Police conducted 9166 drug tests during the three-day blitz. Photo: NSW Police.
NSW POLICE have targeted motorists affected by alcohol, drugs and fatigue during a three-day operation. Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers) ran from 21-23 August across all NSW roads. During this period, police conducted more than 87,000 breath tests and 9166 drug tests. There were 186 drink driving offences detected and 660 positive drug samples. […]
Clowns Fizzy and Fuzzy.
NSW Fire and Rescue staff at the Fun Day at the Stuarts Point Foreshore Reserve. Clowns Fizzy and Fuzzy. DEFYING imminent weather threats, the Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) was blessed with sunshine for its annual Fun Day event on Sunday, 17 August. Designed to build community connections and increase the district’s resilience, […]
Koby Guy, a 15-year-old Macksville High School student, with Michael Moore, TAFE NSW Construction Head Teacher at TAFE NSW Nambucca Heads CLC.
MACKSVILLE High School and Bowraville Central School students have stepped into the world of building and construction as part of TAFE NSW Start Your Future, a taster program providing skills for students interested in vocational careers. Jobs and Skills Australia’s latest Jobs and Skills Report estimates that more than 90 percent of jobs over the […]
Homes across the Hunter and Mid North Coast suffered damage due to the flooding event in May.
THE State and Federal Governments have announced a $50 million Housing Support Package to assist eligible homeowners, renters and primary producers impacted by recent severe flooding. Caravans and self-contained pod homes will be deployed for eligible flood-hit residents and primary producers whose homes were uninsured and uninhabitable so they can stay on their property during […]
The NSW Rural Fire Service has been using the cooler weather to conduct hazard reduction burns. Photo: NSW Rural Fire Service.
THE NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has delayed the start of the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period from Kempsey to the Queensland border, due to ongoing wet weather. Traditionally the period begins on 1 September, however fire permits will not be required until 1 October. RFS Superintendent Sandra Huer said recent weather conditions have resulted […]
Member for Oxley Michael Kemp welcomed the new recruits at Kempsey Police Station.
SIX new probationary constables will soon commence duties across the Mid North Coast following their attestation at a formal ceremony at the Goulburn Police Academy on Friday, 22 August. Of the six new officers heading to the region, two will be stationed at Kempsey, one at Macksville, and three at Port Macquarie. All have come […]
Guy Crosley with his artwork ‘Fish and Chips’ which he is currently restoring.
ICONIC local artwork ‘Fish and Chips’ by artist Guy Crosley has been treated to some tender loving care in the past few weeks. Supported by Nambucca Valley Council, Guy has been busy cleaning and restoring the work which was originally completed in the year 2000 and has become a beloved part of the landscape of […]
Representatives of the Nambucca Youthie and Key Community Group at a working bee on Tuesday to prepare the centre for reopening.
THE future of the Nambucca Youthie, a much-loved hub for young people in the Valley, has been secured through a new partnership with Key Community Group. For more than 20 years, the Youthie has been a lifeline for local young people, but earlier this year rising costs and a lack of ongoing funding put its […]
John Biggart’s ‘Escape to Ross River’. ‘West of Glen Helen’ by John Biggart. AS NEXUS Community Gallery marks its 20th birthday at The Old Butter Factory in Bellingen, local artist and committed volunteer and friend of the gallery, John Biggar, has opened his one-man show of Latest Works. They can be viewed in the Studio […]
Mary Keily (centre) playing in Miss Paris. Photo by Vanessa Hunter.
Mary Keily (centre) playing in Miss Paris. Photo by Vanessa Hunter. Mary Keily plays the harp. LOCAL musician Mary Keily has been inspired by the outcomes of therapeutic harp playing for the sick and vulnerable. She is raising money to buy her own instrument and hopes to study an International Harp Therapy program to be […]
