November 25, 2025
Community partnership to save the Youthie Representatives of the Nambucca Youthie and Key Community Group at a working bee on Tuesday to prepare the centre for reopening.
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Community partnership to save the Youthie

THE future of the Nambucca Youthie, a much-loved hub for young people in the Valley, has been secured through a new partnership with Key Community Group. For more than 20 years, the Youthie has been a lifeline for local young people, but earlier this year rising costs and a lack of ongoing funding put its […]

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John Biggart on show at Bellingen’s Nexus Studio
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John Biggart on show at Bellingen’s Nexus Studio

John Biggart’s ‘Escape to Ross River’. ‘West of Glen Helen’ by John Biggart. AS NEXUS Community Gallery marks its 20th birthday at The Old Butter Factory in Bellingen, local artist and committed volunteer and friend of the gallery, John Biggar, has opened his one-man show of Latest Works. They can be viewed in the Studio […]

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Raising money to buy a harp for therapy in the community Mary Keily (centre) playing in Miss Paris. Photo by Vanessa Hunter.
Health

Raising money to buy a harp for therapy in the community

Mary Keily (centre) playing in Miss Paris. Photo by Vanessa Hunter. Mary Keily plays the harp. LOCAL musician Mary Keily has been inspired by the outcomes of therapeutic harp playing for the sick and vulnerable. She is raising money to buy her own instrument and hopes to study an International Harp Therapy program to be […]

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Little badge, big impact during Legacy Week 2025 Over the period 31 August to 6 September volunteers will be out and about across the Mid North Coast selling the iconic Legacy badges and bears in support of Legacy Week 2025.
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Little badge, big impact during Legacy Week 2025

HERE on the Mid North Coast, Australians have been showing their support for the families of veterans during Legacy Week since 1942. This year’s campaign runs from 31 August to 6 September, raising awareness and vital funds to help families who have sacrificed so much for our nation. Across the Mid North Coast, volunteers will […]

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Nambucca Valley aged care facilities to change hands NVC Group’s aged care homes and retirement villages, such as Riverside Gardens at Nambucca Heads, will change hands. Photo: NVC Group.
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Nambucca Valley aged care facilities to change hands

THE ownership of NVC Group’s residential aged care homes and retirement villages will be transferred to not-for-profit aged care provider Respect Group in the coming months. According to a statement from NVC Group, the transfer will be carried out through a “structured and well-supported transition process, with a strong emphasis on maintaining continuity for residents […]

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Students become citizen scientists on the Taylors Arm River Guided by Riverwatch volunteers the students inspected macro-invertebrates (water bugs), mapped the river pattern, river bed and landscape, completed a sound map, and rated the health of the river.
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Students become citizen scientists on the Taylors Arm River

Guided by Riverwatch volunteers the students inspected macro-invertebrates (water bugs), mapped the river pattern, river bed and landscape, completed a sound map, and rated the health of the river. Guided by Riverwatch volunteers the students inspected macro-invertebrates (water bugs), mapped the river pattern, river bed and landscape, completed a sound map, and rated the health […]

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Councillor Cassells appeals to Premier for GKNP decision
Nambucca Valley

Councillor Cassells appeals to Premier for GKNP decision

CITY of Coffs Harbour Councillor Jonathan Cassell is calling on the Minns Government to follow in the footsteps of past Labor leaders like Bob Carr, to secure NSW’s environmental future. Cr Cassell is an Advisory Panel member for the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). He is urging Premier Chris Minns to seize a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” […]

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Meeting to discuss antimony exploration in the Nambucca Valley LNV held its Annual General Meeting in Bowraville on Saturday 16 August. Pictured are committee members (left to right) Russell, Marion Syratt, Peter Sobey (Vice President), Georgette Allen (Secretary),Todd Vercoe (Treasurer), Luise Pearson-Bernoth, John Windmill, Lotus Cavagnino (President) and Deanna Markovino.
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Meeting to discuss antimony exploration in the Nambucca Valley

LOCK the Nambucca Valley (LNV) will host an information session covering critical mineral exploration in the region at Taylors Arm Hall on Saturday, 30 August. A number of mining exploration license applications (ELA) currently exist over areas of the Nambucca Valley, including Taylors Arm. The prospecting company behind the applications, Trigg Minerals, is attempting to […]

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Police charge 865 people in statewide DFV crackdown Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed.
Regional

Police charge 865 people in statewide DFV crackdown

Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed. Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed. Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed. POLICE have charged 865 people with 2,028 offences during a […]

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Sod turned on Stage One of Valla Urban Growth Area precinct Nambucca Valley Council acting Mayor James Angel and Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan turning the first sod on enabling infrastructure works for Stage One of the Valla Urban Growth Area precinct.
Community

Sod turned on Stage One of Valla Urban Growth Area precinct

THE first sod has been turned to mark the start of water and sewerage infrastructure works for the Valla Employment Lands Redevelopment project, which forms Stage One of the Valla Urban Growth Area (VUGA) precinct. The Australian and NSW Governments have invested a total of $11.2 million while Nambucca Valley Council will throw in $17 […]

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