Reverend Tracy Lauersen at Macksville RSL
DOMESTIC and family violence was in the spotlight on Sunday, 4 May as the Anglican Parish of Nambucca Valley held a free community meeting at the Nambucca RSL. Guest speaker at the event was Reverend Tracy Lauersen from Tasmania, who serves as the National Program Manager for the Anglican Church’s Families and Culture Commission. The […]
Around 30 locals attended the community meeting.
AROUND 30 local residents attended a “Meet the Mayor” event at the Bowraville Sports Hub on Monday, 12 May. Joining the community was Nambucca Valley Council Mayor Gary Lee and councillors Jimmy Angel and Ljubov Simson. The meeting was hosted by the Bowraville Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Lee opened the meeting with a general welcome […]
On election day last weekend, Macksville’s main polling station included two low-height booths for wheelchair access.
MAYOR Gary Lee, on behalf of Nambucca Valley Council’s Disability Access and Inclusion Committee, wrote to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to raise issues regarding access to polling booths for disabled voters in the days before Saturday’s Federal election. Mayor Lee told NOTA he received a response just two days later, leaving him satisfied that […]
The current Macksville Medical Centre team.
MACKSVILLE Medical Centre is celebrating 50 years of operation on Wallace Street this month. Lesa Hennessey remembers being rushed to the Centre, covered in blood and glass in the back of her grandma’s car, when she was five years old. She’d fallen over a milk jug at the family farm and glass was embedded in […]
Nambucca Valley Orchid Society’s Rhonda Smith and Moya Tucker at last year's District Show at Woolgoolga. Photo: supplied.
GARDENING enthusiasts and orchid lovers are in for a special treat in Nambucca Heads next week, as the Nambucca Valley Orchid Society presents its eagerly awaited Autumn Show. Held at the Nambucca Senior Citizens Centre, the show will kick off with setup and judging on Wednesday 7 May. Plants will be benched between 2-6pm, with […]
Carers Bev Reedy, Glenys Horne, Helen Allen, Mary Hicks, Luby Simson, Gail De Gabriela, Donna Collins, mental health professional Kim-Maree Doolan, Shirley Hanford, Rachel White and Jane Grace with Mary Boulton volunteers Geoff Minett OAM, Pat Kerr and Debbie Kent.
CARERS from across the Nambucca Valley were recently treated to a much-needed morning of respite, connection, and support during a special event organised by the Support Group for Our Everlasting Carers. Thanks to a generous donation from the Uniting Church in Nambucca Heads, the group was able to host a respite morning tea at the […]
Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan and Oxley MP Michael Kemp.
FOLLOWING the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) final report of its supermarket inquiry, Nationals Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan said the Coalition has a “strong plan to crack down on major supermarkets and deliver fair prices”. The Coalition’s policy includes: $2 million on-the-spot fines for breaches of the grocery code of […]
Sandbagging in preparation for possible flood threats.
OXLEY MP Michael Kemp was the guest speaker at the first Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) meeting of the year on Wednesday, 26 February. Mr Kemp was invited to offer details of what the National Party is doing at the State level, especially for small regional communities, with an emphasis on reducing youth […]
Creative artist Freya Potion and her owl collection that will go on sale on Saturday 15 March fundraiser. Photo: supplied.
NAMBUCCA Heads artist and dedicated community fundraiser Freya Paton is once again opening her home for a special fundraising event, continuing her long-standing tradition of supporting local and international causes. Over the years, Freya and her friends have raised funds for organisations such as Red Cross, Neighbourhood Centres, The Youthie, and schools in Nepal. This […]
One of the families who took part on Sunday.
NAMBUCCA Nambucca Riverwatch volunteers held ‘Australia’s Biggest Ever Clean Up’ along with Radio 2NVR and community members on Sunday, 2 March. The event marked 35 years of Clean Up Australia Days, the nationwide project which has seen thousands of tonnes of rubbish removed from waterways, parks and other public sites. Nambucca Valley Councillors Dr Ljubov […]
