Dayo Cafe opens in Tweed
A NEW globally inspired brunch spot, Dayo Café, opens today (Friday, July 25) in Tweed Heads South, offering Filipino and Mediterranean flavours alongside locally...
Agape comedy fundraiser for National Homelessness Week 6/8
AGAPE Outreach will host its annual Laughing Matters fundraiser at Club Tweed on August 8, featuring comedians Akmal, Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan. The event,...
Nominations open for women in local government award
THE New South Wales Government has opened nominations for the 2025 Ministers' Awards for Women in Local Government. The annual awards, in their 18th year,...
New funding for Aboriginal-led community safety
LISMORE-based organisation Women Up North has received two grants under the first Aboriginal Community Safety Grant program targeting domestic, family and sexual violence. Chief executive...
Murwillumbah residents invited to share in new health survey
A MULTI-AGENCY community health survey is now open to residents from Murwillumbah and surrounding areas. The Murwillumbah Health Services Survey aims to identify local priorities...
Teaming up for meaningful conversations about Indigenous health
A COMMUNITY and multi-agency group are collaborating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to share stories and have meaningful conversations about health. Yarn Up...
Storytelling to stir curiosity
THE compelling Stories that Stir event returns to Tumbulgum next month with a fresh crop of storytellers exploring the theme of curiosity. Each tale-teller will...
Tweed to plant 1000 trees for National Tree Day
TWEED Shire Council is holding a community tree planting for National Tree Day on Sunday, July 27. Community members of all ages are invited to...
Tours THE Northern Rivers
SINGER, songwriter, essayist and educator Vincent Cross has many strings to his bow and is bringing them and his new album A Place Where...
NORPA wins grant for Dinner Party at the End of the World
NORPA has received a $250,000 grant from Creative Australia's Creative Futures Fund to develop a new large-scale, place-based work in Lismore. Dinner Party at the...
Free community carer and responder training in Tweed
THE Plan C Community Carers and Responders Network will present five days of free training in Tweed next month. Supporting greater crisis prevention, preparedness, response...
Three-year funding for Tweed Museum Street Party
THE New South Wales Government has awarded the Tweed Regional Museum a $350,000 multi-year grant, securing the future of its annual street party. Under the...
Savour the Tweed returns with expanded food festival
THE Savour the Tweed food and drink festival will return this October with an expanded five-day program featuring 35 events across the region. Now in...
Festival tackles plastic, climate and community power
THE World Environment Day Festival in Murwillumbah last Sunday attracted hundreds of community members in a day of environmental action and ideas. Residents, families, environmental...
The only way out of the dark is through
IN the middle of last winter, Danielle Caruana felt frozen. Emotionally and creatively, she had nothing left. Her marriage was faltering. She had run...
Imagining and creating a regenerative future
A NEW series of workshops will ask Northern Rivers communities to imagine what a safe and regenerative future could look like, and how to...
Finding light inthe dark space ofthe water’s edge
A PLAY about light and love in dark places has premiered at the Drill Hall Theatre, exploring how that love can transcend and restore...
New internship building the future net zero workforce
A NEW internship program is seeking businesses and students to pursue a net-zero workforce for a sustainable future. The three-year $1 million NSW Skills for...
Murwillumbah’s annual Antiques & Collectables Fair is back
THE 33rd annual Antiques & Collectables Exhibition & Trading Fair will return to Murwillumbah, offering a bounty for antique enthusiasts and treasure hunters on...
New Lismore TAFE music courses at SCU campus
TAFE NSW is launching two new music courses at Southern Cross University's Lismore campus, offering hands-on training in composition, production and performance. The Certificate III...
$25K heritage grants for Tweed and Tenterfield
THE Tweed and Tenterfield shires have secured $25,000 each from the NSW Heritage Grants Program for regional projects of significance. Member for Lismore and Minister...
Local sporting group funding now open
LOCAL sporting clubs and organisations can now apply for the New South Wales Local Sport Grants for funding from $2000 to $20,000. The program aims...
Bossa nova to Bach, the Tyalgum Music Festival is back
THE Tyalgum Music Festival is returning for its 33rd year with a spectacular program from September 26 to 28. The vibrant bill features opera, 18th-century...
Funding for local Parkinson’s nurses renewed
PARKINSON'S patients in the region will continue to receive specialist nursing with the Northern NSW Local Health District and Parkinson's NSW renewing funding for...