THE 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Ride has been marked with the announcement of plaques to commemorate significant steps along the route. Minister for Heritage Penny Sharpe and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty David Harris were in Walgett on Monday to announce a grant to complete the town’s Freedom

THE first meeting for 2025 of the Stuarts Point and District Garden Club (SPaDGC) was held on Wednesday, 5 February, marked by summer weather and the warmth of friendship. At 11.30am a troupe of flora-loving individuals gathered at the Stuarts Point Community Hall to set up trading and display tables featuring

RESIDENTS of Nambucca Heads awoke to sirens and smoke on Wednesday morning, 22 January, with the Nambucca Leagues Club engulfed in a major structure fire. Emergency services got the call and responded just before 6am, by which time the building was well alight, with plumes of black smoke rising high

THE hard work and dedication of Bowraville Central School’s (BCS) Cattle Team paid off at the recent 2024 Dorrigo Show, where they scooped a number of great placings across several categories in both beef and dairy cattle competitions. In the Junior Judging competition, seven BCS students were selected from over 50

ON New Year's Day in the year 2000, almost 100 families and individuals placed sealed envelopes into a time capsule at the front of Club Scotts. A committee had been formed to come up with something special to mark the turn of the century in Scotts Head. Advertise with News

FIVE Nambucca Marine Rescue volunteers have been awarded the National Emergency Medal for their support of the Rural Fire Service (RFS) during the 2020 bushfires. The awarding of the National Emergency Medal is how the nation acknowledges and thanks those people who have, amidst the devastation caused by natural disasters,

FIVE new probationary constables have commenced duties in the Mid North Coast Police District, with four assigned to Kempsey and one to Nambucca Valley. The officers, part of Class 364, were among 298 probationary constables who graduated from the Goulburn Police Academy on 6 December, marking the completion of eight

NSW’S biggest environmental commitment faces a potential funding shortfall as analysis shows protecting key koala populations could cost more than $1.3 billion. The analysis, based on advice from the under-siege forestry industry, comes as the sector proposes two smaller alternatives for the Great Koala National Park. Advertise with News of The Area

NAMBUCCA Valley Council has voted to require DAs for intensive horticulture operations in the region. The motion was resolved by five votes to four at Council’s general meeting on Thursday, 14 November. Over 100 people attended the meeting, with standing room only in the Chambers and more than 30 onlookers

STAFF at Macksville District Hospital paused to honour Remembrance Day on 11 November with a ceremony led by local ex-servicemen Mick Birtles DSC and John Starr. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au Mr