AUTHENTIC to a lasting convention, the Stuarts Point Men’s Shed celebrated their 2025 initiatives and projects with a festive season luncheon on Saturday, 6 December. Members and guests dined at a well-appointed long table in the Shed, enjoying an abundance of fresh prawns, salads, roast chickens, leg ham and an impressive collection of desserts including […]
National campaign to place Shark Bite Kits on every Australian beach
THREE surfers and shark attack survivors are leading the call for the roll out of life-saving emergency response kits on beaches across Australia. One year after creating Community Shark Bite Kits, founder Danny Schouten has deployed more than 150 kits on beaches across NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. “We’re not going to stop […]
Two emerging sporting talents receive Coleman-Smith Foundation funding
THE latest round of Coleman-Smith Foundation funding has been awarded to emerging athletes Lilly Darlington and Wolfe Hudson. The Foundation aims to provide modest funds to young people in the Stuarts Point and Eungai areas who have exceptional sporting ability. Foundation Chairperson Nicky Smith attended the Stuarts Point Workers Recreation and Bowls Club on Friday, […]
Nambucca Valley property market stabilises as buyers chase coastal value
McGrath Nambucca Valley principal Troy Pinder. Sawtell Real Estate agent Matt France. Unrealestate managing director Chris Hines. NAMBUCCA Valley’s property values have surged by 72.7 percent since the start of the pandemic, and local agents say the rise reflects both long-term cycles and the region’s growing appeal for families and retirees. McGrath Nambucca Valley principal […]
CEO Australian HR Institute Sarah McCann-Bartlett with People Support Manager Wilson Loyo, who accepted the awards.
NVC Group recognised in National Australian HR Institute Awards
CEO Australian HR Institute Sarah McCann-Bartlett with People Support Manager Wilson Loyo, who accepted the awards. NVC Group People Support Manager Wilson Loyo, signing up new entrants ready to kick start their career. NVC Group, a local not-for-profit organisation, was honoured at the National Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards held in Melbourne on Friday 5 […]
Lifeline training for when crisis calls
LIFELINE North Coast Crisis Support Manager and Trainer, Sunjii Doohan, shares her lived experience in a way that beautifully illustrates the importance of asking for help. Her story also provides valuable insight into Lifeline’s Crisis Support volunteer training. “Have you ever faced a crisis and felt you had no one to turn to?,” Sunjii poses. […]
Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan joined CWA members at their Morgo Street base for afternoon tea earlier this week to celebrate the funding wins.
Grant wins fund hall improvements at Urunga CWA
Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan joined CWA members at their Morgo Street base for afternoon tea earlier this week to celebrate the funding wins. Cowper MP Pat Conaghan tries one of the CWA’s famous scones. THE Urunga branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) is celebrating two successful grant funding applications. The branch has […]
Nambucca property values surge as region outpaces Sydney growth
THE Nambucca Valley has recorded one of the strongest property growth results on the Mid North Coast, with dwelling values soaring by 72.7 percent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. New figures from Cotality show the LGA’s growth has outpaced both the national average (50.4 percent) and Greater Sydney (38.9 percent) over the same […]
Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee and Miimi Aboriginal Corporation’s HIPPY Program Coordinator Sophie Ellis with the delighted graduates.
HIPPY graduates celebrated at Nambucca Valley ceremony
GRADUATES of the 2025 HIPPY (Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters) program were celebrated with a ceremony at the Nambucca Heads cinema on Sunday, 7 December. Held in the Nambucca Valley and delivered by Miimi Aboriginal Corporation in partnership with the Brotherhood of St. Laurence, HIPPY is a two-year in-home learning program for families […]
Gurmesh Singh: new Nationals leader shaped by regional life
A THIRD-generation local, the Member for Coffs Harbour and recently elected leader of the NSW Nationals, Gurmesh Singh, grew up in a Woolgoolga farming family of Indian heritage. Life in the family and community revolved around agriculture – first bananas then macadamias, and later berries. During that time and through his teens, Mr Singh wasn’t […]
