Pink lights promote foster caring campaign.
LOCAL landmarks The Big Banana and Macksville Bridge glowed pink last week as eye-openers for Life Without Barriers’ “Sharing is Caring” campaign. It was part of a local push to encourage more people to consider becoming a foster carer, said Benn Anderson, Regional Director for NSW Family Base Care North. Life Without Barriers hopes the […]
THE disco ball will be swirling and glinting as the Yarrahapinni Community House Op Shop Ball returns to the Stuarts Point Hall on Saturday, 22 November. A fundraiser for the local op shop and community hub, the ball will run from 6-10:30pm. Planned as a fun family night out, organisers are encouraging people to ‘glam-up’ […]
The distinctive Red Benches located throughout the Anglican Parish of Nambucca Valley.
The distinctive Red Benches located throughout the Anglican Parish of Nambucca Valley. The distinctive Red Benches located throughout the Anglican Parish of Nambucca Valley. Office and Food Hub workers Dave, Mick, Jenny at St John’s Nambucca Heads. Peter Campbell, Eileen Ahearn, Daphne Ahearnhj, Ros Johnson and Carolyn Campbell at the red bench at St James […]
Penny Dakin, Scott Howie, Ros Abercrombie, Andrew Barker, Danielle Fusco and Imogen Castledine.
REGIONAL Arts Australia is launching a “transformative” new funding initiative with $2.4 million dollars in support from Minderoo Foundation. The program offers multi-year grants of $160,000 to support independent artists living and working in regional communities across Australia. “Practice in Community” will deliver two funding rounds for independent artists working in Community Arts and Cultural […]
Receiving the Bowls NSW Community Engagement Award at Wenty Leagues Club last week were Graeme and Kim Porter and Nerida and Mark Blackford. Photo: supplied.
CLUB Nambucca has claimed the prestigious Bowls NSW Community Engagement Award, bringing statewide recognition to the Nambucca Valley. The award was announced at the Bowls NSW Awards Night held at Wenty Leagues Club, Wentworthville, on 22 October. The accolade recognises outstanding efforts in connecting communities through bowls and broader social engagement. Club Nambucca’s Nerida Blackford […]
Gumbaynggirr Elder and Nambucca Valley Councillor Uncle Martin Ballangarry with Sarah Martin from NSW Public Works at the sod turning.
Gumbaynggirr Elder and Nambucca Valley Councillor Uncle Martin Ballangarry with Sarah Martin from NSW Public Works at the sod turning. Natalie Sullivan from Bowraville LALC, Kim Jarrett from Nambucca Heads LALC and Michael Donovan from Unkya LALC. REPRESENTATIVES from three Local Aboriginal Lands Councils (LALCs) – Nambucca Heads, Bowraville and Unkya – turned the first […]
The Walk to Remember culminates in a floral tribute, with flowers released into the ocean in honour of those lost.
COMMUNITY members will gather at Main Beach, Nambucca Heads on Saturday, 1 November for a walk in memory of those lost to suicide and a show of support for mental health awareness. This marks the second year of the Walk to Remember, with organisers Time2Talk Nambucca Valley hopeful it will become an annual event. “The […]
Last year’s Nambucca Valley Citizen of the Year, Carole Anderson.
THE Nambucca Valley National Celebration Day Committee has officially opened nominations for the 2026 Nambucca Valley Community Awards, to be held on Sunday, 25 January 2026. Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee, who is also a member of the organising committee, encouraged all residents to get involved in this year’s celebration by recognising people who make […]
Stan and Nora McRae of Nambucca Heads have just celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary.
BOTH 91 years young, Stan and Nora McRae have just celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary. The Nambucca Valley couple shared their remarkable journey with News Of The Area, recalling the moment they first met and the adventures that followed. “I was looking for a girl to take to the Halvorsen’s Ball,” Stan told NOTA, referring […]
Small business owners and residents from across the Nambucca Valley region heard the latest on Council’s projects and strategies, as well as opportunities available through TAFE NSW and the Service NSW Business Concierge program. Photo: supplied.
BUSINESS owners and community members gathered in Nambucca Heads this week for the Valley Business Leaders Breakfast, a Small Business Month event designed to share the latest updates, opportunities, and support services available to local enterprises. Held at the TAFE Connect Campus, the breakfast featured presentations from TAFE NSW Associate Director of Engagement Partnership & […]
