THE inaugural Stuarts Point Garage Sale Trail kicked off under sunny skies on Saturday 20 January with about a dozen households opening their yards and garage doors to the public. Super bargains were on offer, and generous deals were snapped up early, with further discounts as the day progressed. Advertise with News

AS we continue to tackle our national waste challenges and protect our environment, Clean Up Australia is calling on all Australians to join with their local communities and take more immediate action by registering now for Clean Up Australia Day 2024 to be held on Sunday March 3. In 2023,

FOOTPRINTS In Style, an award-winning camping site in Eungai Rail, is hosting a fundraising weekend event for the PNG Sister Schools charity. On 20 and 21 January, all are invited to come and camp at the Eungai Rail venue where musical events, food stalls and fundraising auctions will be held

ON Thursday 14 December, Ullrich Kessler addressed the Nambucca Valley Council meeting on the subject of the bollards along the Watt Creek Cycleway. Mr Kessler began his prepared speech by congratulating Council on the completion of the cycleway, which now means that pedestrians and cyclists do not need to use the

MACKSVILLE radiated with festive spirit as the town’s annual Christmas Carols by Candlelight welcomed close to 4,500 attendees on Sunday. What began humbly 36 years ago near the Macksville library has blossomed into a cherished event orchestrated by the Salvation Army Nambucca River Church. Advertise with News of The Area today.

WHAT started as a simple lunch gathering for a small group of former nurses from the old and new Macksville Hospitals blossomed into a heartwarming ‘unofficial’ reunion as over 30 former nurses, many of whom hadn't seen each other for years, came together. The ‘unofficial’ reunion took place at the

THE Voices of South West Rocks Community Inc (VOSWR) has been working with Kempsey Shire Council to implement a two-story height limit outside the town’s CBD in the 2023 South West Rocks Structure Plan. VOSWR and the community are outraged by a major development proposed on Phillip Drive, South West

BOWRAVILLE Recreation Club’s new clubhouse and bowls greens, as part of the Bowraville Sports Hub envisioned by members of the Club, nears completion with a possible handover date next week. After a build marred with delays, disruptions and even small mysterious fires, Paul Le Cert and Mary Dal Santo ran a

EVERY morning Liane takes her morning walk along the Nambucca Heads V-Wall and finds it a challenge to dodge what other dog owners have left behind. “Pick up your dog poop!” is her message to other dog owners. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message

THE long-time owner and operator of the Bowraville Sawmill, Matt Dyer, made an impassioned plea to Nambucca Valley Council at its 16 November meeting in response to recent actions by councillors across the Mid North Coast who signed a letter seeking an immediate stop to native forest logging in the