THE 2023 Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) AGM, held on the evening of Wednesday 23 September 2023, was well attended as the committee welcomed a refreshed team, new members, interested locals and guest speakers from Kempsey Shire Council (KSC). The prevailing topics for interpretation and discussion were the ongoing

VOLUNTEERS on board Marine Rescue NSW vessel Trial Bay 30 assisted NSW National Parks and Wildlife with a successful whale disentanglement operation last Friday. The entangled whale was heading south and located just north of Scotts Head. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message

LAST week, on 18 August, Nambucca Valley veterans and their family and friends gathered at the Bowraville Ex-Services Club for a service of commemoration of Vietnam Veterans Day. Although veterans in the district observe this day annually, this year was even more poignant as 2023 marks the 50th Anniversary of

IN the past few years this nation has endured catastrophic floods, drought and fires, come out of a protracted conflict in Afghanistan and been through an unprecedented pandemic. The collective effect of these events has resulted in a mental health crisis that our health systems are struggling to deal with. Advertise with

IN the lead up to the bushfire season Coffs Coast volunteers came together on July 22 for a preseason training event code named ‘Burnt Banana’. This bought more than 100 volunteers from across Bellingen and Coffs Harbour regions to practise basic skills and come up to speed with new changes and

IT is a long standing tradition, of Polynesian origin, for surfers to pay tribute to the life of one of their own who passes away by participating in a ritual known as the ’paddle out’. Surfers paddle out together, form a circle and join hands, speak in tribute of the

NAMBUCCA Valley’s campaign for ‘yes’ at the referendum got underway in Gordon Park, Nambucca Heads, last Saturday with a strong turnout of people from across the region ready to get active. The Nambucca Valley for Yes group is eager to inform the community about what the Voice to Parliament is

ALLAM Property Group is walking away from a controversial development proposal at Stuarts Point. It cited sewerage, groundwater and biodiversity issues as among reasons it will not pursue plans for a major residential development. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us

VISITORS to Stuarts Point Foreshore Reserve on Saturday 26 June were welcomed with clear winter sunshine, and a sobering display of individual stories, strategically presented. The ‘Forest of the Fallen’ was set up as a silent display with the intention of creating awareness about people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19,

NAMBUCCA Valley Council’s grader was destroyed by fire last Tuesday night at Greenhills Road, Taylors Arm. Police attended the site and investigations continue. The incident is expected to delay Council’s road maintenance grading program, and Council is actively seeking alternate arrangements to mitigate the impact on the local community and