October 10, 2026
Nambucca and Coffs councils back push for action on worker exploitation
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Nambucca and Coffs councils back push for action on worker exploitation

NAMBUCCA Valley and Coffs City councils have affirmed their commitment – and alignment with community mood – to relieve the inhumane conditions facing temporary farm workers in the region. Last week Council unanimously supported a motion, moved by Councillor Tony Judge, to work with Nambucca Valley Council to submit a motion on addressing modern slavery […]

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Residents hears council plans for better security, splash pad sites in Bowraville
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Residents hears council plans for better security, splash pad sites in Bowraville

Nambucca Valley Council Deputy Mayor Susan Jenvey discussing with Ben Walters the potential locations being considered for a splash pad in Bowraville. Photo: NVC. Residents received updates on key council projects at a community drop-in session last Saturday. Photo: NVC. Nambucca Valley Council Deputy Mayor Susan Jenvey discussed potential locations for a splash pad in […]

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Council and NOTA urging residents to Support local, Shop local in Nambucca Valley Get ready to read all about great Nambucca Valley small businesses and the wonderful goods and services they provide. Look for this logo to find participating businesses.
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Council and NOTA urging residents to Support local, Shop local in Nambucca Valley

NEXT week’s edition of News Of The Area launches the Nambucca Valley Shop Local campaign, where advertising businesses will be showcased across print and digital media throughout October and Small Business Month. The campaign is an initiative of Nambucca Valley Council (NVC), in partnership with Nambucca Valley News Of The Area (NOTA), and is being […]

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Community feedback on Nambucca Valley’s Signage & Wayfinding Strategy soon closes Anna Fisher, the consultant Council has engaged to deliver the valley’s Signage and Wayfinding Strategy, chatting to members of the Duguula Bindarray-Garri Aboriginal Advisory Committee about signage on Tuesday 22 September. Photo: NVC.
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Community feedback on Nambucca Valley’s Signage & Wayfinding Strategy soon closes

THERE are just two days to go and have your say on the Nambucca Valley’s Signage & Wayfinding Strategy. As the hours tick down to the compilation of community’s feedback on the Valley’s road signs, Nambucca Valley Council Manager Economic Development and Tourism Jan Rooney wishes to remind residents there is still time to offer […]

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Opportunity knocks for Nambucca Valley’s tourism businesses and creatives Economic Development and Tourism manager, Jan Rooney. Photo: Nambucca Valley Council.
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Opportunity knocks for Nambucca Valley’s tourism businesses and creatives

NAMBUCCA Valley Council has invited the valley’s tourism-related businesses and creative industries to be featured in a destination website and guidebook designed to entice visitors to stay longer and ‘Go Deeper’ into the region. The council’s tourism team has released an expression of interest for local visitor economy and hospitality businesses, health and wellness providers, […]

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Shop Local in the Nambucca Valley campaign gains momentum Miyachi’s Sushi is one of the local businesses involved in the Nambucca Valley News of the Area - Nambucca Valley Council Shop Local campaign. Pictured from left are restaurateur Miyachi, with NVC Manager Economic Development and Tourism Jan Rooney and NOTA Advertising Manager Johnny Wilson. Photo: NVC.
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Shop Local in the Nambucca Valley campaign gains momentum

Miyachi’s Sushi is one of the local businesses involved in the Nambucca Valley News of the Area – Nambucca Valley Council Shop Local campaign. Pictured from left are restaurateur Miyachi, with NVC Manager Economic Development and Tourism Jan Rooney and NOTA Advertising Manager Johnny Wilson. Photo: NVC. Bare Nature Beauty, Nambucca Heads, is keen to […]

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Best-selling author Meredith Jaffe speaks at Nambucca Heads Library Best-selling author, Meredith Jaffe, at an event held at Nambucca Heads Library. Photo: NVC
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Best-selling author Meredith Jaffe speaks at Nambucca Heads Library

AUTHOR Meredith Jaffe recently visited Nambucca Heads Library to share the process behind her best-selling novel with eager book-lovers who packed into the youth space for the talk. Ms Jaffe, the author of The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison, shared about writing her cosy drama set in the suburb of Pretty Point. “The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah […]

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New destination website and guide book promotion free for Nambucca Valley visitor economy businesses Nambucca Valley Council Manager Economic Development and Tourism Jan Rooney at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club. Photo: NVC.
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New destination website and guide book promotion free for Nambucca Valley visitor economy businesses

THE Nambucca Valley’s new tourism destination brand, Go Deeper, is set to be broadcast across print and digital channels, and businesses associated with the region’s visitor economy are invited to be a part of it. Nambucca Valley Council Manager Economic Development and Tourism Jan Rooney says Council’s tourism team has an expression of interest out […]

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