About: soniacaeiroalvarez
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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.
March 11, 2025
70 new units in Tweed to help combat homelessness
COMMUNITY organisation Social Futures will transform a vacant retirement village into 70 supported temporary accommodation units to address homelessness in the Tweed with the...
March 10, 2025
Contamination spikes in Tweed green waste collection
TWEED Shire Council is urging the community to exercise extra caution when self-hauling green waste following a recent spike in contamination at Stotts Creek...
March 10, 2025
Resilient Homes Expo Lismore
THE NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) will host Resilient Homes Expos in the Northern Rivers in the coming weeks to support registered homeowners. The RA expos...
March 9, 2025
Healthy ageing in Tweed
TWEED Shire Council has announced a range of free and low-cost programs for seniors across the shire to support healthy ageing. In a community with...
March 9, 2025
Olive Cotton Photography award open for entry
THE 2025 Olive Cotton Award is now open for photographers nationally to enter the award's 20th year. The prestigious $20,000 prize recognises excellence in photographic...
March 8, 2025
March into local art
MARCH heralds a swathe of new exhibitions at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina. Works relating to place, mortality, historic voyages and responses to...
March 8, 2025
Support a local Tweed Tiger
THE Tweed Coast Tigers community is supporting one of its own and raising funds to help local resident Matt Gallagher and his family fight...
March 8, 2025
Seniors’ time to shine
A BYRON Seniors Festival highlight event features a celebration of creativity tonight, March 7, at the Byron Theatre. Byron Seniors Festival 2025 Showcase: Time to...
March 7, 2025
Sydney facility fire shuts down Lismore recycling centre
LISMORE Council is asking residents to hold off disposing of certain items due to a temporary pause of the Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre. A...
March 7, 2025
Byron’s badass business women tackle key topics
THE Byron Badass Women of Business held its International Women's Day event on Tuesday at Byron Bay Spirit Company. Byron Bay International Film Festival director...
March 7, 2025
Tweed tourism grows and Kingscliff breaks the top 10 towns list
THE Tweed Tourism Company has been awarded $30,500 in funding for 2025 to boost international visitation and strengthen local tourism business training. The Export Market...
March 6, 2025
The passion and perseverance of Vince Jones
LEGEND of Australian jazz Vince Jones returns to the region and will perform with his quintet at Byron Theatre on April 10. The multi-award-winning singer,...
March 6, 2025
Church Street embankment works
TWEED Shire Council has begun repairs on the embankment below Church Street, Murwillumbah, damaged during the 2022 floods. Contractors PCA Ground Engineering will work to...
March 6, 2025
Young filmmakers – come one, come all
ENTRIES are now open for young North Coast filmmakers to enter the second annual Australia Youth Film Festival (AUYFF) 2025. The not-for-profit initiative is dedicated...
March 5, 2025
New accommodation funding for health workers
THE Northern NSW Local Health District has announced $34.2 million in new funding for health worker accommodation in Northern NSW. The investment will secure about...
March 5, 2025
Emergency relief program launches on International Women’s Day
FLETCHER Street Cottage will officially launch its Women's Emergency Relief Program on International Women's Day, March 8. The community-funded program provides immediate support to women...
March 4, 2025
Residents urged to prepare as Cyclone Alfred approaches
LOCAL residents are bracing for extreme weather as Cyclone Alfred nears, with authorities urging communities to stay prepared but not alarmed. Emergency services are advising...
March 4, 2025
Gladys and the dodgy dude from Wagga Wagga
THE new musical comedy about Gladys Berejiklian, The Woman Who Saved Australia but couldn't save herself, comes to the Byron Theatre on April 12. A...
March 4, 2025
Economic breakfast for North Coast business leaders
BUSINESS leaders from across the Northern Rivers region will gather for the third annual Northern Rivers Economic Breakfast hosted by Business NSW Regional Leaders...
March 4, 2025
New website for Ballina Council
BALLINA Shire Council has announced its new website is now live. The brand-new public site offers a modern and user-friendly experience for the community and...
March 3, 2025
Second measles alert for Lismore
HEALTH authorities are cautioning Lismore residents to be aware of potential signs and symptoms of measles in the region's second health alert in as...
March 3, 2025
Community shaping the Tweed
THE Tweed Shire Council Your Say platform has heard from over 8,600 Tweed residents shaping the future of their community. In 2024, the Council worked...
March 3, 2025
New permanent roundabout for key intersection
WORK on a new permanent roundabout at Byron Bay Road and Byron Street intersection in Ballina has commenced, replacing the existing T-intersection and temporary...
March 2, 2025
Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali Exhibition at Tweed Gallery
THE touring Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali Exhibition has opened at Tweed Regional Gallery, signalling a historic homecoming of ancestral woven objects. For the first time, nine...
