ONE in ten men in NSW have had run-ins with police for domestic and family violence matters. The finding was revealed in a report from the Australian Institute of Criminology, which used data from NSW Police and birth data to determine the prevalence of gendered violence across the state. Advertise with News

NAMBUCCA Valley Radio (2NVR), the district's volunteer-run community radio station, is once again making waves on the national stage, with two of its programs named as finalists in the prestigious Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) Awards. After winning the Troy Garner Award for Best Program: Sports last year, the

MOTIVATED to make change, 24 young local people from Bowraville participated in an action-oriented leadership workshop run by OzGREEN’S Youth Leading the World team. They were inspired after being involved in water testing of the Nambucca River with OzGREEN and Nambucca Riverwatch, where a group of 60 conducted water testing and

PETER Geddes has penned a memoir that captures the heartbreaking period in Melbourne during the Second World War. Now retired and living in Coffs Harbour, Geddes had been in the media since 1956, writing for provincial, suburban and metropolitan newspapers in Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. Advertise with News of The

AS part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, NVC Group held a successful community fundraiser at Bellwood Park, Nambucca Heads on Sunday, 8 September. The event, supported by Nambucca Valley Rotary and ShoreTrack, attracted over 100 attendees of all ages for a morning of fun, food and fitness. Advertise with News of

A REUNION of one of the most prominent and significant families to emigrate to the Nambucca Valley in the 19th century, the Mackay/McKay family, will be held on the October long weekend. Attendees from all over Australia and the world are expected to attend. Advertise with News of The Area today.