The Bowraville Theatre Singers delivered an uplifting pop up concert to delighted patients and staff at the Macksville Hospital last week. Photo: supplied. The Bowraville Theatre Singers delivered an uplifting pop up concert to delighted patients and staff at the Macksville Hospital last week. Photo: supplied. BOWRAVILLE Theatre Singers members injected joy, rhythm, and harmony […]

NEWINGTON College’s new Eungai Creek Campus was officially opened on Saturday, 22 November. The facility offers social service immersion and outdoor education programs for students of Newington College, a Uniting Church private school in Sydney. Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee said the connections the school had made with the Nambucca and Kempsey communities over years […]

A PARLIAMENTARY committee has launched an inquiry into the delivery of government-funded services in regional NSW. The Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development will investigate the “oversight, management and accountability of service provision” in the state’s regions. The Committee will look into issues such as: ● current performance measurements, accountability mechanisms, monitoring metrics, and […]

The Champagne Charlies at their inaugural gathering in October 2005. The Champagne Charlies celebrating their 20th anniversary in October 2025. ARGUABLY the Nambucca Valley’s most glamorous group of women, the Champagne Charlies have recently celebrated the impressive milestone of 20 years of fun, friendship and red-hatted revelry. The Champagne Charlies are the local chapter of […]

AFTER the resounding success of last year’s event, the Nambucca Christmas Festival is set to return to Coronation Park for another evening of festive fun for the whole family. Organisers want the Nambucca Valley to save the date for Friday, 5 December from 5pm to 8pm, as Coronation Park’s Number 2 Oval transforms into a […]

Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan joined CWA members at their Morgo Street base for afternoon tea earlier this week to celebrate the funding wins. Cowper MP Pat Conaghan tries one of the CWA’s famous scones. THE Urunga branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) is celebrating two successful grant funding applications. The branch has […]

A UNIQUE collaboration between Nambucca Heads artist and educator Susie Peake and Gumbaynggirr elder Gary Williams, has resulted in an educational children’s book. “Birds and Animals of the Nambucca Valley” is a wildlife awareness activity book created to introduce local children to the region’s animals and their traditional Gumbaynggirr names. It is designed to spark […]

Stunning displays ready for judging. The South West Rock U3A Ukulele Group were in fine voice and floral attire. STUARTS Point and District Garden Club members and guests held their final community meeting for 2025 on Wednesday, 5 November at the Stuarts Point Community Hall. Beyond the stunning floral show bench displays, the seasonally abundant […]

THE Macksville Bridge and Big Banana were lit in vivid blue on Monday night, 10 November to mark Neuroendocrine Cancer (NEC) Day, a global event that seeks to enhance awareness of this relatively little-known cancer. Representatives from the Coffs Coast NEC support group were thrilled to witness such a spectacle, as it helped to draw […]