THE Nambucca Valley community is warmly invited to come together this Sunday 25 January, for an afternoon of celebration and local pride at the Nambucca Valley Community Awards. The free community event will be held at the Macksville Ex-Services Club, where residents will gather to welcome the Valley’s newest Australian citizens and celebrate those who […]
The Nambucca Cinema will close on February 1. Photo: Savills Australia.
The Nambucca Cinema will close on February 1. Photo: Savills Australia. The curtains are about to be drawn permanently in the Nambucca Cinema Centre. Photo: Savills Australia. The curtains are about to be drawn permanently in the Nambucca Cinema Centre. Photo: Savills Australia. CURTAINS are falling on a much-loved local institution, with Regional Cinemas Australia […]
Bowra Street, an identified priority area, is to be included in the design stages.
BELLINGEN Shire Council has awarded the design tender for the Urunga CBD Upgrade to RPS AAP Consulting. The project is designed to deliver significant improvements to the town’s central business district, creating a more vibrant and welcoming space for residents, businesses, and visitors. It will also ensure the CBD is easier to navigate for wheelchair […]
A strangler fig tree behind Macksville TAFE on West Street is an example of the type of tree that could receive stronger protection. Photo: supplied).
RESIDENTS across the Nambucca Valley are being encouraged to have their say on a proposed amendment that could strengthen protections for significant trees on private land in non-rural areas. Nambucca Valley Council is seeking community feedback on changes to the Nambucca Development Control Plan 2010, which would introduce a permit requirement for the removal of […]
MEMBERS of the NSW Parliament are calling on the State Government to deliver a clear and coordinated plan to address repeated disruptions along Waterfall Way following another landslip that has forced a prolonged closure. Michael Kemp, Member for Oxley, and Brendan Moylan, Member for the Northern Tablelands, said the latest incident highlights the urgent need […]
Pipeline drillers, a subcontractor of Ledonne Constructions, successfully underbored the sewer gravity main for VUGA Stage One. Photo: supplied.
CRITICAL infrastructure works connecting the Valla Urban Growth Area (VUGA) to Nambucca Valley Council’s existing water and sewer networks have reached a major milestone, with a key package of horizontal directional drilling works successfully completed. The final component of the works was finished last week when a 450mm sewer gravity main, made from high-density polyethylene […]
The Bluebottle, unmanned marine surveillance vessel. Photo: Ocius Technology - naval-technology.com
UNMANNED marine surveillance vessels known as Bluebottles will patrol Marine Parks between Coffs Harbour and Camden Haven over the Australia Day long weekend. The deployment aims to deter and detect illegal fishing activity in protected Green Zones along the Mid North Coast. Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer said the vessels will focus on detecting […]
ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin. Photo: @ACRRM4ruralhealth
THE Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says extreme weather across Australia is increasing health risks for rural, remote and First Nations communities and placing growing pressure on local health services. ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin says prolonged and severe weather events are affecting the health of rural communities and will continue to […]
Cr Jones said this photo of a blueberry farm close to fragile waterways in Gumma, shows what is currently allowed under legislation for intensive horticulture. Photo: Zahn Pithers.
COUNCILLORS have expressed their frustration at what they call a “watered down” draft of a Local Environmental Plan (LEP) amendment, which proposes changes to the rules for intensive blueberry growers in the Nambucca Valley. At their December meeting, they voted to “hold the line” and rework the document before submitting it to the NSW Government […]
Phillida Hartley has urged Council to act on Bowraville’s town centre improvements.
NAMBUCCA Valley Council has voted to investigate short-term solutions to shading and greenery in Bowraville’s main street following an impassioned plea from well-known resident Phillida Hartley. “The time to start action is now,” she said when addressing December’s Public Forum. Ms Hartley told News Of The Area that she had grown frustrated with the lack […]
