THE inexhaustible team from Stuarts Point Art House, located at the truly quaint Anglican Church at 25 Ocean Avenue, have developed and launched a Community Mural and Dance Project that commenced on the afternoon of Monday 16 October. Prominent local artist and project coordinator Elaine Carmady invited local residents to “create

LAST Wednesday afternoon, a Mid Coast Coaches bus crashed into traffic lights at the front entrance of Mitre 10 in Macksville. According to a spokesperson from Mid Coast Coaches, the incident was caused by a mechanical malfunction. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.

ONCE a year the Red Cross holds a ‘BigCakeBake’ to raise money to help people going through tough times, but also to connect with loved ones or colleagues, share a laugh, and have a chat. “This year our branch decided to have a cake stall which was a ‘piece

IIT has been several months since a beekeeper in the Macleay Valley discovered varroa mites during a routine alcohol wash of his bees. This would mark the beginning of a varroa crisis for beekeepers in the Kempsey region, with the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) eventually declaring the transition from

IN 2023, Nambucca Valley Radio 2NVR 105.9FM was a successful grant recipient of the Australian Government Stronger Communities Grant round. This funding allowed 2NVR to improve access to the multipurpose Tewinga community facility at 834 Rodeo Drive, Tewinga. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your

THE historic Mary Boulton Pioneer Cottage, on Gumma Road in Macksville, proved to be a perfect, ‘pretty as a picture’, venue for celebrating National Gardening Week, designated for 15-21 October 2023. Members and guests from a range of local and regional garden clubs associated with Garden Clubs of Australia Inc were,

DIANA Wilkinson of Nambucca Heads saw a post on a local community page about a family who had recently been surprised by the earlier-than-planned birth of their third baby. They were struggling and overwhelmed with the demands of their young family and work and were using Meal Train, a social

THE 2023 Australian Ceramics Open Studios comes to the Nambucca Valley on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November, 10am through to 4pm. Australian Ceramics Open Studios (ACOS), hosted by the Australian Ceramics Association, is an annual, nationwide, weekend event that celebrates clay, community and creativity. Advertise with News of The Area

IN the ever-evolving landscape of education, teachers and educators champion the cause of environmental sustainability within primary, high schools, early learning, and other educational settings. However, this noble endeavour can often become a challenging and isolating experience. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.

THOUGH periodically distracted by frolicking whale antics, no less than nineteen individuals turned up at the Grassy Head Beach on Sunday morning 15 October, all dedicated to the mission of tackling the invasive bitou bush, a scourge to our native coastal dune ecology and vegetation. According to the NSW