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July 21, 2025
NORPA wins grant for Dinner Party at the End of the World
NORPA has received a $250,000 grant from Creative Australia's Creative Futures Fund to develop a new large-scale, place-based work in Lismore. Dinner Party at the...
July 21, 2025
Tours THE Northern Rivers
SINGER, songwriter, essayist and educator Vincent Cross has many strings to his bow and is bringing them and his new album A Place Where...
July 21, 2025
Free community carer and responder training in Tweed
THE Plan C Community Carers and Responders Network will present five days of free training in Tweed next month. Supporting greater crisis prevention, preparedness, response...
July 20, 2025
Three-year funding for Tweed Museum Street Party
THE New South Wales Government has awarded the Tweed Regional Museum a $350,000 multi-year grant, securing the future of its annual street party. Under the...
July 19, 2025
Savour the Tweed returns with expanded food festival
THE Savour the Tweed food and drink festival will return this October with an expanded five-day program featuring 35 events across the region. Now in...
July 18, 2025
Festival tackles plastic, climate and community power
THE World Environment Day Festival in Murwillumbah last Sunday attracted hundreds of community members in a day of environmental action and ideas. Residents, families, environmental...
July 18, 2025
The only way out of the dark is through
IN the middle of last winter, Danielle Caruana felt frozen. Emotionally and creatively, she had nothing left. Her marriage was faltering. She had run...
July 17, 2025
Imagining and creating a regenerative future
A NEW series of workshops will ask Northern Rivers communities to imagine what a safe and regenerative future could look like, and how to...
July 17, 2025
Finding light inthe dark space ofthe water’s edge
A PLAY about light and love in dark places has premiered at the Drill Hall Theatre, exploring how that love can transcend and restore...
July 16, 2025
$25K heritage grants for Tweed and Tenterfield
THE Tweed and Tenterfield shires have secured $25,000 each from the NSW Heritage Grants Program for regional projects of significance. Member for Lismore and Minister...
July 16, 2025
New internship building the future net zero workforce
A NEW internship program is seeking businesses and students to pursue a net-zero workforce for a sustainable future. The three-year $1 million NSW Skills for...
July 16, 2025
Murwillumbah’s annual Antiques & Collectables Fair is back
THE 33rd annual Antiques & Collectables Exhibition & Trading Fair will return to Murwillumbah, offering a bounty for antique enthusiasts and treasure hunters on...
July 16, 2025
New Lismore TAFE music courses at SCU campus
TAFE NSW is launching two new music courses at Southern Cross University's Lismore campus, offering hands-on training in composition, production and performance. The Certificate III...
July 15, 2025
Local sporting group funding now open
LOCAL sporting clubs and organisations can now apply for the New South Wales Local Sport Grants for funding from $2000 to $20,000. The program aims...
July 15, 2025
Funding for local Parkinson’s nurses renewed
PARKINSON'S patients in the region will continue to receive specialist nursing with the Northern NSW Local Health District and Parkinson's NSW renewing funding for...
July 15, 2025
Bossa nova to Bach, the Tyalgum Music Festival is back
THE Tyalgum Music Festival is returning for its 33rd year with a spectacular program from September 26 to 28. The vibrant bill features opera, 18th-century...
July 14, 2025
Impact grants awarded to Northern NSW health services
HEALTHY North Coast has announced the successful recipients of its innovative Primary Care Impact Grants, which support high-quality care for people with chronic diseases...
July 14, 2025
Two new public preschools for Ballina
TWO new public preschools will be built in Wollongbar and Lennox Head as part of a $769 million State Government expansion of early childhood...
July 13, 2025
Million dollar funding for Lismore DV services
THE New South Wales Government's Primary Prevention Multi-Year Partnerships Grant Program has awarded over $1 million to local domestic violence services in Lismore. NSW Women's...
July 13, 2025
Where the heart lies
NINETIES crooner Rick Price has a lot to celebrate on the cusp of the 30th anniversary of his seminal hit album Tamborine Mountain. Price stole...
July 13, 2025
Shark’s shallow pursuit rattles locals
A SHARK that bit a teenager at Cabarita Beach and followed rescuers into ankle-deep water has left the local community on edge. The brazen nature...
July 12, 2025
Peter Greste speaks in Murwillumbah
JOURNALIST and academic Peter Greste will speak in Murwillumbah later this month as part of the Politics of Life: This Stuff Matters series. Discussing the...
July 12, 2025
Domini Forster explores the lonely
DOMINI Forster will return to the Northern Rivers next month for three shows, including a house concert near her childhood home in Byron Bay. Forster's...
July 11, 2025
New Murwillumbah event sparks community conversations
A NEW community-led event in Murwillumbah is inviting locals to join open conversations about big ideas, from climate action to conspiracy theories. Held on the...
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