NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has denied she was pushed out of the top job. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS.
AN outgoing police chief has batted away suggestions she was pushed from her role, as taxpayers foot a hefty bill for a replacement. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb announced last week she will retire in September after a three-year stint as the first woman to lead the force. An interim commissioner has also been appointed […]
The queue left some folks at the mercy of the rain.
SPaDCO got the sausage sizzle underway on time. The queue left some folks at the mercy of the rain. Despite the inclement weather, supporters gathered early. THE Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) partook in an age-old tradition on Saturday, 3 May, providing the iconic “democracy sausages” on Federal election day. By 8am the […]
A possible route for Scotts Head bike/walking connection, from Warrell Waters Road to South Pacific Drive, finishing at the busy Gumma Road. Photo: NV Council.
NAMBUCCA Valley councillors voted at Council’s 16 April meeting to “consider plans for a bicycle and pedestrian connection” between Scotts Head and Macksville in a future Active Transport Strategy for the region. The prospect of a walk/cycle way linking Scotts Head and Macksville was raised by members of the Scotts Head Community Group (SHCG) in […]
New proposed location for the amenities block on River Street.
COUNCILLORS voted at Nambucca Valley Council’s general meeting last month to move the proposed footprint for a new amenity block at the end of Princess Street and River Street to the parking lot on the western side of the existing structure. In January of 2024, NOTA reported that Council had decided on a location and […]
A full house for the Emergency Preparedness Workshop.
STUARTS Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) partnered with the Red Cross to deliver an Emergency Preparedness Workshop on Wednesday evening, 30 April, in lieu of their regularly scheduled community meeting. SPaDCO Chairperson Mary-Lou Lewis welcomed the community and introduced Karen Maloney as the Red Cross host for the workshop. “We are pleased to also […]
Crisis Support Manager Sunjii Doohan, Senior Operations Manager Ash Kady, digital media guru Rex Clutario, and General Manager of Lifeline North Coast Angela Martin.
LIFELINE North Coast is urging individuals, families, schools, businesses, and community groups between Yamba and Nambucca Heads to sign up for the Push-Up Challenge, Australia’s largest mental health and fitness event. Each year, hundreds of thousands of Australians take up the challenge to complete a set number of push-ups that represent the number of lives […]
THE Mid North Coast has had mixed results in the 2025 Street Count, the NSW Government’s sixth annual count of people sleeping rough. Counts of homeless people sleeping rough on a single evening were completed in local government areas across the state between 4 February and 26 February 2025. Half of the counts took place […]
Mr Kemp (second from left) said the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Gallipoli was on his "bucket list”. Photo: Michael Kemp FB.
OXLEY MP Michael Kemp joined thousands of others at Anzac Cove in Turkey to mark the solemn anniversary of Anzac Day. Mr Kemp described attending the 110th Anniversary Anzac Day Dawn Service at Gallipoli as a “bucket list experience” and one of the greatest honours of his life. “Standing at Gallipoli as the sun rose […]
The Stuarts Point and District Garden Club crew.
The Stuarts Point and District Garden Club crew. The ‘trading table’ was loaded with a great variety of plants and produce. Stunning views across to South West Rocks. The restaurant was at near full capacity for the private event. STUARTS Point and District Garden Club members enjoyed a “Friendship Day” with similar groups on the […]
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 […]
