Young minds Thrive offering free child development assessments in Macksville Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 LOCAL not-for-profit organisation Young Minds Thrive is offering a limited number of free child development assessments for children aged three to six years thanks to a grant from the Mary MacKillop Today organisation. The Nambucca Valley-based charity is run by sisters Karyn Thomas and Deborah Swan, who offer their services out
Valla and Macksville VET students take out training titles Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024July 16, 2024 VOCATIONAL students Kesalini Tongia from Macksville and Evie-Mae Quennell from Valla Beach have won top titles at this year’s North Coast and Mid North Coast Regional Training Awards. The two girls are amongst the region's most outstanding people and organisations working and learning in the vocational education and training (VET)
Candidates organise expo to discuss sustainability in the Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 AN expo with a sustainability focus will be held at the Eungai Creek Memorial Hall on Sunday. The ‘Building Sustainability for the Future Expo’ has been organised by Dr Ljubov Simson and agronomist Marc Percival, locals running as independent candidates in the September council election. Advertise with News of The Area
Council increases parking fine revenue by more than 1000 percent Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 IN May of 2024, Nambucca Valley Council rangers fined 187 motorists for parking incorrectly or for too long, resulting in a total revenue from traffic violations of $22,395. This figure is roughly equivalent to the entire year’s revenue for parking fines in the 2022/23 financial year. Advertise with News of The Area
Coffs Coast women celebrated in 2024 Humanitarian Awards Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad Highlight Section by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 DEDICATED work in the refugee community by two Coffs Harbour women has been recognised in the 2024 NSW Humanitarian Awards. Michele Greenwood, a clinical nurse consultant who works at Coffs Harbour Refugee/Multicultural Health North Coast Public Health Unit, was named Refugee Supporter of the Year. Advertise with News of The
Free BBQ lunch offers cost-of-living support in Coffs Harbour Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 A FREE weekly barbeque is doing its bit to support Coffs Coast families as living costs continue to rise. The current cost-of-living crisis, due to inflation and rising mortgage and rental costs, is impacting Coffs Harbour in numerous ways. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your
Discover the ‘magic’ of student art at Nexus Community Gallery Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024July 17, 2024 ‘FINDING the Magic’, an exhibition featuring the work of junior artists aged six to fifteen, opens this Sunday in Bellingen. The young artists, who attend the Drawn to Art school in Port Macquarie, will have their work displayed at the Nexus Community Gallery until 9 August. Advertise with News of The
Indigenous writer Mel Brown to discuss ‘Shades of Me’ memoir in Coffs Harbour Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 INDIGENOUS writer Mel Brown will discuss her memoir, ‘Shades of Me’, in Coffs Harbour later this month, sharing how the journey to understand her culture gave her the strength to find her place in the world. Growing up white, Mel always felt there was another shade to her soul. Advertise with News
Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Memorial Community Award winners announced Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 DES Ahoy, a senior health worker with Galambila Aboriginal Health Services in Coffs Harbour, won the top title in the Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Memorial Community Awards presented at Yarrila Place on Monday 8 July. Receiving the Grace Roberts Memorial Community Development Award, Des Ahoy was a popular winner. Advertise with News
Letter to the Editor: Creeping introduction of surcharges Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN I hear people complain about the cost of living crisis I wonder how many of them take note of the surcharges charged by some businesses? Electronic transactions are convenient, as demonstrated by our usage, and are the cheapest form of transaction. Cheques are prohibitively expensive which is