THE time has finally arrived for the official opening of what has arguably been the Nambucca Valley’s most anticipated piece of infrastructure in a decade. The Watt Creek Cycleway, linking Macksville and Nambucca Heads along the Nambucca River, is almost complete and ready for use by the Valley’s hundreds of cyclists. Advertise

GOLD Coast man Matt Hockings is passionate about shining a light on mental health and suicide prevention and to prove it, he is riding a bicycle 1000 km along the East Coast in seven days to raise awareness about mental health challenges in the community. Matt’s RUOK Ride sets off from

DRIVING is a wonderful freedom, but getting a license isn’t always without its difficulties, such as having constant access to a car, so the good folk at Uniting have developed a driver mentoring program to assist in the progress of individuals, from all walks of life, in attaining P-plate licences

A FAMILY of Scotts Head surfers has learnt how to rescue in emergencies with only one’s surfboard to help. Crystal and Luke Vowels, and their children Avalon and Sandon, joined a Surfers Rescue 24/7 workshop in Sawtell, led by trainer Katie Hookings. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

LOVERS of the performing arts have a special event coming their way as the Nambucca Valley Christian Community School prepares to present ‘Where Words Once Were’ by Irish-Australian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer. This ambitious undertaking is the school’s biennial theatrical production and students from Year 5 all the way up to

BOOK WEEK was celebrated at Bowraville Central School (BCS) recently, with students and staff dressing up as their favourite book character. The theme was 'Read, Grow, Inspire'. BCS students were joined by Bowraville Community Preschool to parade around the main street of Bowraville to the delight of many onlookers. Once

DRIVING is a wonderful freedom, but getting a license isn’t always without its difficulties, such as having constant access to a car, so the good folk at Uniting have developed a driver mentoring program to assist in the progress of individuals, from all walks of life, in attaining P-plate licences

FEDERAL Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan joined Nambucca Heads RSL staff on Tuesday morning to announce the official appointment of Coffs Coast builders Alurt Pty Ltd as the principal contractor for the club’s upgrade works. Alurt's appointment and the commencement of the construction site set up this week brings the

LOVERS of the performing arts have a special event coming their way as the Nambucca Valley Christian Community School prepares to present ‘Where Words Once Were’ by Irish-Australian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer. This ambitious undertaking is the school’s biennial theatrical production and students from Year 5 all the way up to