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.
November 23, 2025
New $1 record set at flood buyback auction
AT Australia's most affordable housing buyback auction, a Murwillumbah home sold for one dollar. The flood buyback auction was held last week at the Murwillumbah...
November 23, 2025
Honouring women at the heart of the community
THE 10th annual Heart of Women Awards is now open for nominations, celebrating women with heart in the community. The major fundraiser for Northern Rivers...
November 23, 2025
Summer at Tweed Regional Gallery
AN exhibition exploring the emotional connection people have with everyday objects will feature in the Tweed Regional Gallery's summer showcase, opening Friday 14. The major...
November 22, 2025
Celebrated photographer documents artist as subject
TWEED Regional Gallery has unveiled four newly commissioned photographic portraits by celebrated Koa-Kuku Yalanji artist Jo-Anne Driessens, featured in the latest collection exhibition, Mirror-view:...
November 21, 2025
JB & The Mmmms bring on the funk
THE mercurial and slightly mysterious local funk and soul group JB & The Mmmms will play its annual show at the Citadel in Murwillumbah...
November 21, 2025
Busting invasive tilapia out of tweed waterways
TWEED Shire Council is partnering with Oz Fish to educate the community and raise awareness about the destructive effects of tilapia on the region’s...
November 20, 2025
Combating weeds in the Tweed with bush regen
TWEED Shire Council is inviting local landholders to participate in a free half-day workshop on December 6 to support residents seeking to restore bushland...
November 20, 2025
Locals selected for NSW’s first disaster adaptation community panel
THE NSW Reconstruction Authority has appointed 39 Northern Rivers residents to help shape the state's first multi-hazard Disaster Adaptation Plan (DAP). The plan outlines ways...
November 19, 2025
Protect the Tweed by reporting wild deer
FERAL deer are a growing threat in the Northern Rivers, according to the Tweed Shire Council in a new campaign to remind residents of...
November 19, 2025
Have your say on Cattle Tick Program
NORTHERN Rivers farmers can now have their say on how the state manages cattle ticks, with NSW's new Independent Biosecurity Commissioner calling for feedback...
November 19, 2025
State final has Lennox Head girls rugby team in sevens heaven
LENNOX Head Public School has created history with its girls' rugby sevens team having competed in the PSSA knockout state final in Sydney. The team...
November 19, 2025
Crown Reserves Improvement Fund grants now open
APPLICATIONS are now open for the $13.5 million 2025-26 Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF). The annual grant round offers grants of up to $1 million...
November 19, 2025
Light at the end of the car park tunnel
THE upcoming repairs to Murwillumbah's multi-storey car park will come as a relief to the frustrated motorists of Murwillumbah, who have struggled with a...
November 19, 2025
Lunch, learn and marketing gold
A NEW Lunch and Learn series by the Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF) is building capacity in support of the people who power the...
November 18, 2025
Joe Rider safety awareness campaign growing
IN its second year, the annual Tweed Joe Rider campaign saw increased participation and community engagement, raising awareness of motorcycle rider safety and visibility...
November 17, 2025
Bathymetric survey tracks the health of Tweed waterways
TWEED residents will see a uniformed jet-skier in the coming weeks, slowly traversing local waterways as Tweed Shire Council conducts bathymetric surveys in the...
November 17, 2025
Lighting up the night at Goonellabah FC
THE Goonellabah Football Club will soon install new field lighting, uisng a $94,776 grant from the NSW Government's Infrastructure Grants program. Jeff Wingfield from Goonellabah...
November 16, 2025
Planning Tweed communities for the future
TWEED Shire Council is updating its Development Control Plan to make it easier to understand and more user-friendly. The new DCP updates aim to support...
November 16, 2025
New build-to-rent homes for Lismore
CONSTRUCTION of new build-to-rent units is underway in East Lismore, with 50 more affordable and secure rental units set to come onto the market. Designed...
November 15, 2025
Repair to Return supporting flood damaged homes until mid 2026
THE Repair to Return program, a key recovery initiative already restoring 359 flood-damaged homes, will remain active until June 2026. The program launched in October...
November 15, 2025
New lung cancer treatment in Tweed
NEW cancer care has begun at Tweed Valley Hospital, reducing selected lung cancer patients' radiation sessions from around 30 to just a few. The radiation...
November 15, 2025
Little Pattie and the reunion of Australia’s rock ‘n’ roll legends
AUSTRALIAN rock and roll pioneers are reuniting for an all-star show, performing their era's biggest hits for the first time in 60 years at...
November 14, 2025
Classrooms go old-school to save the planet
SCHOOLS across the region took part in hands-on repair and reuse workshops for National Recycling Week. The week runs November 11-16 and encourages residents to...
November 13, 2025
Seagulls set to amalgamate with Twin Towns
THE membership of Seagulls Club at Tweed Heads and Twin Towns Services Club will soon convene to vote on approving an amalgamation of the...
