Trainee volunteer RFS firefighters complete their Bush Firefighter assessments Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - November 19, 2021November 23, 2021 TRAINEE volunteer firefighters from RFS Brigades across the Nambucca and Macleay Valleys came together in Macksville recently to complete their Bush Firefighter (BF) assessment. “For the last few months, thirteen Nambucca Valley volunteers from Valla, Valla Beach, Gumma, North Macksville, Girralong, Warrell Creek and Utungun Brigades have been working hard to
Valla residents take to consultation meeting at Council to protect wildlife lot Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - November 12, 2021 NAMBUCCA Valley Council has resolved to support the reclassification of a small portion of public land in Valla Beach from Community Land to Operational Land for future development, 4 votes to 3. The area of land is at Lot 45, at 99 and 101 Ocean View Drive at Valla Beach. According to
Macksville residents say SES Flood Forum future-proofing plans fall short Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - November 4, 2021 FOLLOWING up on the community SES Flood Forums held in Macksville in May, June and July 2021, Steve Lawrence, the SES Community Capability Officer for the Mid North Coast NSW Emergency Service – Northern Zone, has provided information on the actions and plans made. NSW SES has secured $50,000 in grant
Presentation Day at Nambucca Valley Bridge Club Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 22, 2021 THE Nambucca Valley Bridge Club (NVBC) held a Presentation Day on Tuesday 12 October for players undertaking the club’s ‘Learn to Play Bridge Program’. Back in July, News Of The Area spoke with Program Presenter John Slade and Club President Leonie Harrison about the $2000 grant obtained by the club to
Uncle Micklo Jarrett heads new season of Aboriginal Language and Culture Community Classes Coffs Coast Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 17, 2021 UNCLE Micklo Jarrett is spreading the word on Aboriginal culture as the language leader launches into a new season of Gumbaynggirr Aboriginal Language and Culture Community Classes. The Community Classes are funded by the NSW Department of Education to educate adults, after an assessment report revealed that, while hundreds of local
Let’s get the kitchen built in the Bowraville Sports Hub, buy your ticket today! Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2021 IT is time for the residents of the Nambucca Valley to dig deep and purchase raffle tickets in support of getting a new kitchen into the Bowraville Sports Hub. As many know, the construction work on the Bowraville Sports Hub precinct is well underway, after the soil was turned by the
Nambucca Valley community groups work together to help native wildlife Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 GROUPS across the Nambucca Valley have joined forces in support of our precious wildlife to remedy a drastic shortage of possum boxes. There is an ongoing need for these boxes to provide substitute tree hollows for possums in care with WIRES that have either lost their habitat or been orphaned as
Greater Bank grant helps Nambucca Scouts get back on their feet Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 22, 2021 NAMBUCCA Scouts are thrilled to be a recipient of Greater Bank’s Mid North Coast latest funding boost. In second place for the grant, Nambucca Scouts are grateful their application was successful. Nikky Stapleton, Nambucca Scouts’ Treasurer, who manages the clubs financial accounts and fundraising, told News Of The Area, “If we were
Victoria border remains firmly closed for family carers who travelled to Nambucca Heads in July to care for elderly parent Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 19, 2021 KEITH and Nicky Perkins arrived in Nambucca Heads from Victoria on 8 July to provide some respite care for Keith’s 97-year-old father Ted Perkins. Their plan was to stay for two weeks to provide Ted with some additional company, taking him out for walks and making him some home cooked meals. Usually
Nambucca Valley Landcare – restoring flora and fauna after fire Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 A NAMBUCCA Valley Landcare project to restore the area’s flora and fauna after fire damage is now underway in the severely burnt forested headwaters of the Nambucca River catchment. Funding has been provided by the Australian Government, Landcare Australia and Nambucca Valley Council. Logan Zingus from Nambucca Valley Landcare told News Of