The 2025 exhibition crew.
PREPARATIONS are well in train for the tenth anniversary of the Valla Expressions Art Show to be held at the Valla Community Hall from 3-11 January 2026. To mark the occasion, an opening evening will be held on Sunday, 4 January from 5- 7pm. Organiser Julie Collins told News Of The Area, “All of the […]
The calendar features images donated by Matt Campbell of North Coast Photography and also provides comprehensive boat safety advice. Photo: Matt Campbell.
MARINE Rescue Nambucca has unveiled its 2026 fundraising calendar, an annual project that celebrates the beauty of the region’s waterways while supporting the vital work of the unit’s volunteers. The release comes at an ideal time, with the organisation experiencing a welcome surge in new recruits just ahead of the busy holiday boating season. Each […]
Art with Heart artist Barbara Mott with her artwork Brumbies in the Wild. Art with Heart artist Kristine Reynolds with Art Facilitator Nelli Gallop. THE Nambucca Valley’s creative community is coming together once again for a heartfelt and joyful exhibition titled “Friends”. The exhibition opens on Saturday, 29 November at the Nambucca Valley Phoenix Gallery […]
The Bowraville Theatre Singers delivered an uplifting pop up concert to delighted patients and staff at the Macksville Hospital last week. Photo: supplied.
The Bowraville Theatre Singers delivered an uplifting pop up concert to delighted patients and staff at the Macksville Hospital last week. Photo: supplied. The Bowraville Theatre Singers delivered an uplifting pop up concert to delighted patients and staff at the Macksville Hospital last week. Photo: supplied. BOWRAVILLE Theatre Singers members injected joy, rhythm, and harmony […]
MP Kellie Sloane (centre) is the new leader of the NSW Liberal Party. Photo: Kellie Sloane MP FB.
THE Liberal party’s latest leader has thrown down the gauntlet, vowing to fight with her ailing party as a crucial election looms. First-term MP Kellie Sloane completed her meteoric ascent to the top of the NSW Liberals on Friday after her predecessor Mark Speakman gave way to mounting pressure and resigned. With just 18 months […]
RV Investigator, the 94-metre ocean research vessel seen operating off the Nambucca Valley last week. Photo: supplied.
RV Investigator, the 94-metre ocean research vessel seen operating off the Nambucca Valley last week. Photo: supplied. The transit and research route used by the RV Investigator last week. Photo: supplied. RV Investigator was seen near the mouth of the Nambucca River last week. Photo: supplied. RESIDENTS of the Nambucca Valley were treated to an […]
Jack Reibel and Pawandeep Dhillon attended Macksville Local Court on 20 November facing charges brought about by water regulator NRAR.
AN Oz Group blueberry grower and an earth moving company owner faced court in Macksville last week, each pleading guilty to two charges relating to dam construction on a Eungai Creek property. Pawandeep Dhillon and Jack Reibel faced charges of extending a dam without permission and carrying out a controlled activity on waterfront land without […]
Headmaster Michael Parker, Uniting Church Moderator Reverend Mata Hiliau and Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee.
NEWINGTON College’s new Eungai Creek Campus was officially opened on Saturday, 22 November. The facility offers social service immersion and outdoor education programs for students of Newington College, a Uniting Church private school in Sydney. Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee said the connections the school had made with the Nambucca and Kempsey communities over years […]
A walk against gender-based violence was held recently in Coffs Harbour.
THE community is invited to participate in a walk against gender-based violence in Nambucca Heads on Wednesday, 10 December. Commencing at 10am, the walk begins at the Nambucca Heads Information Centre and concludes at the V-Wall, aimed at taking social and visible action against gender-based violence. The walk falls on the final day of the […]
A PARLIAMENTARY committee has launched an inquiry into the delivery of government-funded services in regional NSW. The Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development will investigate the “oversight, management and accountability of service provision” in the state’s regions. The Committee will look into issues such as: ● current performance measurements, accountability mechanisms, monitoring metrics, and […]
