Nick McCafferty, a veteran volunteer and SPaDCO member. Community members of all ages took part. The Stuarts Point Hall site was well organised for collection and relocation of the rubbish haul. A SMALL army of community volunteers from Stuarts Point and surrounds stepped up to tackle Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday, 1 March. Though […]

OVER 40 Mid North Coast motorcyclists joined the annual Charity Dice Run on Sunday 21 February. Hosted by the Mid North Coast Harley Owners Group (MNCHOG), riders gathered at either the northern starting point in Coffs Harbour or the southern set-off park in Port Macquarie, The funds were split 50/50 between St Vincents de Paul’s […]

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 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 […]

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 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 […]

NOMINATIONS for the 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are now open, with family, friends and work mates urged to help celebrate the enormous positive impact of volunteers across the state. The awards are in their 20th year and are run by The Centre for Volunteering to recognise the outstanding work of volunteers in […]

The moving commemorative service was led by Nambucca Heads RSL sub-Branch President Denis Lane. Among the large number of attendees at the service of commemoration on National Servicemen’s Day were these proud former National Servicemen who answered when their nation called. A COMMEMORATIVE service honouring Australia’s National Servicemen was held on Saturday 14 February, led […]