NOW in its second year the Rotary River Run and Walk was held on Sunday with nearly 80 competitors showing up to take up the challenge. The five kilometre course uses the shared pathway beginning at the corner of Florence Wilmont Drive and Giinagay Way and concludes at the foot bridge

WHEN Nambucca Valley man Peter Wright bought his 150-acre property (Lot 157) in Gumma four years ago, he hoped to regenerate it, use it for primary production and as a depot for three small trucks he operates in his earthmoving business. He also thought he would build a home for

SCOTTS Head Art Prize organisers Kristen Hardiman, Kerrie Swan and Tracey Bowden were thrilled with the response to the rejuvenated event, held over the weekend of 19 to 21 April 2024. “Thank you Scotts Head for a wonderful display of community spirit and support, our opening night was alive with excitement

JACQUI Boaden, a local trainer and assessor at NV College, is a finalist for VET Trainer/Teacher of the Year in the 2024 North Coast and Mid North Coast Regional Training Awards. “Jacqui really deserves this recognition,” said Karen Busby, General Manager, NV College. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

ON behalf of the Nambucca Environment Network, Dr Ljubov Simson addressed Nambucca Valley Council at their General Meeting last week, highlighting environmental dangers and what she sees as the economic unsustainability of continuing to allow intensive horticulture in the form of blueberry growing in the Valley. Dr Simson, who moved to

VALLA Beach Tennis Club Secretary Carole Andersen and President Ron Henderson reported on the club’s activities at last Wednesday’s meeting of Nambucca Valley Council. According to Ms Anderson, the club has been active since the 1960s and became an incorporated body in 1991, entering into a licence agreement with Council

WITH a history dating back over 40 years, the Nambucca Valley Orchid Society’s annual Mother’s Day Autumn Show has been delighting local flower lovers for decades. “Orchids are the world’s second largest family of plants and are found in almost every habitat on earth, except for Antarctica,” Grahame Beatton,

NAMBUCCA Valley Councillors have voted to receive the draft Bill and Guide to ‘Community Improvement Districts’ and to receive a report into the viability of proposing Bowraville for this initiative. Community Improvement Districts (CID), also known as Business Improvement Districts (BID) have been installed throughout various countries of the world since

ANZAC Day was observed with the appropriate reverence across the Nambucca Valley last week as communities gathered in various locations to remember the sacrifices of servicemen and women, and their families. In Nambucca Heads, Bowraville, Stuarts Point, Macksville and Scotts Head, very well-attended commemoration events were held, drawing crowds of locals

RURAL Fire Service facilities in both Newee Creek and Valla are set to benefit from imminent upgrades. Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan joined Member for Oxley Michael Kemp, Nambucca Valley Deputy Mayor John Wilson, Area Commander Chief Superintendent Kam Baker AFSM and District Manager Superintendent Liz Ferris AFSM to celebrate