughter Xanthe. Photo: supplied.
Community, Health

CWA Bellingen releases results of survey of local women

THE Country Women’s Association Bellingen Branch has released the results of a survey into the needs of local women. Women of Bellingen and surrounding areas were invited to share their experiences, challenges, hopes and ideas, with the CWA planning to use the results to inform their work. CWA member and survey coordinator Meaghan Burkett, was […]

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‘Conduit for conversations’: Civil construction businesses talk opportunities in Macksville Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee and Director Engineering Services David Moloney at the Business and Civil Networking Event.
Community, Government

‘Conduit for conversations’: Civil construction businesses talk opportunities in Macksville

Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee and Director Engineering Services David Moloney at the Business and Civil Networking Event. Local businesses and civil construction workers flocked to Dawkins Park on Thursday to hear remediation project updates from Nambucca Valley Council, See Civil, Alliance Construction Group, and Ghella/RIX Group joint venture. AROUND 50 business people and civil […]

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Volunteers give back to their community on Clean Up Australia Day Nick McCafferty, a veteran volunteer and SPaDCO member.
Community

Volunteers give back to their community on Clean Up Australia Day

Nick McCafferty, a veteran volunteer and SPaDCO member. Community members of all ages took part. The Stuarts Point Hall site was well organised for collection and relocation of the rubbish haul. A SMALL army of community volunteers from Stuarts Point and surrounds stepped up to tackle Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday, 1 March. Though […]

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Motorcycle riders HOG the road for charity Dice Run MNCHOG Treasurer Chrissy Lewis presenting the funds to Gai Newman of Pete's Place.
Community

Motorcycle riders HOG the road for charity Dice Run

OVER 40 Mid North Coast motorcyclists joined the annual Charity Dice Run on Sunday 21 February. Hosted by the Mid North Coast Harley Owners Group (MNCHOG), riders gathered at either the northern starting point in Coffs Harbour or the southern set-off park in Port Macquarie, The funds were split 50/50 between St Vincents de Paul’s […]

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Historic Taylors Arm church closes after nearly a century of worship Christ the King Catholic Church at Taylors Arm has officially closed its doors after nearly a century of service.
Community

Historic Taylors Arm church closes after nearly a century of worship

The Very Reverend Bishop Greg Homeming, Bishop of Lismore, Father Peter Rebello and Father Vinod Lobo enter the King Catholic Church at Taylors Arm. Baby Theodore August Spear was baptised during the service, the last baptism ever to take place in the church. Bishop Greg Homeming is assisted by Father Peter Rebello and Father Vinod […]

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Fresh look and welcoming spaces as Macksville Library reopens Nambucca Valley Library Officer Technical Services Mark Northover re-stocking the Macksville Library’s new shelves. Photo: supplied.
Community

Fresh look and welcoming spaces as Macksville Library reopens

Nambucca Valley Team Leader Library Services Rowena Sierant in the new youth corner at Macksville Library, decked out with comfy bean bags, shelves of graphic novels and a high window table with bar stools. Photo: supplied. Nambucca Valley Library Officer Technical Services Mark Northover re-stocking the Macksville Library’s new shelves. Photo: supplied. MACKSVILLE Library has […]

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Nambucca River VIEW Club highlights support for students as living costs rise Lorraine Sarah (Assistant Treasurer), Catherine Shepherd (Committee/events assistant), Sharon Watts (Student Liaison and Welfare Officer), Maggie Jones (Vice President), Shirley Lamberth (Treasurer), Beverley Gibbs (Assistant Secretary), Dina Wallbank (Program Officer), Lyn McGuigan (Delegate and Program Assistant), Marguerite Hamilton (Secretary), Mary Walsh (Publicity Assistant), Sue Kempton (Program Assistant), Janne Henn (Publicity Officer), Elizabeth Newman (President), Cynthia Guyenette (Retiring President). Photo: supplied.
Community

Nambucca River VIEW Club highlights support for students as living costs rise

AS families across Australia continue to feel the strain of rising living costs, a Nambucca Valley women’s group is continuing its efforts to ensure children experiencing disadvantage can stay engaged in school. Nambucca River VIEW Club is supporting The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program, which assists students whose families are struggling to afford essentials […]

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Six decades on patrol: Phillip Lane’s service to Surf Life Saving and his community Phillip Lane has been central to the club’s IRB operations since the 1970s.
Community

Six decades on patrol: Phillip Lane’s service to Surf Life Saving and his community

Phillip Lane has given six decades of frontline service with the Macksville–Scotts Head Surf Life Saving Club. Phillip Lane has been central to the club’s IRB operations since the 1970s. FEW volunteers can claim six decades of frontline service, but Macksville–Scotts Head Surf Life Saving Club member Phillip Lane is doing exactly that, marking 60 […]

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