Nambucca Valley Phoenix Limited (phoenix) became incorporated in 1995 as a non-profit charity organisation. Funding is provided by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.

The Nambucca Rotary Club and the Bowraville Lions Club are supporting the recent renovations of our Heritage Building, they provide many voluntary hours to paint the outside of the building and are returning some of the inside areas, mainly the staircase, to its former beauty. The building still retains some of its unique features such as the large walk in Bank Safe that has the inside of the door inscribed with the names of the last employees at the Bank, while open fire places keep the Bank cosy and warm on cool winter days.

Tourists enjoy the 'Old World Charm' and 'Pleasant airy Café verandas'.

The service has grown and now provides employment for people with intellectual disabilities in three supported business sectors, the community work crew, arts, and in their own café . This type of work is termed 'Supported Employment' and provides support for people to assist them in their job as well as training. All phoenix workers are paid wages equal to productivity from the profit of the businesses.

The Supported Business Sections

The Workcrew men offer services to mow lawns and carry out rubbish cleanups in the local towns, they clean shop windows, deliver pamphlets and in fact they will attempt any jobs available that helps to pay peoples wages. The work crew also work for the Nambucca Shire Council mowing nature strips in  Bowraville and assisting in small maintenance jobs.

The café is situated in High Street Bowraville and open six days a week Monday to Friday 9am-4pm. Meals, light snacks, tea and coffee's  are served at either the veranda tables or inside the beautiful gallery. The catering service provides function food as take out platters and other products such as biscuits, Jams, pickles, and bulk salads.

The Arts Collective has over time developed and now produces unique artwork from 16 Artisans who sell their work in the Bank Gallery and is wholesaled to other  outlets on the Mid North Coast. The Artists work is bright and full of colour, papier-mâché is developed  into recycled paper and applied in different techniques  to produce a variety of works such , Piñatas, wastepaper bins, and placemats. The Pottery workshop producers a wide range of products from planters, bowls and  wildlife. Also produced  is a line of small tourist mementos Bowraville T-shirts and tea-towels.   

Local Exhibiting Artists For Sale collections of beautifully crafted mosaics, unique stained glass pieces and elegant glass jewellery are displayed by local and well known published artist Christine Stewart. Christine also sells glass materials including: sheet glass, lead, glass bevels, and equipment for making stained glass creations.

We have other local artworks for sale exhibited in the Bank Gallery including woodwork and craft gifts.

Our facilities are also used by local artist and our workshops are home to the Bowraville Pottery Club, and the Phoenix Stained Glass and Mosaic Classes tutored by Christine Stewart. Workshops making glass Jewellery and other art classes are available for community on a fee for service arrangement.