Stuarts Point/Eungai sports scholarship fund open for nominations Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 28, 2025 THE Coleman Smith Foundation’s Autumn 2025 funding round is now open, offering emerging sports stars the opportunity to win a cash boost to further their progress. The Foundation was set up in recognition of two local community icons for whom sport was a big part of their lives. Advertise with News
Waitlist for Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival Schools Program Coffs Coast Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 28, 2025 BOOKED out in three days, the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival (BRWF) Schools Program is now running a waitlist. In the week leading up to the June long weekend, the hugely popular schools program brings six acclaimed authors and playwrights into classrooms across four LGAs - Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Kempsey and
Mid North Coast communities rally against youth crime Coffs Coast Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 27, 2025 CLOSE to 700 Mid North Coast residents attended a National Party-led rally on Sunday, 23 February, calling for urgent action on regional crime. The event was attended by NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders and a host of the party’s MPs, including Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan, Oxley MP Michael
Blackspots and connectivity issues discussed at community meeting Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 27, 2025 AROUND 50 Nambucca Valley residents met with representatives from Telstra, NBN and Optus at a public meeting at the Macksville Ex-Services Club on Wednesday, 19 February. Community members were asked to contribute their experiences with mobile communication difficulties in the region. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it
Nambucca River Probus Club hold membership drive Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 27, 2025 THE Nambucca River Combined Probus Club held a membership drive at their Thursday, 20 February meeting. Gathering in the ‘Down Under Bar’ at the Nambucca Heads RSL, current members were asked to bring along a friend to enjoy morning tea, in the hope of attracting new members. Advertise with News of
Councillor and MP clash over Nambucca Valley horticulture ruling Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad Nambucca Valley News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 27, 2025 THE fallout continues from the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure’s refusal of a Nambucca Valley Council proposal to change rules for intensive horticulture. As reported in NOTA last week, Council’s application to amend the Nambucca Local Environmental Plan 2010 (LEP) to require development applications (DA) for intensive horticulture
Medicare the winner as parties match funding pledges Camden Haven Coffs Coast Dungog Shire Gloucester District Highlight Section Myall Coast Nambucca Valley Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 26, 2025 BILLIONS of dollars will be poured into Medicare no matter who wins government, with the coalition promising to match Labor's landmark spending pledge on health care. Peter Dutton and opposition health spokeswoman Anne Ruston say a coalition government will provide an "historic" $9 billion, including an already announced plan to boost
Rail trust to be rebuilt with public ‘hostage’ no more Camden Haven Coffs Coast Dungog Shire Gloucester District Highlight Section Myall Coast Nambucca Valley Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 24, 2025 STATE officials will try to rebuild public trust in Australia's busiest rail network during a four-month reprieve from industrial action that has led to repeated pain for commuters. A full bench of the Fair Work Commission ordered a union to pause industrial action amid a bitter pay dispute until July 1
Committee to spotlight harmful impacts of pornography Camden Haven Coffs Coast Dungog Shire Gloucester District Myall Coast Nambucca Valley Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 24, 2025 PORNOGRAPHY and its impacts on young people and adults will be the focus of a NSW parliamentary committee, with anti-violence advocates calling for regulations on deepfake and AI-generated porn. The committee is looking into the impacts of early exposure to pornography on children, including body image impacts, the effectiveness
Oyster grower vents frustrations at pollution in Beer Creek to Council Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 23, 2025 SECOND-generation-oyster grower James Ford addressed Council at last Thursday’s general meeting with concerns of pollution in Beer Creek, Nambucca Heads, a tributary of the Nambucca River. Mr Ford told Council he had conducted his own investigations over the past few months to determine the cause of an abnormally high death
