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Sonia Caeiro Alvarez is a journalist of 30 years experience, based in the Northern Rivers. She covers Tweed Shire news and also writes across all four Northern NSW mastheads in Living covering music, theatre, art and culture.

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September 9, 2025

New assets for Northern Rivers villages

THE villages of Tyalgum and Urbenville have strengthened visitor capacity following two NSW Government-funded infrastructure improvement projects. A $39,216 grant has funded the construction of...

September 9, 2025

Tumbulgum Tavern changes hands

THE ownership of the historic Tumbulgum Tavern is set to change hands, with the Sydney-based group Epochal Hotels announcing its purchase of the riverside...

September 8, 2025

Up to their necks in it for 30 years

CELEBRATED nineties funk band Skunkhour is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its seminal hit Up to Our Necks in It with a tour hitting...

September 8, 2025

Sweetnam Park upgrade Uki

UKI'S Sweetnam Park is undergoing a facelift, with work underway to transform the park into a more inclusive, flood-resilient, and family-friendly space. The long-awaited upgrade...

September 8, 2025

Helping hands wanted for street coordinator roles

MURWILLUMBAH CORE is calling for new street coordinators to become the neighbourhood's go-to people in the event of a natural disaster. In times of crisis,...

September 7, 2025

Sweetnam Park upgrade underway

A SHORTAGE of affordable spaces for artists to work and perform has prompted a new pilot program in Tweed. Arts Northern Rivers has launched Tweed...

September 6, 2025

Primex confirms Lismore move for 2026

PRIMEX Field Days will relocate from Casino to Lismore in 2026. The three-day exhibition attracts more than 400 exhibitors, 1,400 suppliers and around 30,000 visitors,...

September 6, 2025

New rules for council meetings

LOCAL councils will be banned from holding private briefings under new rules governing how meetings are run, coming into effect on January 1. The reforms...

September 5, 2025

From the mean streets to the trawlers: a Tweed police officer memoir

WHAT began as a series of anecdotes from a former life on a Facebook group became a life's work for Tweed man and former...

September 5, 2025

Byron dad wins Australian Father of the Year

THE Australian Fathering Awards have awarded the 2025 Father of the Year to Northern Rivers dad, Dr Arne Rubinstein. Announced at a ceremony in Sydney...

September 5, 2025

Secular gospel and cruisin’ the blues

ASH Grunwald is home on the North Coast on a brief reprieve from a hectic year. On the cusp of preparing for the Gympie Muster,...

September 4, 2025

Softwash – Full Foam Rinse and Spin – free experimental art

MORE than 100 artists and community members gathered last weekend to share in a series of experimental and live art experiences on the banks...

September 4, 2025

Betty Taylor to hit street party stage

RISING indie band Betty Taylor will play the Tweed for the first time when they headline the second annual Tweed Regional Museum Street Party. The...

September 4, 2025

Workshops to build cultural intelligence in the arts

ARTS Northern Rivers is hosting a professional development workshop for arts workers on Cultural Intelligence, facilitated by artist, dancer and educator Belle Budden from...

September 3, 2025

Better, safer access for Terranora Creek foreshore

WORK has begun on a $400,000 upgrade of the Terranora Creek foreshore to improve access, safety and usability of the public parklands. Funded by the...

September 2, 2025

Better access for fishers and boaties at Ray Pascoe Park

TWEED Shire Council will soon begin upgrading the car park at Ray Pascoe Park at Tweed Heads to improve access, safety and parking for...

September 1, 2025

Weaving stories and reclaiming culture

THE travelling Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali exhibition is concluding its regional tour at Lismore Regional Gallery next month. The cultural homecoming brings together nine ancestral woven...

September 1, 2025

Bike Film Night rides back into the region

THE Big Bike Film Night 2025 is returning to the region with two presentations in Brunswick Heads on August 28 and Lismore on August...

August 31, 2025

Saving the East Coast koala, one seedling at a time

NEW research shows most Australians underestimate the risk of koalas becoming extinct, despite a parliamentary inquiry warning the species could disappear from New South...

August 30, 2025

Saving money and the planet on Second Hand Saturday

NORTHERN NSW's biggest garage sale trail will return on September 20 with the Second Hand Saturday event. Now in its 17th year, the program encourages...

August 30, 2025

Sexy sounds and going against the grain

MUSICIAN and frontman Dave Graney is feeling cold, freezing in fact. The artist is dreaming of Northern NSW's sunnier climes as he prepares for the...

August 30, 2025

More shark surveillance needed for Cabarita

TWEED Shire Council has renewed its call for more state funding for shark-spotting drones after a surfer's board was bitten in half at Cabarita...

August 29, 2025

Riders on the storm

WET weather is no longer stopping Riding for the Disabled in the Tweed Valley. The organisation is now delivering therapeutic equine activities all year round...

August 29, 2025

Spangled Drongo brings new chapter for The Citadel

THE Spangled Drongo Brewery has taken over operations at The Citadel in Murwillumbah, launching the partnership with a soft opening last week. Hundreds of community...