The aftermath of the Gordonville cutting landslip site.
BELLINGEN Shire Council has released the findings of its Waterfall Way Business and Community Impact Survey, capturing the far-reaching effects of the nine-week road closure on residents, businesses and community organisations. The key link road connecting Bellingen to Dorrigo and beyond was closed after a landslip at Gordonville Cutting on January 19. The survey, which […]
One of the Mid North Coast businesses shuttered for 90 days. Photo: Sue Stephenson.
A NOTA reader recently noticed shops in Coffs Harbour that appeared to have a few groceries on their shelves and not much else. Customers would enter, they said, and the proprietor would go to the back of the shop and return with cartons of what appeared to be cigarettes. Cigarettes are a source of revenue […]
A HEAVILY-WOODED 3.22-hectare (32,230 sqm) piece of land on Langsford Way, Valla Beach has been sold at auction for $1.9 million, following months of community action to stop potential residential development on the site. As previously reported in NOTA, the land was formerly owned by the NSW Department of Education and identified as surplus during […]
The Nambucca Valley Council’s draft budget will remain on exhibition until Wednesday 27 May 2026. Photo: supplied.
NAMBUCCA Valley Council has placed its 2026–27 Draft Annual Budget on public exhibition, giving the community an opportunity to provide feedback on proposed spending and priorities. The draft budget will remain on exhibition until Wednesday 27 May 2026. Nambucca Valley Acting General Manager David Moloney said community members can now have their say on the […]
Janelle McKay of Legacy Mid North Coast delivering a poignant Anzac Day address at Nambucca Heads. Photo: Nambucca Heads Public School. Nambucca Heads RSL sub-Branch President Denis Lane is joined during the march by grandchildren Maverick and Pearl Lane, whose great-grandfather was an original ANZAC. Photo: supplied. Soldiers from 41 RNSWR provided the Catafalque Party […]
Scotts Head Road during the May 2025 flood event. Photo: Nambucca Valley SES.
THE State and Federal Governments have committed more than $56 million in new funding to support Mid North Coast communities as they continue to rebuild following the severe weather of May 2025 and ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The nearly $56.3 million package, delivered through the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), targets the long-term work […]
The centralised body will support existing local arrangements by coordinating resources and using technology to plan and deliver hazard reduction more efficiently across the state. Photo: NSW Government.
A NEW multi-agency taskforce has been launched to accelerate hazard reduction and better protect communities across NSW. Launched by the NSW Government, Taskforce Fire Guard will bring together fire agencies and land managers to strengthen coordination and prioritise high risk areas over the coming months. Operating from the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) State Operations […]
The technology is assisting firefighting forces to monitor more areas and predict the spread of more bushfires. Photo: NSW Rural Fire Service.
ARTIFICIALLY intelligent cameras detected more than 1100 bushfires in Australia over summer, including some that would have been missed by humans until they posed a greater risk. One fire outbreak caused by lighting strikes, for example, could have damaged a pine forest if cameras had not alerted firefighters. Pano AI revealed the findings on Tuesday […]
MISSION Australia’s annual Youth Survey is open now and the national charity is urging NSW young people aged 14-19 to share their views in the largest survey of its kind in the country. Celebrating its 25th year in 2026, the Youth Survey gives young people the chance to express themselves and share their opinions on […]
EVER stood under a quiet night sky and caught a sudden flash, like the heavens just struck a match? That fleeting streak we casually call a “shooting star” is anything but ordinary. And over the coming week, the sky is set to put on a show that rewards patience, curiosity, and a willingness to lose […]
