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​Sonia Caeiro Alvarez is a journalist with the Times News Group, covering Tweed Shire community news and arts and culture across the Northern Rivers.

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November 10, 2025

Disaster awareness with Future Feast schools program

STUDENTS in the region are taking part in a unique learning experience as part of a region-wide flood preparedness campaign. Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA)...

November 10, 2025

NORPA launches new regional touring circuit with Prima Facie

NORTHERN Rivers Performing Arts has announced a new touring platform, with a region-wide season of its production of Prima Facie. Suzie Miller's internationally acclaimed play...

November 9, 2025

Making slime for kids mental health

A COMBINATION of creative therapies, family involvement, and evidence-based practices is making a positive difference in the lives of children and their families. The Mijung...

November 9, 2025

Runaway success for modest musical idea

A SMALL idea to play good music with good people and broadcast weekly videos on YouTube has become a mammoth international endeavour, garnering hundreds...

November 8, 2025

Seventh Wonder celebrates 50 years of classic Fleetwood Mac

CELEBRATING the 50th anniversary of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joining Fleetwood Mac, Seventh Wonder presents a vivid performance of the band's classic era...

November 7, 2025

The Murwillumbah Show in fine form

THE Murwillumbah Show drew strong crowds last weekend despite weather warnings. From show jumping and stud beef displays to motocross, woodchop competitions, heritage exhibits, circus...

November 6, 2025

Embrace the giving spirit with Smith Family Christmas appeal

TWIN Towns Day VIEW Club is calling on the community to embrace the spirit of giving this festive season to help raise funds for...

November 5, 2025

Local wins Horticulture Student of the Year

A NORTHERN Rivers TAFE student was acknowledged as the top emerging talent horticulture nationally with her win of the Australian Institute of Horticulture Student...

November 5, 2025

Staffing levels now safe at Lismore Base ED

AS part of the state's historic hospital staffing reforms, the Lismore Base Hospital emergency department has now begun rostering to Safe Staffing Levels. The hospital...

November 4, 2025

Home cooks in hot water as council cracks down on ‘dark kitchens’

UNREGISTERED food businesses are on the rise across the Tweed, with council warning that home kitchens operating through social media and delivery apps must...

November 4, 2025

Grandparents’ Day celebrations secured for Lismore

IN A combined three-year partnership between the NSW Public Libraries Association and the NSW government, funding has been secured into the future for NSW...

November 3, 2025

Updating planning rules for Tweed

THE updated draft Tweed Development Control Plan 2025 is now on public exhibition after the most significant update since its inception in 2008. Setting out...

November 3, 2025

Creative community unites behind next generation

A NEW collaboration between Spaghetti Circus and Brunswick Picture House has brought the world premiere of Spaghetti Western to the stage this week. The show,...

November 2, 2025

Keeping clothes out of landfill

TWEED Shire Council has announced six new clothing recycling bins will be installed for residents to more easily recycle and reduce textile waste in...

November 1, 2025

Hilltop Hoods hit the Tweed

AFTER nearly three decades in hip hop, Hilltop Hoods frontman Matt Lambert still can't quite believe how far the band has come. Reflecting on the...

October 31, 2025

Championing change

THE 2025 Ministers' Awards for Women in Local Government has awarded the Champion of Change Award to the director of sustainable communities and environment...

October 30, 2025

Savouring Tweed’s best food experiences sells out

FROM its opening event at Murwillumbah Markets with the Tweed Taste Trail to the Duranbah family finale at sunset, and 35 events in between,...

October 29, 2025

Experimental, connected art in Ballina this November

THIS November at Northern Rivers Community Gallery will see an eclectic, experimental and connected set of exhibitions in the final series for 2025. Vivid colour...

October 28, 2025

Students’ taste of STEM with Bike & Blend

TWEED Shire Council's sustainability team visited Tweed River High School last week, treating students on a high school transition day to a real-world energy...

October 28, 2025

Honouring the region’s allied health workers

THE annual Northern NSW Local Health District Allied Health Awards have recognised health workers in Northern NSW at an awards ceremony in Lismore. Coinciding with...

October 27, 2025

New land release at Kings Forest

PROPERTY group Stockland has announced a new land release at Kings Forest from Saturday, October 25. The 869-hectare master-planned community at Kingscliff, currently under development,...

October 27, 2025

New school underway for South Lismore

STUDENTS have turned the first sod to signal the construction new permanent buildings for Lismore South Public School and Lismore South Ngulliboo Jarjums Preschool. The...

October 27, 2025

Beautiful ballroom at Tyalgum

DANCER, coach and Dancing with the Stars judge for 18 seasons, Mark Wilson is returning to the region to host the 14th annual Tyalgum...

October 26, 2025

The art of climate adaptation in the Northern Rivers

LIVING Lab Northern Rivers is presenting a series of screening events across the region featuring Adaptation Stories, a collection of short films capturing the...