UNDER threatening skies, approximately 300 people converged at the Stuarts Point Cenotaph for an ANZAC Day service after the annual march from the Workers Recreation and Bowls Club, which commenced at 10.40am on Thursday 25 April. The impressive marching crew was led by a troupe of children involved with STORM Co,

BIG celebrations followed as students from Nambucca Heads High School were recognised for their achievements in the recently completed ‘Nambucca Valley Bushfire Local Economic Recovery’ project. 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 Over

NAMBUCCA Valley Council unanimously resolved to pursue amendments to the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) limiting intensive horticultural developments in the area at last Thursday’s General Meeting held in Scotts Head. A planning proposal will be forwarded to the Minister for Planning to amend the Nambucca Valley LEP 2010 to make

OVER the recent Easter break the Nambucca Valley Country Music Club held an event they labeled an ‘Eggstravaganza' at the Nambucca Bowling Club, entertaining appreciative country music lovers and, as they always do, raising funds for vital community organisations. On the day the Nambucca Valley Country Music Club was able to

THE Department of Education sponsored a ‘Beyond the Emergency Assembly Point’ (BTEAP) workshop at Nambucca Heads on Thursday 7 March. The aim of this workshop was to help participants learn practical strategies to ensure the safety and well-being of young children during emergencies. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

THE New South Wales Government has unveiled plans to bolster coastal safety measures with the installation of ten new Emergency Response Beacons (ERBs) in strategic coastal locations, a move set to potentially make Scotts Head Beach and surrounding areas safer for beachgoers. The decision to expand emergency response infrastructure follows a

NAMBUCCA Heads High School Student Lily Kelsey was awarded the title of Lions Youth of the Year in the Regional Youth of the Year Final held at the Sawtell RSL Club on the evening of Saturday 16 March. Lily was up against some very impressive competition in Abby Durbin from

NAMBUCCA Valley Council is one of 128 local governments written to this week by NSW Finance Minister Courtney Houssos, urging them to address shortcomings in their ticketless parking fine systems. Ticketless parking fines were an initiative of the previous Liberal/National Government and began initially as a trial in 2020. Advertise with

PREPARATIONS are in full swing for what organisers are calling a Macksville Show for the whole family. Running over Friday 12 and Saturday 13 April, the Macksville Show team are aspiring to repeat the success of last year’s event, with all of the attractions coming back for what promises to be

TRANSGRID has launched its comprehensive annual bushfire prevention program, with helicopter inspections, aerial imagery, 3D laser scanning, and thermographic surveying to ensure the safe operation of its network in the lead-up to next summer. “Transgrid takes the risk of bushfires very seriously and the safety of our people, landowners and communities