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August 10, 2024

Poetry champion Sarah Temporal launches debut collection

Sarah Temporal's debut poetry collection, Tight Bindings, has been two decades in the making. The acclaimed performance poet, teacher, facilitator, and convener of the...

August 10, 2024

Forgotten arts and skills are centre stage

Lismore's Forgotten Arts Fair returns in 2024 at the Djanbung Gardens, home to the Permaculture College of Australia in Nimbin. The annual event hosts a...

August 9, 2024

Star-studded storytelling from the ground up

Byron Writers Festival 2024 will open today (Friday, August 9) at the Bangalow Showground with a packed program of literary gems, conversations, panels, and...

August 7, 2024

New CCTV equipment to boost community safety

TWEED Shire Council recently purchased two mobile Closed-Circuit Television trailers and three semi-fixed systems (pole-mounted cameras) using State Government election commitment grant funding. The mobile...

August 7, 2024

$160 million for disaster road repair

FIVE Northern Rivers councils have received over $160 million in new state and federal funding for road and transport infrastructure repairs. The councils of Lismore...

August 5, 2024

Urliup Road opens early

THE URLIUP community has finally received a reprieve from construction noise with its hinterland connection road soon to open, well ahead of schedule. Specialised crews...

August 5, 2024

Lismore celebrates excellence in business

THE LISMORE Business Excellence Awards have finally returned after a long hiatus. After pandemic disruptions and the 2022 floods, the first local in-person awards...

August 4, 2024

Seafood picnic by the river for brain injury community

THE BRAIN Injury Community Inc (TBIC) is presenting a fish and chips picnic by the Tweed River on Friday, August 16, from 11 am. The...

August 4, 2024

Healthy North Coast presents Healthy Ageing

TWEED health professionals can access information and support on healthy ageing at a peer discussion session in Kingscliff on Wednesday, August 21, at 6...

August 4, 2024

Husk Distillers’ week of celebrating rum, cane and community

THE ANNUAL Husk Rum Harvest Fest is around the corner, with a week of festivities and feature events from August 12-18. Described as a country...

August 4, 2024

Byron Shire community to shine

THE BYRON Shire Community Awards celebration returns to laud and applaud hard-working Byron residents striving to make a difference. The esteemed evening will be held...

August 3, 2024

Sleepout to raise funds for essential homelessness services

THE FLETCHER Street Cottage is holding the Big Byron Sleepout on August 17 to raise vital funds for critical frontline services for the homeless...

August 3, 2024

Open Day at Stone & Wood

THE ANNUAL Stone & Wood Murbah Open Day returns this weekend, on Saturday, August 3, from 11 am to celebrate community connection and a...

August 2, 2024

Running for fun and Our Kids

THE DARREL Chapman Fun Run returns to Lismore for its 30th anniversary year on Sunday, August 25. Named in honour of the Lismore man,...