ON Saturday 29 April, participants in the annual ‘Sydney to Surfers’ charity cycling event that raises funds for Father Chris Riley’s ‘Youth Off The Streets’ program departed the NSW capital. By Tuesday 2 May the riders and extensive support crew had made it to Stuarts Point for a scheduled luncheon

APPROXIMATELY 300 people converged at the Stuarts Point Cenotaph after the annual march from the Workers Recreation and Bowls Club, which commenced at 10.40am under sunny skies. Wayne Mason, a representative of the Stuarts Point RSL sub-Branch, led the commemorative ceremony, firstly thanking students and staff from both Eungui and Stuarts

ANZAC Day is a significant day for all Australians and New Zealanders as it marks the anniversary of the landing of troops at Gallipoli in 1915 during the First World War. This year, on 25 April 2023, the Nambucca Valley towns of Bowraville, Nambucca Heads, Macksville, Taylors Arm and Stuarts

CONSERVATIONISTS on the Mid North Coast and the North Coast are cautiously optimistic following the result of the recent State Election. The North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) welcomed the election of the Minns Labor government and its promise to create a Great Koala National Park, but called for a

THE State Government is facing a backlash from local councils due to the lack of action on the transfer of the old Pacific Highway. “It has taken longer to sort this issue out than it did to build the new highway!” said Nambucca Valley Mayor Rhonda Hoban OAM, referring

ON Wednesday 15 February, local oyster farmers descended onto the foreshore of the Nambucca River for the mass industry-led clean-up event ‘Tide to Tip’. This is the fourth year of the event, which is organised by OceanWatch Australia, that sees oyster growers lead marine debris clean-ups in estuaries across the

ON Sunday 12 February, residents at Valla Beach forsook their regular mid-morning activities to attend a training session for the area’s Community Defib Project, followed by an official launch of the program. By 10am the Community Hall, located at the rear of the Preschool site, was overflowing with folk eager

TO many Australians, 14 February is only notable for being Valentine's Day but to a group of Aussies who go by the title ‘Nashos’ the day has a very different significance. The day, 14 February, is officially known as National Servicemen’s Day and the Nambucca Valley will mark the occasion with