THE NSW Government is establishing a panel of caravan suppliers to deliver “At-Home Caravan Programs” for disaster recovery. Activated immediately after a disaster, the program will support the NSW Reconstruction Authority to provide temporary accommodation for residents who have lost their homes. The program will see caravans placed on impacted residents’ private property, allowing them […]
Warren Mason performing at Tin Camp Studio at Lightning Ridge. Photo Outback Outloud Rainy King.
ARTS Mid North Coast (AMNC) has welcomed the NSW Government’s launch of “Heartland: A Plan for Regional NSW Arts, Culture and Creative Industries 2026–2035”, backed by a $5.2 million investment aimed at strengthening arts, culture and creative industries across regional NSW. AMNC is the Regional Arts Development Organisation (RADO) and peak body for arts and […]
FED up farmers and families facing poor regional, rural and remote mobile services are being encouraged to “keep complaining”. The latest report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) revealed an increase in complaints in NSW, with almost a quarter coming from regional areas. A total of 4,285 complaints were made by people in NSW, up […]
Lifeline North Coast (NSW) phone volunteer Lyn Anderson.
LIFELINE North Coast is opening a new training program for volunteers seeking to work in the not-for-profit’s Crisis Phone Service. The training requires commitment owing to the nature of the calls the volunteers will be taking. “It is quite extensive,” said Lifeline North Coast (NSW) Trainer and Centre Supervisor Lyn Anderson, who also volunteers for […]
Mikaela Carroll and her partner Ryan have left Brisbane behind and relocated to Tasmania. Photo: Mikaela Carroll.
GEN Z is leading a new wave of city dwellers eyeing a move to the regions, with almost half considering swapping skyscrapers for the great outdoors. Australians aged 18 to 29 have overtaken millennials (aged 30 to 45) as the cohort most eager to leave the city for the regions, with 49 percent considering the […]
Christ the King Catholic Church at Taylors Arm has officially closed its doors after nearly a century of service.
The Very Reverend Bishop Greg Homeming, Bishop of Lismore, Father Peter Rebello and Father Vinod Lobo enter the King Catholic Church at Taylors Arm. Baby Theodore August Spear was baptised during the service, the last baptism ever to take place in the church. Bishop Greg Homeming is assisted by Father Peter Rebello and Father Vinod […]
Nambucca Valley Library Officer Technical Services Mark Northover re-stocking the Macksville Library’s new shelves. Photo: supplied.
Nambucca Valley Team Leader Library Services Rowena Sierant in the new youth corner at Macksville Library, decked out with comfy bean bags, shelves of graphic novels and a high window table with bar stools. Photo: supplied. Nambucca Valley Library Officer Technical Services Mark Northover re-stocking the Macksville Library’s new shelves. Photo: supplied. MACKSVILLE Library has […]
Lorraine Sarah (Assistant Treasurer), Catherine Shepherd (Committee/events assistant), Sharon Watts (Student Liaison and Welfare Officer), Maggie Jones (Vice President), Shirley Lamberth (Treasurer), Beverley Gibbs (Assistant Secretary), Dina Wallbank (Program Officer), Lyn McGuigan (Delegate and Program Assistant), Marguerite Hamilton (Secretary), Mary Walsh (Publicity Assistant), Sue Kempton (Program Assistant), Janne Henn (Publicity Officer), Elizabeth Newman (President), Cynthia Guyenette (Retiring President). Photo: supplied.
AS families across Australia continue to feel the strain of rising living costs, a Nambucca Valley women’s group is continuing its efforts to ensure children experiencing disadvantage can stay engaged in school. Nambucca River VIEW Club is supporting The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program, which assists students whose families are struggling to afford essentials […]
Phillip Lane has been central to the club’s IRB operations since the 1970s.
Phillip Lane has given six decades of frontline service with the Macksville–Scotts Head Surf Life Saving Club. Phillip Lane has been central to the club’s IRB operations since the 1970s. FEW volunteers can claim six decades of frontline service, but Macksville–Scotts Head Surf Life Saving Club member Phillip Lane is doing exactly that, marking 60 […]
The family of Private Victor Harold Pride gather in Canberra for a moving Last Post Ceremony. His nephew, Keith Buckley, is pictured centre rear. Photo: supplied. Private Victor Harold Pride from Talarm was remembered by the nation at a Last Post ceremony at the Australian War Memorial Canberra last week. Photo: supplied. Private Pride’s name […]
