The aftermath of the Gordonville cutting landslip site.
BELLINGEN Shire Council has released the findings of its Waterfall Way Business and Community Impact Survey, capturing the far-reaching effects of the nine-week road closure on residents, businesses and community organisations. The key link road connecting Bellingen to Dorrigo and beyond was closed after a landslip at Gordonville Cutting on January 19. The survey, which […]
Community members will see traffic controllers and a road work crew out repairing sections and resealing local roads across the Valley over the next few weeks. Photo: supplied.
A SIGNIFICANT program of road repairs and resurfacing is set to begin across the Nambucca Valley, with crews moving in to address potholes and ageing sealed road surfaces. Nambucca Valley Council will commence the works next week, focusing on improving road conditions across several towns in the local government area. “From next week, community members […]
One of the Mid North Coast businesses shuttered for 90 days. Photo: Sue Stephenson.
A NOTA reader recently noticed shops in Coffs Harbour that appeared to have a few groceries on their shelves and not much else. Customers would enter, they said, and the proprietor would go to the back of the shop and return with cartons of what appeared to be cigarettes. Cigarettes are a source of revenue […]
A STRONG call for greater infrastructure investment to unlock housing supply in regional areas was delivered by Nambucca Valley Council at a housing summit in Coffs Harbour. Council representatives attended the Business NSW Mid North Coast Housing Summit on 1 May, joining leaders from government, industry and local councils to examine housing challenges and the […]
This image shows the tail of a possum seeking shelter in a fireplace. Photo: supplied.
WILDLIFE rescuers across the Mid North Coast have responded to several calls in recent weeks involving possums becoming trapped inside chimney flues, as cooler weather drives them to seek warm, sheltered places to rest during the day. Inquisitive by nature, possums will investigate small openings they believe offer a safe sleeping spot. But long vertical […]
Nambucca Valley Pickleball Club playing a game at Hennesy Tape Oval. The court area is Crown Land and one of the parcels of land included in Council’s draft Community Lands Plans of Management, which has been submitted to the Minister for consideration. Photo: supplied.
RESIDENTS across the Nambucca Valley will soon have the opportunity to help shape how local parks, reserves and community spaces are managed into the future. Nambucca Valley Council has taken the next step toward public exhibition of its draft Community Lands Plans of Management, resolving at its 22 April meeting to seek approval from the […]
A HEAVILY-WOODED 3.22-hectare (32,230 sqm) piece of land on Langsford Way, Valla Beach has been sold at auction for $1.9 million, following months of community action to stop potential residential development on the site. As previously reported in NOTA, the land was formerly owned by the NSW Department of Education and identified as surplus during […]
The Nambucca Valley Council’s draft budget will remain on exhibition until Wednesday 27 May 2026. Photo: supplied.
NAMBUCCA Valley Council has placed its 2026–27 Draft Annual Budget on public exhibition, giving the community an opportunity to provide feedback on proposed spending and priorities. The draft budget will remain on exhibition until Wednesday 27 May 2026. Nambucca Valley Acting General Manager David Moloney said community members can now have their say on the […]
Janelle McKay of Legacy Mid North Coast delivering a poignant Anzac Day address at Nambucca Heads. Photo: Nambucca Heads Public School. Nambucca Heads RSL sub-Branch President Denis Lane is joined during the march by grandchildren Maverick and Pearl Lane, whose great-grandfather was an original ANZAC. Photo: supplied. Soldiers from 41 RNSWR provided the Catafalque Party […]
The community reference group will play an important role in informing the development of the Nambucca Heads Town Centre Master Plan. Photo: supplied.
DEVELOPING a collaborative plan to revitalise the Nambucca Heads central business district (CBD) has long been a priority for both Council and the community. At its Ordinary Meeting on 22 April, councillors resolved to launch an expression of interest process for a community reference group to guide the development of a Nambucca Heads Town Centre […]
