The Pynx crane lifting two concrete planks onto the new Way Way Bridge abutments. Photo: NVC.
MACKSVILLE’S new bridge over Way Way Creek is a step closer to completion following this week’s placement of its concrete deck. Preparation work at Way Way Creek during the past eight weeks has involved demolishing the old timber bridge, preparing the site, and drilling down and installing bridge piles. To fit the deck, two 14-metre-long […]
Nambucca Valley Council’s work crew team members Jack Edwards and Tim Morison at the Grassy Head Road site. Photo: NVC.
Nambucca Valley Council’s work crew team members Jack Edwards and Tim Morison at the Grassy Head Road site. Photo: NVC. Bitumen spray-sealing on Grassy Head Road. Photo: NVC. GRASSY Head Road rehabilitation works are complete and the road is open. Nambucca Valley Council Acting General Manager David Moloney said the road was bitumen spray sealed […]
The Coffs Coast is now in its bushfire danger period.
SPRING has sprung and with it the Bushfire Danger Period (BFDP) on the Mid North Coast commences, from 1 September through until 31 March 2027, with the adjoining Clarence Valley already in the BFDP from 1 August 2026. Fire Permits are required all year round in Fire and Rescue NSW Fire Districts and in RFS […]
NEW fathers in NSW will benefit from new health and mental health checks thanks to a $1 million donation from the NSW Government to men’s health charity Movember. The funding will allow NSW Health to partner with Movember to pilot health and wellbeing checks for new and expecting dads. The initiative will focus on the […]
Face painting fun on the foreshore. Stuarts Point & District Garden Club display and activities. ‘Paint a Brolga Feather’- Arts NSW Project. Everyone was keen for the BBQ and free popcorn. KSC Councillor Arthur Bain was interested to learn more about book publications from local enthusiast Heather Kind. Aerial acrobat Alicia held lots of attention. […]
Pip Barry, author of ‘The Little Wave’. Photo: BRWF.
Writers Kate and Jol Temple. Photo: Supplied by Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival. Pip Barry, author of ‘The Little Wave’. Photo: BRWF. Participating author Corey Tutt. Photo: BRWF. Performance poet and author Joel McKerrow. Photo: BRWF. A $13,900 grant from Creative Australia will see the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival (BRWF) Schools Program expand into […]
NAMBUCCA Valley councillors unanimously voted to tackle modern slavery, including support for an alliance against modern slavery across the Mid North Coast. Councillor Ljubov Simson said her motion acknowledged the NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s report and his work done so far. She said it tasked council to be alert to the indicators of exploitation in all […]
Beautiful Bowraville. Photo: NVC. Jacks Ridge Mountain Bike Park, which is often the scene for mountain biking events. Photo: NVC. EVENT organisers with a vision are encouraged to apply for a grant to bring their idea to life and help the Nambucca Valley build a vibrant year-round calendar of events. Nambucca Valley Council (NVC) is […]
Beautiful Scotts Head is a jewel in the crown of Reflections holiday parks statewide. Photo: Reflections.
Nambucca Valley councillors have unanimously voted to challenge the NSW Government and state-run operator Reflections Holidays over the management of local Crown reserves. The motion, which was passed on Wednesday, August 26, highlighted how millions of dollars in locally generated tourism revenue leaves the valley and calls for immediate action on overdue management plans. Moved […]
AN era spanning more than half a century ends next week with the closing of much-loved Macksville business, Trimble’s Furniture One. The Trimble family was given a warm send-off recently at Macksville Ex-Services Club at a function organised by Macksville Rotary Club. “When you look back over nearly six decades, you realise that a business […]
