AFTER a stream of car thefts on the Mid North Coast, the Nambucca community is rallying around recent victim Petra Campbell as she attempts to recover stolen goods from her South Arm property near Bowraville. Petra and her adult children have been proactive on social media with posts calling for eyewitnesses to the theft of […]
Eve with a few of her favourite things - eight different mastheads of News Of The Area. Photo: Angus Cheetham.
Eve with a few of her favourite things – eight different mastheads of News Of The Area. Photo: Angus Cheetham. Freckles, the sick little bird who grew up and identified as a homing pigeon, with his rescuer. Photo: Angus Cheetham. News Of The Area media group owner Michael Wright. EVE Nesmith has been named Editor […]
Judith Webster from Coffs Beekeeping Supplies. Photo: Lyss Photography.
Judith Webster from Coffs Beekeeping Supplies. Photo: Lyss Photography. European Honey Bee. Photo: Judith Webster. European Honey Bee. Photo: Rich Morris. European Honey Bee. Photo: Judith Webster. THE free pollination Australian growers have relied on for generations is disappearing, and horticulture bodies are urging farmers to plan for a future where managed bee pollination is […]
THIS week marked International Women in Engineering Day – a chance to celebrate the diverse experiences and contributions of women shaping the future through engineering. For Flight Lieutenant Sarah Welsh, an aeronautical engineering officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the journey into engineering began not in a classroom, but in a backyard shed […]
PLANNING for the future of Scotts Head has reached a significant milestone, with the next stage of the Scotts Head Master Plan now open and residents invited to help refine the vision for the village’s foreshore and public spaces. Nambucca Valley Council acting general manager David Moloney said the draft master plan elements had been […]
Nambucca’s natural beauty shines through. Photo: @Matt Vallance
ENTRIES are now open for the 2026 Keep Australia Beautiful NSW Tidy Towns awards, with communities, councils, organisations, businesses and individuals encouraged to showcase their environmental achievements. Since 1981, Keep Australia Beautiful NSW has recognised projects and initiatives that demonstrate environmental leadership, sustainability and strong community spirit across the state. The long-running awards program celebrates […]
The four-week campaign encourages drivers to look out for wildlife. Photo: TfNSW.
The four-week campaign encourages drivers to look out for wildlife. Photo: TfNSW. Kangaroos were involved in the highest number of fatal crashes involving animals. Photo: TfNSW. MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down and stay alert for wildlife as Transport for NSW launches its annual “Animals on Country Roads” safety campaign. Between […]
Nambucca Valley Council staff and contractors working to rebuild the Anzac Park memorial jetty. Construction is expected to be completed in June. Photo: Supplied by Nambucca Valley Council.
WORK is under way to reconstruct and reinforce Nambucca Heads’ Anzac Park memorial jetty and it is expected to reopen later this month. The jetty’s refurbishment will include a new fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) support structure and a modern deck, which will be assembled soon. Nambucca Valley Council General Manager Bede Spannagle said that repairs had […]
Apex Concreting Solutions Director, Jackson Adams, was grateful for fine weather to get on with replacing a section of footpath and kerb on Boundary Street in Macksville, opposite the Macksville High School. Photo: supplied.
FAVOURABLE weather conditions have allowed construction crews to make significant progress on two important infrastructure projects in Macksville, with a new footpath and kerb nearing completion in Boundary Street and major retaining wall works set to commence in River Street. Nambucca Valley Acting General Manager David Moloney said the projects reflect Council’s ongoing commitment to […]
Lena Crompton during her Army years in the 1940s. Photo supplied. A recent photo of Lena, who will turn 100 on 11 June. Photo supplied. A CENTURY of life, including military service, family, travel and decades of community involvement, will be celebrated this month as Nambucca Heads resident and Army veteran Lena Crompton reaches the […]
