October 27, 2026
Alleged Nambucca Heads serial thief arrested
Community, Local News, Police, Regional

Alleged Nambucca Heads serial thief arrested

A MAN has been charged over multiple alleged break and enters in the Nambucca Heads area earlier this year. In September 2026, officers attached to Mid North Coast Police District established Strike Force Mentix to investigate multiple break, enter and steal offences targeting holiday accommodation premises within the Nambucca Heads area between May and September […]

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Residents hears council plans for better security, splash pad sites in Bowraville
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Residents hears council plans for better security, splash pad sites in Bowraville

Nambucca Valley Council Deputy Mayor Susan Jenvey discussing with Ben Walters the potential locations being considered for a splash pad in Bowraville. Photo: NVC. Residents received updates on key council projects at a community drop-in session last Saturday. Photo: NVC. Nambucca Valley Council Deputy Mayor Susan Jenvey discussed potential locations for a splash pad in […]

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Nambucca Head’s Bellwood Park the ideal setting for 2026 Rotary River Run Junior girls and boys line up to start the race. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley.
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Nambucca Head’s Bellwood Park the ideal setting for 2026 Rotary River Run

Adult female winner Tamara Urquhart. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley. Junior Boys winner, Ben Ackerman. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley. Family group winners, Ferris family. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley. Adult male winner, Ferdinand Kous. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley. Junior girls and boys line up to start the race. Photo: Rotary Nambucca Valley. Girls’ winner, Lucy Ferris-Jumios. Photo: […]

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Food service feeding the homeless and hungry in Coffs Harbour facing fresh challenges Backpackers are among those receiving free food at Coffs. Photo: Sharon Jane.
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Food service feeding the homeless and hungry in Coffs Harbour facing fresh challenges

Simon Remana, organiser of Coffs Harbour Community Service free food. Photo: Sharon Jane. Distributing food at the Park Avenue car park entry, Coffs Harbour. Photo: Sharon Jane Backpackers are among those receiving free food at Coffs. Photo: Sharon Jane. Helping hands distributing food in Coffs Harbour. Photo: Sharon Jane. COFFS Harbour Community Service offers free […]

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Community feedback on Nambucca Valley’s Signage & Wayfinding Strategy soon closes Anna Fisher, the consultant Council has engaged to deliver the valley’s Signage and Wayfinding Strategy, chatting to members of the Duguula Bindarray-Garri Aboriginal Advisory Committee about signage on Tuesday 22 September. Photo: NVC.
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Community feedback on Nambucca Valley’s Signage & Wayfinding Strategy soon closes

THERE are just two days to go and have your say on the Nambucca Valley’s Signage & Wayfinding Strategy. As the hours tick down to the compilation of community’s feedback on the Valley’s road signs, Nambucca Valley Council Manager Economic Development and Tourism Jan Rooney wishes to remind residents there is still time to offer […]

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Bellingen in the running for Tidy Towns awards The Connell Park Precinct upgrade. Picture: Supplied by BSC.
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Bellingen in the running for Tidy Towns awards

FOLLOWING its Tidy Town success in 2024, Bellingen Shire Council has again been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2026 Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards. Four local projects have been recognised across four individual categories, and Bellingen has also been named as a finalist for the 2026 Overall Award. Bellingen Shire Council Mayor, Cr Steve Allan, […]

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Snakes awaken as spring temperatures soar
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Snakes awaken as spring temperatures soar

Reptile World Coffs Harbour founder Steve McEwan with his right-hand-man, son Matt. Almost four meters long, this carpet python is shedding its skin. An Eastern Brown snake observed in Bagawa State Forest. TEMPERATURES into the mid and high 20s across New South Wales, right at the turn of the season, have stirred the region’s snoozing […]

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Tick-borne illness support group launches in Bowraville Attendees at the tick allergy meetup. Photo: Marion Syratt.
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Tick-borne illness support group launches in Bowraville

Attendees at the tick allergy meetup. Photo: Marion Syratt. Most attendees had lived experience of Alpha-Gal/MMA. Photo: Marion Syratt. SIXTEEN people gathered at the Nambucca Valley Phoenix in Bowraville on Thursday 3 September for the first meeting of a new support group for people living with Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS)/Mammalian Meat Allergy (MMA), a potentially life-threatening […]

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Shop Local in the Nambucca Valley campaign gains momentum Miyachi’s Sushi is one of the local businesses involved in the Nambucca Valley News of the Area - Nambucca Valley Council Shop Local campaign. Pictured from left are restaurateur Miyachi, with NVC Manager Economic Development and Tourism Jan Rooney and NOTA Advertising Manager Johnny Wilson. Photo: NVC.
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Shop Local in the Nambucca Valley campaign gains momentum

Miyachi’s Sushi is one of the local businesses involved in the Nambucca Valley News of the Area – Nambucca Valley Council Shop Local campaign. Pictured from left are restaurateur Miyachi, with NVC Manager Economic Development and Tourism Jan Rooney and NOTA Advertising Manager Johnny Wilson. Photo: NVC. Bare Nature Beauty, Nambucca Heads, is keen to […]

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Police return to Nambucca Valley seeking community help to solve Bowraville’s triple murder mystery
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Police return to Nambucca Valley seeking community help to solve Bowraville’s triple murder mystery

UNSOLVED Homicide Squad detectives returned to the Nambucca Valley this week in a bid to finally solve the mystery behind the murders of three children from Bowraville more than three decades ago. Based at Phillip Hughes Pavilion in Macksville, police spent five days speaking with members of local communities. Community outreach remains an important component […]

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