Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee, Ainslie Ashton and Lisa Hall discuss the Sustainable Future Expo, an event funded under last year’s Community Grants Program. Photo: Nambucca Valley Council. Projects and events such as Hallapalooza, a music festival held at Valla Hall in April, may be eligible for funding through the Community Grants Program. Photo: Sara-Jayne […]

AFTER more than 70 years of waiting, 93-year-old Nambucca Valley resident and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) veteran Kevin Blanch has finally received the medals recognising his military service, including his involvement in Britain’s first atomic bomb test in 1952. For Mr Blanch, who had long given up hope of receiving formal recognition, the arrival […]

THREE of Nambucca Valley’s volunteer-run halls will gain high-profile music acts and mentoring for local support artists after Nambucca Valley Council voted to support six applicants to the Community Grants Program 2026-27 Round 1. The successful community grant recipients included: Key Community Group, for the project Rainbow Connect Nambucca – $5000 Arts MNC auspicing Archive […]

The new Nambucca District Band committee comprises, from left, Joanne Waller, Jemma Burtonwood, Nash Raymond, Ian Flarrety, Brian Finlayson, Dave Geeson and Doug Smith. Photo: Supplied. Nambucca District Band performing at last year’s Back to Bowra celebration. Photo: Supplied. NAMBUCCA District Band is looking towards another busy year of music-making. One of the valley’s longest-standing […]

STAGE One of the Valla Industrial precinct was released last week. It features 14 large-scale industrial blocks ranging in size from 2600 to 7510m2. The industrial land is part of the wider Valla Urban Growth Area, which will include residential land, schools and a business precincts in a master planned estate. “Today is an extremely […]

RUNNING for an incredible 13 years, the annual Bongil Bongil citizen science survey is the ultimate chance to see why koalas are putting the region on the map, and everyone is invited to take part. The community-based koala surveys monitor koala presence and health year to year, using a scientifically valid and consistent methodology. The […]

The Boat Harbour Road construction site. Photo: NVC. Part of the old Boat Harbour Road steel culvert. Photo: NVC. WORK to demolish and replace corrugated steel culverts beneath Boat Harbour Road at Sauls Dairy is ahead of schedule. The old culverts have been dug out and demolished and the scrap metal stockpiled for recycling. “There […]

NAMBUCCA Valley Council’s road crew is carrying out a month-long maintenance program across the Nambucca Valley. The five-person crew finished grading Taylors Arm Road at Utungun last week before moving on to Mitchells Road at Valla, and then the Newee Creek area. “Council’s team has been working hard to get across the valley in the […]

WITH summer approaching and the risk of bushfires and other severe weather increasing across parts of Australia, Rural Aid is encouraging farmers to register now. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting warmer and drier conditions across parts of the country this Spring, with increased bushfire risk in several areas. The months ahead also bring the […]

Largetooth Sawfish, Under 15s runner up. Photo: S. Brooks. Rose-crowned Fruit-dove, Open winner. Photo: J. Miller. Under 15s entries. Photo: S. Brooks. Panel discussion at the Threatened Species Bake-off. Photo: S. Brooks. Cakes in the Businesses, Schools and Groups category. Photo: S. Brooks. Mount Kaputar Pink Slug. Photo: S. Brooks. AROUND 70 people turned out […]