BEING ready for storms, floods and marine tsunamis was the focus of first-response agencies when they came together recently at Coffs Harbour. Nambucca was well represented - representatives from RFBI, EACH, Open Arms Care and Australian Unity were at the State Emergency Service disaster-planning workshop. Advertise with News of The Area today.

STUARTS Point was bathed in sunshine as a troupe of flora-loving individuals gathered at the community hall on July 5 for the inaugural meeting of the Stuarts Point and District Garden Club (SPaDGC) . As gardeners’ thoughts turn to more daylight hours 20 people turned out for the meeting. Advertise with

BEATTIES Quality Furniture, the famous, family-owned furniture store in Nambucca Heads is celebrating 40 years in business. Looking back the founders, Elizabeth and Alan Beattie, couldn’t be more thankful they chose this Mid North Coast beachside town in 1983 when they retired from their farming life in Parkes. Advertise with News of

NAMBUCCA Valley musicians have done it again, offering up sizeable donations to organisations working at the coal front to help everyday people with everyday problems. Country music is one of the most popular forms of music across the globe and it is often said that popularity stems from its lyrics, tending

YOUNG Nambucca Valley athlete Daniel Williams will represent Australia at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago in August. Daniel, 15, is among a select squad of 25 talented young Aussies that Commonwealth Games Australia is taking to Trinidad to compete against the best under 18-year-old athletes in the Commonwealth. Advertise

ON the third Friday of each month the Nambucca Vally’s own community radio station, 2NVR, broadcasts Studio 3 Live. The program generally showcases a local act performing live to air from the Tewinga Studios of 2NVR, which can be listened to live on radio or streamed live for free. Advertise with News

MACKSVILLE recently became rock n roll central when Arts Mid North Coast and the Creative Youth Council hosted the ‘Ready, Set, Go Youth Music Program Open Day’ and registration event at the Music Station. This program is intended to provide young musicians and others interested in a career in

WAYNE Harvey has won this year’s Nambucca Valley Writers’ Group’s annual writing competition with the coming-of-age story Belmont South Bomb Squad. Wayne had been with the group for less than 12 months when he entered and said he was pretty chuffed with the result. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

THOUGH it may be mid-winter and the skies have been a threatening shade of grey, we are beyond the winter solstice and the new proprietors of the popular Scotts Hub Café (on Adin Street, Scotts Head) have introduced the warming tunes of local musical entertainers for the delight of