Maxine shares impact of her Blue Tree tattoo with project founder
In May 2022, the NVN featured an article on Bullsbrook resident Maxine Aitken’s unique take on The Blue Tree concept. Maxine has a tattoo...
Bindoon Primary School’s Six Seasons Garden
It was perfect Djilba morning at Bindoon Primary School for the official opening of their Six Seasons Garden on Monday 11 September.
Two years in...
Oils ain’t oils
Tourists may be tripping over themselves to capture the perfect Instagram moment in yellow-splashed paddocks, but when it comes to dressing our salads, it’s...
NVN goes to Google!
What do the Financial Times, 9 Now and the Northern Valleys News have in common? We all contributed as presenters and panellists at the...
Polla’s process: palette to paper
Local artist Polla Posavec takes the spotlight this September, sitting as artist-in-residence at the Chittering Visitors Centre as part of Chittering SpringFest. Polla’s artistic...
Young leaders shaping Local Government
In October 2021, aged just 22, Maddi McDonald successfully ran in the local government elections for the Shire of Dandaragan, becoming the youngest Councillor...
Mary’s decades of dedicated service to polocrosse recognised with OAM
Muchea’s Mary Day was awarded an Order of Australia medal in the King’s Birthday Honours this year, for services to polocrosse — services which...
Lifesaving legacy
The concept of destiny is as old as time, and has been up for debate amongst philosophers for only slightly less than that. Whether...
Wattle we eat?
Last September I took samples of whole and ground, roasted Wattle seeds to be exhibited at Slow Food’s Terra Madre Salone del Gusto event...
The marris of Muchea stand tall and strong while councillors sit in silence
Further to my article last month, Muchea Marri trees: is there accountability and transparency?, which challenged councillors to connect with the community and respond...
Central Midlands students cook up a storm at Djinda Ngardak
Back in March, six students from Central Midlands Senior High School — Charlee Taylor, Bob Warrell, Gus and Jack Crawford, Diesal Burman and Veeda...
Hand-picked heritage
Olive harvest began in the monastic town of New Norcia this month – as it has throughout the Northern Valleys region – with just...
