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

A REGULAR and welcomed visitor to the district, the Rotary Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) will return to the Nambucca Valley this month offering free health checkups to residents. The MHERV project is operated by the Rotary Club of Warners Bay in collaboration with community organisations and local Rotary clubs. Advertise

THE fight over native forests shows no sign of abating with conservationists continuing to claim that areas marked for the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) are being overly targeted by logging operations. Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) and the State Government deny this, while activists continue to disrupt forestry operations. Advertise with

IT has never been harder to consult a registered general practitioner (GP) in the Nambucca Valley, with most medical centres in the area not accepting new patients to their books - a situation which has become progressively worse over the past year. When Dr Peter Williams of Nambucca Heads retired at

BELLINGEN Shire Council has begun its third year of water quality testing under the NSW Government’s Beachwatch Program. The Beachwatch program provides high-quality data and information on water quality at the Shire’s most popular recreational water sites. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message

NSW AUTHORITIES have failed to hit hazard reduction targets ahead of the coming bushfire season. Vegetation growth fuelled by persistent wet weather has put the NSW Rural Fire Service on the back foot, forcing it to respond to more than 1600 bush and grass fires since July. Advertise with News of The

OXLEY MP Michael Kemp took to the NSW Legislative Assembly last Tuesday to call for tighter feral predator control. Mr Kemp drew attention to the state’s alarming rates of native mammal extinction, with feral cats and foxes identified as primary culprits. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

LOCAL non-for-profit training provider Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) has announced the 2024 recipients of its Community Support Fund investment. Headquartered in Coffs Harbour, ETC established the fund in 2012 to provide support that addresses specific local challenges. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.