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...
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...
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...
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...
$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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...