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August 1, 2025
Small things making a big difference with Keith’s Closet
A NEW mental health initiative, Keith's Closet, officially opened at Lismore Base Hospital on Tuesday, July 29. NSW Minister for Health Ryan Park, Minister for...
July 30, 2025
Unexpected scenes in Tweed spark cabinet chaos
PROTESTERS calling for an end to the war in Gaza repeatedly disrupted the NSW Community Cabinet meeting at Twin Towns in Tweed Heads today. NSW...
July 30, 2025
Tweed Museum seeks community input
MUSEUM visitors and residents are being asked to help shape Tweed Regional Museum's priorities for the next three years. A draft strategy for 2025–28 has...
July 29, 2025
CWA supports Healing Together support group launch
A NEW breast cancer support group is helping survivors and patients connect in the Tweed, following its launch last month at the CWA Hall...
July 28, 2025
Lismore TAFE courses back on track
TAFE students are returning to Lismore's CBD campus for a range of courses now on offer at the Lismore CBD site. The campus reopened in...
July 28, 2025
Workshops to explore a regenerative future
COMMUNITY members will explore ideas for a regenerative future at Imagine Northern Rivers workshops in Ballina, Alstonville and Lennox Head next month. More than...
July 26, 2025
Concert in homage to the Carpenters supports Our House
A FUNDRAISER for Northern Rivers charity Our Kids will help support its Our House project, which provides affordable accommodation for families and carers travelling...
July 25, 2025
Dayo Cafe opens in Tweed
A NEW globally inspired brunch spot, Dayo Café, opens today (Friday, July 25) in Tweed Heads South, offering Filipino and Mediterranean flavours alongside locally...
July 24, 2025
Agape comedy fundraiser for National Homelessness Week 6/8
AGAPE Outreach will host its annual Laughing Matters fundraiser at Club Tweed on August 8, featuring comedians Akmal, Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan. The event,...
July 23, 2025
New funding for Aboriginal-led community safety
LISMORE-based organisation Women Up North has received two grants under the first Aboriginal Community Safety Grant program targeting domestic, family and sexual violence. Chief executive...
July 23, 2025
Teaming up for meaningful conversations about Indigenous health
A COMMUNITY and multi-agency group are collaborating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to share stories and have meaningful conversations about health. Yarn Up...
July 23, 2025
Nominations open for women in local government award
THE New South Wales Government has opened nominations for the 2025 Ministers' Awards for Women in Local Government. The annual awards, in their 18th year,...
July 23, 2025
Murwillumbah residents invited to share in new health survey
A MULTI-AGENCY community health survey is now open to residents from Murwillumbah and surrounding areas. The Murwillumbah Health Services Survey aims to identify local priorities...
July 22, 2025
Storytelling to stir curiosity
THE compelling Stories that Stir event returns to Tumbulgum next month with a fresh crop of storytellers exploring the theme of curiosity. Each tale-teller will...
July 22, 2025
Tweed to plant 1000 trees for National Tree Day
TWEED Shire Council is holding a community tree planting for National Tree Day on Sunday, July 27. Community members of all ages are invited to...
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 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
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 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...
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