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November 18, 2024
Rail Trail finalist in NSW Tourism Awards
THE 2024 NSW Tourism Awards has named the Northern Rivers Rail Trail a finalist in the Tourist Attractions category. The inaugural awards celebrate the businesses...
November 18, 2024
Awareness and funds for South Sea Islander Assoc.
THE Tweed Gold Coast Australian South Sea Islander Association (TGCASSIA) is holding a cultural information day and fundraising sale tomorrow (Saturday, November 16). The organisation...
November 17, 2024
Funding boost for animal welfare
THE New South Wales Government has announced funding of $12.5 million to two of the state's key animal welfare organisations. The Royal Society for the...
November 17, 2024
Light Eternal Christmas choir concert
THE Christmas concert season is in swing around the region, with an ethereal recital by the Vox Caldera Chamber Choir lighting the way in...
November 16, 2024
Damien Becker wins Flying Island Poetry Prize
Murwillumbah poet Damien Becker has won the 2024 Flying Island Poetry Manuscript Competition for his work Thin Reed Throat. Becker won the first prize of...
November 16, 2024
North Coast tops state skin cancer hotspot list
NORTHERN New South Wales has received the unwelcome accolade of the highest rate of melanoma in the state, with 350 cases projected in the...
November 15, 2024
Happy 150th birthday, MPS
MURWILLUMBAH Public School (MPS) is celebrating 150 years of education with two special events this weekend. To mark the milestone, the school will present a...
November 14, 2024
Remembering them
A COMMITTED group of veterans, families and community members gathered for Murwillumbah's Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday this week, presented by the RSL and...
November 13, 2024
Youth to have their say on outdoor rec facilities and events
TWEED Shire Council is hosting a Splash, Movie 'n' DJ night on Friday, November 22 at the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre in Murwillumbah to...
November 13, 2024
Local beaches shine but room to improve
THIS year's State of the Beaches Report has given excellent grades to the quality of Northern NSW beaches for 2023/24. Water quality assessment showed that...
November 13, 2024
Tweed employment and housing future
TWEED Shire Council has developed a growth management and housing strategy options paper to address the shire's growing population and resulting housing and employment...
November 12, 2024
The politics of life matters
AN IN-CONVERSATION event at M|Arts on November 21 will explore the impacts and repercussions of the United States election. 'The Politics of Life: This Stuff...
November 12, 2024
Women’s Giving Circle heart-opening brunch
THE Women's Giving Circle (WGC) will host a 'Heart Opening Brunch' for WGC members and women interested in joining the circle on November 14. The...
November 11, 2024
Lighting up the night
KINGSCLIFF'S beloved fig tree on the roundabout at the intersection of Marine Parade and Seaview Street has been officially relit by representatives of Tweed Shire...
November 11, 2024
Comedy trivia fundraiser – prizes, kudos and a cause
FUNNY woman and quiz master Ellen Briggs will MC a trivia night fundraiser in aid of refugee resettlement support on Saturday, November 16 It will...
November 10, 2024
Murwillumbah regatta first in five years
MURWILLUMBAH Rowing Club (MLC) will host the first regatta in the region since 2019 on Sunday, November 17. In partnership with Tweed Heads and Coolangatta...
November 9, 2024
Let there be lights
NEW energy-efficient lighting will illuminate the Bangalow sports fields, officially announced last week by NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Recovery and Lismore MP Janelle...
November 9, 2024
NSW teachers finalise pay deal
NSW public school teachers have accepted a three-year award agreement from the State Government, receiving a 3 per cent pay increase annually for the...
November 8, 2024
Inaugural Savour the Tweed festival sells out
THE inaugural Savour The Tweed festival has established itself in the national calendar of culinary events after a five-day food extravaganza. More than 90 per...
November 8, 2024
Northern Rivers businesses shine at state awards
FIVE Northern Rivers businesses shone at the Business NSW Awards at a gala event in Sydney last Wednesday. Creativity, enterprise and innovation were on show...
November 7, 2024
Poor recycling sparks Ballina blaze
A LARGE fire caused significant damage at the Ballina Resource Recovery Centre on Saturday, October 26. The cause of the blaze at the recycling dome...
November 6, 2024
Essential workers program expands in Northern Rivers
THE NSW Government is expanding its Welcome Experience program to help regional organisations attract workers to Tweed, Lismore, Ballina, Byron, and Richmond Valley. The program...
November 5, 2024
$10 million Crown Reserves fund open for applications
CROWN land reserve managers can now apply for a slice of the NSW Government's $10-million Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF). Lismore MP Janelle Saffin is...
November 4, 2024
Fun and fundraising at Murwillumbah Charity Golf Day
MURWILLUMBAH'S Charity Golf Day returns on November 17, bringing a day of sports and community fundraising to the Murwillumbah Golf Club. Funds raised will go...
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