Work is underway to upgrade the Macksville Bridge.
A LARGE program of works to bring the Macksville Bridge back to its best got underway this week. The historic steel truss bridge has provided a vital link between the communities on the two sides of the Nambucca River for 95 years. On Monday, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) began a three-and-a-half-year program of work to […]
The Bowraville to Macksville Mail Coach. Photo: Nambucca Headland Museum.
Rachel Burns. The Bowraville to Macksville Mail Coach. Photo: Nambucca Headland Museum. RACHEL Burns has been fascinated by the past for most of her life. She has been a volunteer at Nambucca’s Headland Museum for many years and in December 2023 was the driving force behind the centenary celebrations for the Nambucca Heads railway station. […]
Shayne Scott and her Yorkshire Terrier ‘Anzac’ at the Macksville Showgrounds on the weekend. Photo: supplied.
THE Macksville Showground came alive with wagging tails and polished paws over the weekend, hosting four Championship Dog Shows from Friday through Sunday. The event attracted competitors and dog lovers from across the region, with a total of 242 dogs representing 88 different breeds on display. Friday’s show, conducted by the Nambucca River District Agricultural […]
Sue Smoothy at the Playhouse.
ARMIDALE’S Playhouse Theatre partnered with the Nambucca Valley’s Wyz Wimmin and Friends Theatre Company to bring their performance of ‘This is Me’ to the stage on Saturday 21 June. This is Me, a collection of unique and powerful monologues, has been touring the Mid North Coast region in recent months, culminating in a well-received closing […]
Urunga VIEW Club president Merridy Anderson and Major Cathy Rogerson from the Salvation Army.
Urunga VIEW Club president Merridy Anderson and Major Cathy Rogerson from the Salvation Army. Handmade donations for the Salvation Army. URUNGA VIEW Club’s June meeting hosted guest speaker Major Cathy Rogerson from the Salvation Army. While the focus of VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education for Women) is monthly fundraising for the Smith Family, the group […]
A recently received scam email. A Commonwealth Bank infographic illustrates that Aussies are scam-aware, but a third of us still miss the clues. Image: CBA. THE clock is now ticking to get annual tax returns in before the 31 October deadline. Sadly, this window provides a veritable hunting ground for scammers, prompting warnings from the […]
An indicative artists’ impressions of a planned public preschool.
FOUR brand-new public preschools are set to be operational on the Mid North Coast by early 2027. Each preschool will be co-located with an existing public primary school. The four public preschools will be built at Bowraville Central School, Moorland Public School, Tacking Point Public School, and Taree Public School. Once open, the four sites […]
The LoggerHeads Malibu Club’s Geoff Gardner, Barry Jagoe and Kris Turner with Bev Reedy of the Support Group for Our Everlasting Carers and carers Noeline Charters, Glenys Horne and Donna Collins.
THE Nambucca Valley-based Support Group for Our Everlasting Carers has received a significant boost to their ability to assist carers in the district, receiving a donation of $1,000 from the LoggerHeads Malibu Club. “When we heard that LoggerHeads wanted to help us out with a donation, we did not expect that it would be $1,000,” […]
OVER 70 people gathered at Argents Hill Hall on Sunday 29 June for the annual Curry Muster, raising important funds to support the ongoing maintenance of three public defibrillators (AEDs) installed along North Arm Road in Girralong and Argents Hill. The defibrillators were purchased and installed thanks to earlier fundraising efforts, and this year’s Curry […]
Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee, Valla Captain Wayne Pade and Lower North Coast District Manager Superintendent Liz Ferris AFSM. Photo: supplied.
Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee, Valla Captain Wayne Pade and Lower North Coast District Manager Superintendent Liz Ferris AFSM. Photo: supplied. Valla firefighter Darryl Aldridge kept the youngsters entertained. Photo: supplied. Valla Brigade members. Photo: supplied. Firefighters celebrate the upgraded facilities at Newee Creek. Firefighters celebrate the upgraded facilities at Newee Creek. UPGRADED Rural Fire […]
