Nambucca District VRA’s Steve Ryan and Stuart Holmes present Nambucca Heads Lions President Grahame Beatton with the donation. Photo: supplied. Steve Ryan and Stuart Holmes present Rotary Club of the Nambucca Valley President Kerry Dedman with the donation. Photo: supplied. THE Nambucca District Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) has generously donated $8,000 to the Rotary Club […]

NATIONAL Meals on Wheels Day was celebrated around the country on 27 August, with Lifetime Connect recognising the local volunteers who make the service possible in the Nambucca Valley. Under this year’s theme, “Aged Care You Can Count On”, Meals on Wheels continues to be a trusted, reliable presence in the lives of older Australians, […]

THE next time you see the sunrise, take a moment. That big ball of nuclear fire lighting up your morning sky is not just sitting there politely waiting for you to make coffee. It’s racing around the Milky Way at an eye-watering 828,000 km/h, dragging Earth and the rest of the solar system along for […]

Rachel Burns. Photo: file. Nambucca Stories by Rachel Burns. THE Nambucca District Historical Society is preparing to launch ‘Nambucca Stories’ by local historian and researcher Rachel Burns. The book is a compilation of 68 stories written during Rachel’s ten years as a volunteer at the Nambucca Headland Museum. The stories, dating from European settlement, include […]

THE Tooheys NSW Flood Relief Initiative has donated $60k to the recovery effort being carried out across flood-affected areas of the state, including the Mid North Coast. In partnership with North Coast Hotel Group (NCHG), C.ex Group and the Australian Hotels Association of New South Wales (AHA NSW), the initiative ran from 12 June to […]

Artist Zane Michalis studying the submitted works. SPaDCO Committee member Lex Stewart enjoying the exhibits. SPaDCO’s Kathleen Chalmers with the People’s Choice winner, ‘The Trout Exerciser’ by Chris Robinson. AN EXHIBITION showcasing talented local art and craft practitioners brought life and colour to the Stuarts Point Community Hall from 16-17 August. The artistic showcase coincided […]

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, […]

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 […]

THE first sod has been turned to mark the start of water and sewerage infrastructure works for the Valla Employment Lands Redevelopment project, which forms Stage One of the Valla Urban Growth Area (VUGA) precinct. The Australian and NSW Governments have invested a total of $11.2 million while Nambucca Valley Council will throw in $17 […]