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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Byron’s badass business women tackle key topics
THE Byron Badass Women of Business held its International Women's Day event on Tuesday at Byron Bay Spirit Company. Byron Bay International Film Festival director...
The passion and perseverance of Vince Jones
LEGEND of Australian jazz Vince Jones returns to the region and will perform with his quintet at Byron Theatre on April 10. The multi-award-winning singer,...
Young filmmakers – come one, come all
ENTRIES are now open for young North Coast filmmakers to enter the second annual Australia Youth Film Festival (AUYFF) 2025. The not-for-profit initiative is dedicated...
Church Street embankment works
TWEED Shire Council has begun repairs on the embankment below Church Street, Murwillumbah, damaged during the 2022 floods. Contractors PCA Ground Engineering will work to...
New accommodation funding for health workers
THE Northern NSW Local Health District has announced $34.2 million in new funding for health worker accommodation in Northern NSW. The investment will secure about...
Emergency relief program launches on International Women’s Day
FLETCHER Street Cottage will officially launch its Women's Emergency Relief Program on International Women's Day, March 8. The community-funded program provides immediate support to women...
Residents urged to prepare as Cyclone Alfred approaches
LOCAL residents are bracing for extreme weather as Cyclone Alfred nears, with authorities urging communities to stay prepared but not alarmed. Emergency services are advising...
Gladys and the dodgy dude from Wagga Wagga
THE new musical comedy about Gladys Berejiklian, The Woman Who Saved Australia but couldn't save herself, comes to the Byron Theatre on April 12. A...
New website for Ballina Council
BALLINA Shire Council has announced its new website is now live. The brand-new public site offers a modern and user-friendly experience for the community and...
Economic breakfast for North Coast business leaders
BUSINESS leaders from across the Northern Rivers region will gather for the third annual Northern Rivers Economic Breakfast hosted by Business NSW Regional Leaders...
Second measles alert for Lismore
HEALTH authorities are cautioning Lismore residents to be aware of potential signs and symptoms of measles in the region's second health alert in as...
Community shaping the Tweed
THE Tweed Shire Council Your Say platform has heard from over 8,600 Tweed residents shaping the future of their community. In 2024, the Council worked...
New permanent roundabout for key intersection
WORK on a new permanent roundabout at Byron Bay Road and Byron Street intersection in Ballina has commenced, replacing the existing T-intersection and temporary...
Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali Exhibition at Tweed Gallery
THE touring Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali Exhibition has opened at Tweed Regional Gallery, signalling a historic homecoming of ancestral woven objects. For the first time, nine...
Tweed Men’s Shed donates $2K to women’s cancer support
THE Tweed Men's Shed has donated $2000 to Gold Coast Women's Cancer Advocacy Inc. at a ceremony at Tweed Heads on Tuesday. With most Northern...
‘Choose Bob’ says the prince of polyester
AUSTRALIAN comedy legend and Prince of Polyester Bob Downe is inviting audiences to his Choose Bob – 40 Ridiculous Years! tour, stopping off in...
Insurance council CEO visits Lismore
THE Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) visited Lismore last week to meet with businesses, the government, and the community to hear how the region...
Murbah masterclass series for young writers
THE Byron Writers Festival (BWF) StoryBoard Program is presenting a five-week masterclass workshop series at Murwillumbah Library from March 6. The free workshop program offers...
Where song began
A MESMERISING musical celebration of how Australia's birds shaped the world will have its Byron Bay debut on March 1. The Where Song Began concert,...