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 […]
TICK nests, or tick bombs to some, are a common phenomenon in the Australian bush. However, few people have heard of them, let alone know what to do when encountering one. News Of The Area spoke with Bellingen local Rosie Lewis, who recently had a severe reaction to a tick nest. She ended up in […]
Red Cross volunteers Adele McCollom, Mary Ball and Helen Mower. Photo: supplied.
VOLUNTEERS are the backbone of the Nambucca Valley. For Nambucca Valley Australian Red Cross Emergency Services volunteers Adele McCollom, Mary Ball and Helen Mower, giving back has become a way of life. They support their community through emergency preparedness, response and recovery. Adele’s connection to the region spans decades. “I came to Nambucca Heads in […]
Scotts Head Tennis Club received funds for a new kitchen in 2025.
EXPRESSIONS of Interest (EOIs) are now open for the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership (CBP) Grants Program, with up to $450,000 available for projects in each electorate. Oxley Michael Kemp and Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh are urging local community groups, councils and not-for-profit organisations to take advantage of the funding opportunity and put forward […]
Nambucca Valley Council Director of Engineering Services David Moloney and Works Engineer Tim Morison inspecting bitumen spray sealing on Scotts Head Road last Wednesday. Photo: supplied.
A MAJOR section of Scotts Head Road was bitumen sealed last week, marking the completion of most of the upgrade works funded through the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program. Nambucca Valley Council’s Bede Spannagle said curves five, six and seven, near Scotts Head Nursery, were sealed on Wednesday 15 April. “It’s great to see the […]
Settlement Point Road, Port Macquarie during the May 2025 floods on the Mid North Coast. Photo: Port Macquarie SES.
AUSTRALIANS are counting the ballooning cost of extreme weather events after they caused almost $5 billion in insured losses in 2025, more than 700 percent up on the previous year. And the financial toll is only expected to get worse, with independent analysis indicating it could blow out to $35 billion annually by 2050. The […]
Rotarian Richard takes local ladies Noleen and Julie for a trike ride along the Nambucca River’s edge. Photo: supplied.
AFTER several years of taking residents from Autumn Lodge and Riverside Gardens on scenic trike rides, Nambucca Valley Rotary is now opening the experience to the wider community. Since 2019, Rotary volunteers have been taking aged care residents on rides around Macksville and along the V-Wall, giving many people the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors […]
The Nambucca Venturer Scouts team won ninth place at the Dragon Skin challenge.
The Nambucca Venturer Scouts team won ninth place at the Dragon Skin challenge. Nambucca Venturer Scouts at the Dragon Skin challenge. NAMBUCCA Venturer Scouts outdid themselves at the Dragon Skin adventure challenge held over the Easter long weekend in Belanglo State Forest. Dragon Skin is the premier event in the NSW Venturer Scout calendar, bringing […]
Scotts Head Road during the May 2025 flood event. Photo: Nambucca Valley SES.
THE State and Federal Governments have committed more than $56 million in new funding to support Mid North Coast communities as they continue to rebuild following the severe weather of May 2025 and ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The nearly $56.3 million package, delivered through the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), targets the long-term work […]
