Tweed hospital turns one
TWEED Valley Hospital has marked its first year of operation, celebrating the care of more than 56,000 emergency patients and the birth of 1,082...
Quilty joins Tweed Gallery gala
THE Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Foundation will hold its annual gala fundraiser on June 14, with special guest Ben Quilty. The...
Enriching Tweed’s cultural landscape
CREATIVE Caldera is hosting an event to explore what the community wants from its creative culture and to invite input into a new festival. Artists,...
Supreme Court rules squatters to go
THE New South Wales Supreme Court has ruled that squatters living in flood buyback homes in the Northern Rivers must vacate the commandeered properties,...
State funds boost bus stop revamp
FOUR Lismore bus stops will be upgraded under a $1.6 million NSW Government scheme to improve accessibility and safety in regional transport. Lismore City Council...
From Syria to the Tweed
A FAMILY from Syria has become the second to resettle in the Tweed Shire through a national community-led refugee program that was recently made...
Tell your connectivity story
THE New South Wales Government has launched the first of its Community Connectivity Kits and is inviting the residents to share stories of lost...
Poets Out Loud slam returns in June
FILIPINO-Australian poet Andrew Cox will headline the June edition of Poets Out Loud, held at M|Arts in Murwillumbah on June 16. Event organiser Sarah Temporal...
New collaborative healthcare project for Murwillumbah
THE Rural Doctors Network has chosen Murwillumbah as one of five NSW sites for a new community healthcare initiative. The Collaborative Care project is a...
Community invited to weigh in on council’s draft 10-year plan
BALLINA Shire Council has released its draft 10-year plan and is calling on residents to help shape the region's future. Mayor Sharon Cadwallader said the...
New guide sets consultation rules for regional NSW
A NEW state-wide consultation guide will require NSW Government agencies to meet clear standards when engaging with regional, rural and remote communities. The release of...
Nominations open for new emergency volunteer award
THE New South Wales Government has announced the inaugural NSW Emergency Volunteer of the Year award. The award, which shines a light on courageous emergency...
Volunteer expo to connect community
AS part of National Volunteer Week, the Council is hosting the Tweed Shire Council Volunteer Expo on Tuesday, May 20. The event will feature a...
Collecting hearts and souls
THE multi-awarded and acclaimed folk band, The Heart Collectors, plays in an enchanting, intimate garden concert in Tyalgum on May 31. As the band prepares...
Resonator Music recharged
THE Resonator Music Shop in Ballina is under new ownership, and big plans are afoot for the store. Music production industry stalwart Adam Biggs has...
Tweed event funding submissions closing soon
THE next round of Tweed event sponsorship funding will soon close, and the Council is calling on organisers to submit their big ideas and...
Have your say in Tweed’s future
TWEED Shire Council is inviting the community to have its say on a review of the draft Community Strategic Plan 2025-2035. Residents have also been...
Stories from the street
BALLINA local Steven Harris has spent decades living rough, hitchhiking between towns and sleeping in bush camps far from sight. Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder...
Kate Ceberano’s love letter to Australian music
THE eternally effervescent high priestess of song, Kate Ceberano, will perform in Tweed on June 16, celebrating 40 years on the road with a...
And all that jazz
THE latest production from Ballina Players brings the dark glamour of the 1920s jazz age to the stage, with the iconic musical Chicago running...
Goonellabah family fun day
SOCIAL Futures will host a Family Fun Day at Clifford Park in Goonellabah on Saturday, June 1, offering rides, face painting, food and a...
Amazing arachnids at Tweed Gallery
COLOMBIAN Australian artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso has turned the flamboyant courtship of Australia's peacock spiders into the centrepiece of a new exhibition at Tweed...
Hogan appointed deputy leader of Nationals
KEVIN Hogan has been elected deputy leader of the National Party following a party room vote in Canberra, joining leader David Littleproud and newly...
Kingscliff to host NSW tourism conference
KINGSCLIFF will host one of the nation's largest local government tourism forums when the 2025 Local Government NSW Destination and Visitor Economy Conference comes to...