HIGH Street Bowraville was alive with locals and visitors on Saturday 11 December for the Bowraville Christmas Markets. Sunshine was an added bonus to the day’s festivities making the markets an all-round crowd pleaser. Stalls consisted of homegrown local produce, and delicacies including fruit, vegetables, and seasonal herbs. Tom and Gill Kenay are

  A WHALE preservation charity will fund Australia’s first Indigenous-run marine plastic recycling enterprise, transforming waste plastic into objects of desire. Gowings Whale Trust, the NFP environmental organisation started by Gowings, is financing the MiiMi Aboriginal Corporation to run a recycling operation facilitated by the Plastic Collective to give recycled plastic a

  A COMMUNITY survey has been released by Nambucca Valley Council for Scotts Head Skate and Recreation Park which seeks feedback from the community on the proposal. Deborah McCabe, Project Administration Support Officer at Council, said the survey has been designed to ensure feedback informs Council on the needs of the community,

  THE Nature Conservation Council’s Chief Executive Chris Gambian and Deputy Chief Executive Jacqui Mumford visited the Mid North Coast last week as part of a ‘touching base’ road trip up the coast north of Sydney. The Council is the peak body for environment groups in NSW and Mr Gambian said that

  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

  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

  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

  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