About: soniacaeiroalvarez
- Profile
- Sonia Caeiro Alvarez is a journalist with the Times News Group, covering Tweed Shire community news and arts and culture across the Northern Rivers.
May 18, 2025
Resonator Music recharged
THE Resonator Music Shop in Ballina is under new ownership, and big plans are afoot for the store. Music production industry stalwart Adam Biggs has...
May 17, 2025
Have your say in Tweed’s future
TWEED Shire Council is inviting the community to have its say on a review of the draft Community Strategic Plan 2025-2035. Residents have also been...
May 17, 2025
Stories from the street
BALLINA local Steven Harris has spent decades living rough, hitchhiking between towns and sleeping in bush camps far from sight. Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder...
May 16, 2025
Amazing arachnids at Tweed Gallery
COLOMBIAN Australian artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso has turned the flamboyant courtship of Australia's peacock spiders into the centrepiece of a new exhibition at Tweed...
May 16, 2025
And all that jazz
THE latest production from Ballina Players brings the dark glamour of 1920s jazz age to the stage, with the iconic musical Chicago running from...
May 16, 2025
Goonellabah family fun day
SOCIAL Futures will host a Family Fun Day at Clifford Park in Goonellabah on Saturday, June 1, offering rides, face painting, food and a...
May 16, 2025
Kate Ceberano’s love letter to Australian music
THE eternally effervescent high priestess of song, Kate Ceberano, will perform in Tweed on June 16, celebrating 40 years on the road with a...
May 15, 2025
Kingscliff to host NSW tourism conference
KINGSCLIFF will host one of the nation's largest local government tourism forums when the 2025 Local Government NSW Destination and Visitor Economy Conference comes to...
May 15, 2025
An Evening Without Kate Bush
CABARET artist Sarah-Louise Young is bringing her internationally critically acclaimed cult show to the Northern Rivers on Saturday, May 17. An homage to one of...
May 15, 2025
Hogan appointed deputy leader of Nationals
KEVIN Hogan has been elected deputy leader of the National Party following a party room vote in Canberra, joining leader David Littleproud and newly...
May 14, 2025
130 years of NSW Ambulance
NSW Ambulance has celebrated its 130th anniversary, and paramedics across the state were honoured at a ceremony last week. The celebration at the NSW Ambulance...
May 13, 2025
Local heroes in action at emergency expo
TWEED residents will have a chance to meet the region's frontline responders at a free Emergency Services Expo later this month. The family-friendly event, hosted...
May 12, 2025
Film dives into how childhood trauma affects parenting
A DOCUMENTARY exploring how parents' own healing journeys can shape their children's development will screen at The Citadel in Murwillumbah on May 22. Seen, a...
May 12, 2025
Planning for a longer life in Tweed
TWEED Shire Council has adopted a new five-year strategy to support the region's growing population of older residents. The Ageing Well in the Tweed Strategy...
May 11, 2025
Classic country duets let the love flow
TWO of Australia's finest country artists, Tania Kernaghan and Jason Owen, are bringing the Let Your Love Flow tour to the Northern Rivers. Kernaghan is...
May 11, 2025
Ballina retreat offers reset for women carers
A ONE-DAY retreat designed to support women experiencing stress and burnout will be held at Sugar Beach Ranch in Ballina on Sunday, May 18. Led...
May 11, 2025
Work begins on Tumbulgum and Condong school rebuilds
WORK is underway to rebuild Tumbulgum and Condong public schools, with students expected to return to permanent classrooms later this year after three years...
May 10, 2025
Alice Night’s wild ivy
FOLK artist Alice Night is launching her latest album, Wild Ivy, in an intimate reveal at the Citadel on May 24. Known for her conversational...
May 9, 2025
Magical Mother’s Day with Mirusia
ACCLAIMED soprano Mirusia is bringing her Mother's Day tribute to the Tweed on May 10. Dubbed 'The Angel of Australia' by classical superstar violinist Andrew...
May 9, 2025
Spaghetti Circus swings back into action
SPAGHETTI Circus will officially open its upgraded Mullumbimby facilities on Saturday, May 10, following extensive flood recovery works and major infrastructure upgrades. The project was...
May 9, 2025
Nominate a nurse or midwife for the Healing Heart Award
NORTHERN Rivers residents are being encouraged to nominate a local nurse or midwife for the 2025 Healing Heart Consumer Appreciation Award. The annual honour, part...
May 7, 2025
Resilience for business
A FREE online program for all Northern Rivers businesses and non-profit organisations will run from Monday, May 5, to mid-July. Delivered by Resilient Ready in...
May 6, 2025
Final week to apply for regional grants
APPLICATIONS for the Qantas Regional Grants program close in one week, with Northern Rivers organisations urged to get their entries in. Now in its fourth...
May 5, 2025
New exhibits at Ballina gallery in May
THIS May brings four new exhibitions to the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina. From a botanical installation and a series of textile-based meditations to...
