MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers across the state were involved in a record 386 search and rescue missions in October, making it the Service’s busiest ever start to a boating season, which runs from 1 October to 25 April. The previous busiest October for Marine Rescue NSW was in 2020 when crews

AFTER weeks of preparation the Stuarts Point Art House ‘Community Mural and Dance Project’ culminated in a fabulous night of food, film and footloose antics at the Stuarts Point Hall on the evening of 11 November 2023. The inexhaustible team from Stuarts Point Art House, based at the Anglican Church, 25

ON Tuesday night, more than 130 people, mostly local residents, met at a meeting organised by local anti-mining group Lock the Nambucca Valley (LNV) at the Macksville Ex-Services Club to listen and ask questions to speakers on the topic of a mining exploration licence to mine antimony in the Nambucca

PER kilogram prices for cattle jumped at the Macksville saleyards last Wednesday in response to recent heavy rains in the local area. “Last week’s rains have given farmers more options and more confidence,” auctioneer Jessie Stanton of G J Stanton and Co. told News Of The Area. Advertise with News

NAMBUCCA Heads will reach a significant historical milestone this year as the Nambucca Heads Railway Station celebrates its centenary. To mark the occasion a major celebration is being held at the Nambucca Heads Railway Station on 3 December 2023 and the whole Nambucca Valley is invited to attend. Advertise with News of

NAMBUCCA Valley joins the Great Southern BioBlitz (GSB) as the Mid North Coast zone is expanded for the 2023 citizen science event. This is the fourth year of the GSB - a flora, fauna, fish and fungi data recording project. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your

THERE is something satisfying about listening to your favourite band or artist and smugly saying to friends, “I saw these guys play when they were just starting out.” On Friday 17 November you will have a chance to catch a local band that is clearly going places when Blind Pretty play

NEXT year, NVC Group will be celebrating 50 years of care in the local area and are calling for story and photograph submissions from the community. “As part of our celebrations, we are looking for stories and photos – whether you were involved in fundraising fetes and selling raffle tickets

COMMUNITY group ‘Lock the Nambucca Valley’ (LNV) has expressed concerns about an exploration licence issued to mineral exploration company ‘Summit Minerals’ allowing them to explore for minerals, including antimony, in the Nambucca and Macleay Valleys. LNV claims that landholders in the area are currently being served with Land Access Agreements

MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers across the state were involved in a record 386 search and rescue missions in October, making it the Service’s busiest ever start to a boating season, which runs from 1 October to 25 April. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.