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March 18, 2025
Mental health of cyclone victims must be supported through
THE Australian peak body for psychologists has said mental health services required due to Cyclone Alfred and other natural disasters should have permanent item...
March 17, 2025
Climate Justice Alliance comment – an (un)natural disaster
THE Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) has called for urgent action as the Northern Rivers region recovers from the impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The organisation...
March 17, 2025
A Midsummer Night’s Queen
THE Mullumbimby Drill Hall Theatre is hosting a fundraiser cabaret show on Friday, March 28. A Midsummer Night's Queen promises a glittering night of music,...
March 16, 2025
Local health staff go above and beyond
LOCAL health staff have gone above and beyond in providing consistent care in the region during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Planned surgery and outpatient services at...
March 15, 2025
Experts to explore kindness and compassion in public policy
COMMUNITY association Politics of Life Inc. (POL) presents the third event in the This Stuff Matters series at M|Arts on Thursday, March 20. One of...
March 15, 2025
Possum family rescue in Tweed
A LOCAL Condong resident has rescued a native ringtail possum family that sought shelter at her house during Sunday's deluge. The bedraggled mother and two...
March 14, 2025
Response meets recovery in the Tweed
FLOODWATERS are receding across the Tweed Shire, but at the time of publication, some communities remain isolated as recovery efforts continue. Emergency services have raised...
March 14, 2025
SES helps Wedgetail wonders
SES crews transported nurses to and from Wedgetail Retreat hospice in Dulguigan during this week's flood emergency, ensuring palliative care patients continued to receive...
March 14, 2025
Minns moves to demolish flood buy-backs
THE New South Wales Government has announced it will demolish flood-prone homes purchased in the Lismore buy-back scheme. In a media conference on Tuesday during...
March 13, 2025
Prepare drinking water and avoid flood waters says NNSWLHD
NORTH Coast Population and Public Health is encouraging people to stay safe around floodwaters and take precautions with food and drinking water following the...
March 13, 2025
Free child car seat fittings for Ballina parents
BALLINA Shire Council and Transport for NSW are offering local families free checks and installations of child car seats. Parents can redeem one of the...
March 13, 2025
Indigenous journalists share stories of life, love and work
JOURNALIST and proud Gamilaroi woman Brooke Boney will share stories from her life and career in All of It, her new collection of witty...
March 11, 2025
Vegie Month during March
THE Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) is encouraging parents and early childhood education and care services (ECECs) to take on weekly challenges for...
March 11, 2025
70 new units in Tweed to help combat homelessness
COMMUNITY organisation Social Futures will transform a vacant retirement village into 70 supported temporary accommodation units to address homelessness in the Tweed with the...
March 11, 2025
Songs and stories from Bob Geldof
MUSICIAN and activist Bob Geldof will visit Australia next month, with Tweed Heads hosting his only regional show on April 3. An Evening with Bob...
March 10, 2025
Contamination spikes in Tweed green waste collection
TWEED Shire Council is urging the community to exercise extra caution when self-hauling green waste following a recent spike in contamination at Stotts Creek...
March 10, 2025
Resilient Homes Expo Lismore
THE NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) will host Resilient Homes Expos in the Northern Rivers in the coming weeks to support registered homeowners. The RA expos...
March 9, 2025
Olive Cotton Photography award open for entry
THE 2025 Olive Cotton Award is now open for photographers nationally to enter the award's 20th year. The prestigious $20,000 prize recognises excellence in photographic...
March 9, 2025
Healthy ageing in Tweed
TWEED Shire Council has announced a range of free and low-cost programs for seniors across the shire to support healthy ageing. In a community with...
March 8, 2025
Support a local Tweed Tiger
THE Tweed Coast Tigers community is supporting one of its own and raising funds to help local resident Matt Gallagher and his family fight...
March 8, 2025
March into local art
MARCH heralds a swathe of new exhibitions at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina. Works relating to place, mortality, historic voyages and responses to...
March 8, 2025
Seniors’ time to shine
A BYRON Seniors Festival highlight event features a celebration of creativity tonight, March 7, at the Byron Theatre. Byron Seniors Festival 2025 Showcase: Time to...
March 7, 2025
Sydney facility fire shuts down Lismore recycling centre
LISMORE Council is asking residents to hold off disposing of certain items due to a temporary pause of the Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre. A...
March 7, 2025
Tweed tourism grows and Kingscliff breaks the top 10 towns list
THE Tweed Tourism Company has been awarded $30,500 in funding for 2025 to boost international visitation and strengthen local tourism business training. The Export Market...
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