A selection of the invasive plants collected. A TEAM of dedicated volunteers gathered at the Grassy Head picnic area to tackle local invasive weeds on Sunday, 18 May. In the hour or two spent together they managed to skirt the Grassy Head car park and Reserve Road, including beyond the corner of Grassy Head Road. […]
A gravid lace monitor, hit and left on the road and a juvenile eastern grey kangaroo that had to be euthanised.
WIRES Volunteer Skye*, with a carpet python rescued from the road. A gravid lace monitor, hit and left on the road and a juvenile eastern grey kangaroo that had to be euthanised. This pinky joey, rescued from his dead mother, did not survive. A WIRES volunteer caring for an orphaned eastern grey kangaroo joey, found […]
Many businesses in the Macksville CBD were inundated by floodwaters. Photo: Ben Fuller.
A boat navigates a flooded Princes Street, Macksville during last week’s disaster event. Photo: Caleb Casey. Many businesses in the Macksville CBD were inundated by floodwaters. Photo: Ben Fuller. The flooded Island Golf Course at Nambucca Heads, looking toward the mouth of the Nambucca River. Photo: NHIGC. THE Nambucca Valley is grappling with the aftermath […]
Authorities are warning that scammers may attempt to exploit the recent natural disaster through fake fundraising appeals. Photo: NSW SES.
PREDATORY scammer activity is predicted to skyrocket in the wake of the recent rains and flood disasters. In the aftermath of severe flooding, the State Government is urging people to remain vigilant when donating to recovery efforts. As communities recover and rebuild, authorities are warning that scammers may attempt to exploit the situation through fake […]
Ashleigh Greaves and Mitchy Morrison from Quick Stop Barber Shop in North Macksville, and Deano (centre) from Deano’s Barber Shop in Macksville, lent their skills to the fundraiser. Photo: supplied.
IN an inspiring display of initiative, compassion and community spirit, a group of Nambucca Valley teenagers have raised nearly $5,000 for brain cancer research. More than 20 brave participants lose their locks in a head-shaving fundraiser at the Macksville Ex-Services Club on Saturday night. The group behind the fundraiser, Macksville Youth for Change, was founded […]
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 […]
