THE Valla Rod Run, now an annual event celebrating the artistry and craftsmanship of hot rod enthusiasts, took place in the Nambucca Valley from 24 to 30 September 2023. Paul Godfrey, President of the Drag-ens Hot Rod Club, told News Of The Area, “This year's event, the 45th, was

TIME2TALK Nambucca Valley, a local not-for-profit organisation aimed at opening doors and ending the stigma around mental health, recently organised and escorted a group of Nambucca Valley military veterans to Canberra to visit the Australian War Memorial (AWM). In addition to raising funds for RUOK, Time2Talk has been facilitating information sessions

A COMMUNITY garden built at Macksville District Hospital was officially opened on Tuesday 12 September. The garden is the result of three months work by Nambucca Valley Rotary, Nambucca Heads High School, Shoretrack, local tradespeople, staff and volunteers and includes the construction of concrete paving, a checkerboard, a small bridge

THE NVC Group is celebrating a major milestone next year, its 50th birthday and Golden Anniversary. NVC Group Chairman Janine Reed said the organisation was started by volunteers back in September 1974, so it is fitting that it now seeks volunteers to help guide the charitable organisation’s Golden Anniversary celebrations.

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