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 […]

Bellamy Cooper and Lailah Wilson ready to head downhill. Photo: Mick Birtles. Dancers from Bowraville Central School dancing to ‘Yellow Submarine’. Photo: Mick Birtles. Adam McDonald, Joe Simon and Fiona McDonald. Photo: Mick Birtles. Local writer Nerida Cowie launched her children’s book, ‘Annebelle the Antechinus’. Photo: Mick Birtles. The Nambucca District Band adding pomp and […]

WILDLIFE rescue calls across the Mid North Coast have surged in recent years, with more animals becoming injured, orphaned, or displaced due to habitat loss, severe weather, and human impact. But while the number of animals needing help continues to rise, the number of trained volunteers has not. WIRES Mid North Coast is now urgently […]

BOWRAVILLE local Warren Fuller was among five people to receive one of our valley’s very first Australia Day Awards in 1983, taking out the junior sports award. Nambucca Valley Council has been unearthing the first stories of our community’s top citizens, ahead of the Nambucca Valley Community Awards being held on 25 January 2026. Nominations […]

THE North Macksville Rural Fire Service (RFS) is gearing up for one of its most popular annual traditions, the Santa Run. This year, the event will see a colourful convoy of two RFS trucks, a support vehicle, and the Macksville Fire and Rescue 371 appliance all decked out in Christmas decorations. The aim is to […]