THOSE bikers with big motorbikes and even bigger hearts, the Mid North Coast Harley Owners Group, are at it again, busily organising the Coffs Harbour 30th Annual Salvation Army Toy Run to be held on Sunday 10 December. The event is open to all varieties of motorcycles, riders and

THE Macksville Memoir Writers recently published their second anthology of stories, ‘For the Record: Memories of Lives Well-Lived’, presenting a copy to the Macksville and Nambucca libraries. “The 70 stories in this volume chronicle a broad spectrum of the writers' lives, from family memories, to school days, to first boyfriends,

CHRISTMAS wouldn’t be Christmas without the Macksville Christmas Carols by Candlelight, and they’re back this year on Sunday 17 December starting at 7pm, with gates open at 6pm. This tradition, dating back 36 years, is the local Salvation Army's way to say thank you to the community for their support throughout

STREET Libraries Australia are thrilled to be coordinating ‘National Shared Reading Week’ which takes place between Monday November 27 and Sunday December 3, with a local event set to take place in Fishermans Reach. Shared reading is simply reading with others and National Shared Reading Week is an opportunity for

TWO of the Nambucca Valley’s most respected musicians, Julie Kovendy and Dee Bee Bishop, will reunite on Sunday 3 December at the Eungai Creek Soldiers Memorial Hall and deliver an unmissable afternoon concert, all in the name of community. Julie and Dee Bee, who have had solid solo careers as musicians,

NAMBUCCA Valley Council has resolved to support a proposal put forward by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment – Heritage NSW to declare the Bellwood Sacred Site in Nambucca Heads an Aboriginal place under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. The proposal is in addition to an existing Federal

BLUEBERRIES were again on the Nambucca Valley Council meeting agenda last week, with Councillors resolving to examine ways to limit community conflicts and answer growing community concerns on the issue. During public access, councillors and staff heard several members of the public give passionate speeches on the topic. Advertise with News

ON Thursday evening, Macksville High School hosted ‘Showtime’, an event featuring 650 student performers and crew from Nambucca Valley’s ten public schools. Over 1000 people made up the audience in Macksville High School’s stadium. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us -

ANNE and Michael Joyce of Valla Beach will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on 12 December 2023. They were born within fifteen miles of each other in Surrey, England but did not meet until 1962. They lived and survived in South London during World War Two. Advertise with News of The Area

STUDENTS at Saint Mary’s Primary School in Bowraville have received a special gift in the form of a garden makeover by local helpers with donations from Bunnings Coffs Harbour and Kempsey and the Nambucca Heads Men’s Shed. St Mary’s Primary School is a small school of 52 children and approximately 20