MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp and Premier Chris Minns butted heads in NSW Parliament last week over youth crime and bail laws. During Question Time on Tuesday, 21 October, Mr Kemp asked whether it would take a death from crime before the Government acted to tighten youth bail laws. The Oxley MP’s question came days […]
The Walk to Remember culminates in a floral tribute, with flowers released into the ocean in honour of those lost.
COMMUNITY members will gather at Main Beach, Nambucca Heads on Saturday, 1 November for a walk in memory of those lost to suicide and a show of support for mental health awareness. This marks the second year of the Walk to Remember, with organisers Time2Talk Nambucca Valley hopeful it will become an annual event. “The […]
Cultural burning practices are integrated with accredited firefighting qualifications
Cultural burning practices are integrated with accredited firefighting qualifications Laqueesha Laurie and her father, Dane, participated in the program (Photos: FCNSW) CULTURAL burning techniques are being integrated into government bushfire management frameworks across NSW. Funded by the Federal Government program “Fire, Country and People”, the aim is to strengthen community resilience to major bushfire events […]
Bureau of Meteorology heat map for Wednesday 22 October, showing new record temps. Photo: BOM.
RISING temperatures over Antarctica have been a major contributing factor to recent volatile weather along the East Coast, according to new information from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). A “sudden stratospheric warming” (SSW) is to blame. This is a documented weather scenario in which air temperatures high above the South Pole rise by 30 degrees […]
Last year’s Nambucca Valley Citizen of the Year, Carole Anderson.
THE Nambucca Valley National Celebration Day Committee has officially opened nominations for the 2026 Nambucca Valley Community Awards, to be held on Sunday, 25 January 2026. Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee, who is also a member of the organising committee, encouraged all residents to get involved in this year’s celebration by recognising people who make […]
Stan and Nora McRae of Nambucca Heads have just celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary.
BOTH 91 years young, Stan and Nora McRae have just celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary. The Nambucca Valley couple shared their remarkable journey with News Of The Area, recalling the moment they first met and the adventures that followed. “I was looking for a girl to take to the Halvorsen’s Ball,” Stan told NOTA, referring […]
Changing a long-standing youth conviction principle would only lead to future criminal offending, advocates say, following the release of a review. Photo: NSW Police.
LEGAL advocates have welcomed a report’s recommendations into a presumption that children under 14 are “incapable of evil”, urging a state not to tinker with the long-standing principle, despite a drop in youth convictions. A NSW review of doli incapax was released on Saturday after it was launched by the state Labor government in May […]
Small business owners and residents from across the Nambucca Valley region heard the latest on Council’s projects and strategies, as well as opportunities available through TAFE NSW and the Service NSW Business Concierge program. Photo: supplied.
BUSINESS owners and community members gathered in Nambucca Heads this week for the Valley Business Leaders Breakfast, a Small Business Month event designed to share the latest updates, opportunities, and support services available to local enterprises. Held at the TAFE Connect Campus, the breakfast featured presentations from TAFE NSW Associate Director of Engagement Partnership & […]
THE Nambucca Valley Evening Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) is continuing its mission to support local public schools, this time through a healthy and delicious initiative. Having previously assisted Frank Partridge VC Public School with plants and seeds to help kickstart their veggie garden, the branch has now extended its support to Nambucca […]
The platform brings together functions that previously existed in a suite of existing tools such as the Drought and Supplementary Calculator, DroughtPack, Feed Cost Calculator and Drought Feed Calculator.
A NEW online tool is available to help NSW farmers better prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters including fire, flood, and drought. The platform, called myStockPlanner, enables farmers to provide details of their farm, risks and resources to access tailored response options to consider and implement with their feed and livestock. Federal […]
