THE Nambucca River Branch of NSW Farmers has issued a plea to State Ministers for Agriculture and Environment, local councillors and MPs for help in addressing and resolving issues around blueberry farming in the Nambucca Valley. “There is a huge amount of angst and community unrest,” Branch Chairman Greg Desmond told

A NEW and improved concrete bridge will be constructed across Apple Tree Glen Creek at Burrapine to ensure local residents, farmers and emergency services maintain continued safe and secure access. Crown Lands in the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure is funding the $1.3 million replacement of the current timber bridge

YOUNG Beattie Fuller, 95, made a special trip to the fortnightly Nambucca Valley Council meeting just to find out what was happening with Macksville’s Dawkins Park. She had heard Council was planning some work to clean it up, but for her and some of the residents of Nambucca Valley Care’s nursing

NINE people have been charged after police seized more than $1.7 million worth of cannabis on the state's Mid North Coast. Following extensive inquiries by the State Crime Command's Drug and Firearms Squad and Mid North Coast Detectives, assisted by the Dog Unit and Coffs Harbour Region Enforcement Squad, police attended

THIS week in a closed session of the ordinary council meeting (Thursday 29 February), Nambucca Valley Council will discuss tender options for two sewage wastewater tanks to be installed in Macksville. As a result of action by the NSW Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and a small group of oyster farmers in

ON the humid Saturday morning of 24 February, the owners of Blue Marble Farm, located just off the Stuarts Point Road, generously hosted a fee-free farm tour, with the aim of sharing their seed saving knowledge and techniques. With the recent weather conditions providing a lush backdrop, owner Julie Humphris outlined

LAST year the Nambucca Valley received a royal visit from renowned drag queen Abril LaTrene who delivered an evening of Drag Bingo and musical fun that was a sell out and raised much needed funds for WIRES Mid North Coast. On Friday 8 March Abril LaTrene will be making a triumphant

OVER 120 locals demonstrated that their love for the environment was equal to their love for original acoustic music when they converged on the Alofa Sands Surf Club Cafe Nambucca Heads last week for a fundraising event in support of the Wildlife Information Rescue Service Mid North Coast (WIRES MNC). The

COLLABORATION between Nambucca Valley Rotary, the Nambucca Heads Lions Club, the Nambucca Valley Council and Complete Staff Solutions Coffs Harbour has resulted in the provision of equipment that will make a huge difference to the wellbeing of many residents with disabilities in the region. The Macksville Aquatic and Fitness Centre has

IllEGAL dumping is on the increase in the district and Nambucca Valley Council has had enough. Tonnes of green waste and other rubbish is being illegally dumped in numerous locations across the Nambucca Valley, leaving Council to deal with the clean up. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth