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School bus service runs while Boat Harbour Road at Utungun is closed for major works

FOLLOWING advocacy from Nambucca Valley Council and the Taylors Arm community, Transport for NSW and Busways have provided a school bus service to run while major work takes place on Boat Harbour Road at Utungun. Boat Harbour Road at Sauls Dairy, Utungun, is closed until 24 December, weather pending, while major works occur to replace […]

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School writer’s program set to expand in 2027

Writers Kate and Jol Temple. Photo: Supplied by Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival. Pip Barry, author of ‘The Little Wave’. Photo: BRWF. Participating author Corey Tutt. Photo: BRWF. Performance poet and author Joel McKerrow. Photo: BRWF. A $13,900 grant from Creative Australia will see the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival (BRWF) Schools Program expand into […]

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Bowraville Central School cattle team makes its mark at the Brisbane Royal Show

Brefnni Quinn ( Droughtmaster Heifer) – Lily Kennedy Leading. Left- Right and Top-Bottom – Lailana Heather, Kyron Trisley-Lindsay, Amarli Whit, Bella Lindsay, Jaz Gwilliam, Amy Edge, Heloise Lair. Lily Kennedy Highly Commended, Kyron Trisley-Lindsay 2nd in Fruit and Vegetable Judging. Amy Edge and Heloise Lair with Onward Everlyn W1 Reserve Junior Champion Murray Grey Exhibit. […]

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Young leaders have their say at NSW Parliament roadshow

Participants at the youth forum. Photo: Dave Smith, NSW Parliament. Winner of the public speaking competition, Sienna McGinty. Photo: Dave Smith, NSW Parliament. Students from across the Mid North Coast had the chance to engage directly with state politicians and government officials at the third annual NSW Parliament Regional Roadshow held recently in Macksville. The […]

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Founder of READ for Life, Jody Unterrheiner, sets up the Little Free Library in Macksville

The Little Free Library at 69 Wallace Street, Macksville. Photo: Sharon Jane. Educator Jody Unterrheiner at Macksville. Photo: Sharon Jane. Jody Unterrheiner with classroom teacher Caroline at Layibi Primary School, Gulu, Uganda. Photo: Supplied by READ for Life. UNASSUMING primary school teacher Jody Unterrheiner works at St Mary’s Catholic school in Bowraville, runs a Little […]

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Biggest Compass Music Festival yet features 1100 performers

NORTH Coast students from 73 public schools came together on 25 and 26 May for the area’s fifth Compass Music Festival – a major NSW public schools music event celebrating young performers in Years 3 to 12. Presented by the NSW Department of Education’s The Arts Unit, the Compass Music Festival took place over two […]

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New library exhibition explores the changing Australian dream

A THOUGHT-provoking exhibition examining how Australians have imagined, built and redefined the concept of home over the decades has arrived at Nambucca Library, offering visitors a unique glimpse into the nation’s changing housing aspirations. ‘The Australian Dream?’, a touring display developed by the State Library of NSW in collaboration with architecture commentator Tim Ross, opened […]

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SCU partners with Aboriginal corporations for Sea Country monitoring

SOUTHERN Cross University (SCU) is partnering with Ngiyambandigay Wajaarr Aboriginal Corporation (NWAC) and the Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) to monitor estuary health and assess cultural resources throughout Gumbaynggirr Sea Country. The project, titled Empowering Indigenous communities to monitor and measure estuary health and cultural resources in Gumbaynggirr Sea Country, has received $199,317 over three years […]

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Children’s Book award adds to Corey’s whirlwind of deadly success

Corey Tutt OAM and artist Ben Williams at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Sydney. Photo: supplied. Promoting Come Home, Bigibila in Melbourne. Photo: Corey Tutt. COREY Tutt OAM has been in a whirl of media interviews, school visits and book store appearances since he and Aboriginal artist Ben Williams won Book […]

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Top marks for sports uniform proposal to boost students’ physical activity

NEW research suggests most Australians support a simple change that could significantly boost children’s physical activity levels: letting students wear sports uniforms every day. The majority of young Australians are still not active enough, despite well-established evidence that regular physical activity improves children’s physical and mental health. Schools are seen as an important setting to […]