ACCORDING to Nambucca Valley Resident Myra Davidson, the removal of steps to the beach at the Nambucca Heads V-Wall represents discrimination against people with disability by limiting their access to the sand. She supplied Nambucca Valley Council with a copy of the Disability Act of 1992 when she addressed Council’s

AS an occasion for local youth to share and unpack the results of the recent Nambucca Valley Youth Survey, a 200-plus strong gathering converged at the Macksville High School Auditorium on Thursday 11 April for the full day ‘YOUth Speak’ Forum. Strategy Lead for Becoming U Nambucca Valley, Andrew Davis, stated,

AWARD winning local author Carrolline Rhodes believes there are two times in your life when convention does not apply. “The first is when you are a toddler – everyone will smile at your antics – and the second time is when you pass 70,” she said. Advertise with News of

CHANGED configuration of the area of Nambucca Valley around 81 Kosekai Road would create a new road requiring a name and at last week’s Council meeting, three names were proposed for locals to consider: Wanbro, Dunggir and Mistake. Mayor Hoban put forward a motion to change the numbering of several properties

AROUND 30 community members gathered at the South Arm Hall last Wednesday evening to participate in an evening hosted by rural firefighters and other organisers to discuss preparedness for bushfires in the region. The Mid North Coast Joint Organisation donated the use of a sand table and a bushfire/flood simulation program

BATHED in mild autumn sunshine, on Sunday morning 14 April, residents, beachgoers and school holiday visitors were in for a treat with the newly established Scotts Head Farmers Market. Presented as a local community initiative by Driftwood Shelter (Café), stalls were set up on the communal green in Adin Street, all

THE Nambucca Valley Red Cross Emergency Team hosted the Mid North Coast Regional Emergency Services Forum on 10 April 2024. Emergency services volunteers travelled from all over the Mid North Coast to participate. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02)

THE Phoenix Art Prize is making its debut this year, seeking to recognise and showcase the talent of artists living with a disability on the Mid North Coast. Entry is free and open for artists aged sixteen-plus of all levels of experience, who identify as having a disability and live on

THE Nambucca Valley’s Frank Partridge was the youngest Australian to be honoured with the Victoria Cross (VC) during WWII. According to the Australian War Memorial (AWM) archives, "Having left school at thirteen to work on the family farm near Macksville, New South Wales, Frank Partridge was called up for full-time Army