About: soniacaeiroalvarez
- Profile
- Sonia Caeiro Alvarez is a journalist with the Times News Group, covering Tweed Shire community news and arts and culture across the Northern Rivers.
July 23, 2025
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...
July 23, 2025
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,...
July 23, 2025
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...
July 23, 2025
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...
July 22, 2025
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...
July 22, 2025
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...
July 21, 2025
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...
July 21, 2025
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...
July 21, 2025
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...
July 20, 2025
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...
July 19, 2025
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...
July 18, 2025
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...
July 18, 2025
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...
July 17, 2025
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...
July 17, 2025
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...
July 16, 2025
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...
July 16, 2025
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...
July 16, 2025
$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...
July 16, 2025
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...
July 15, 2025
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...
July 15, 2025
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...
July 15, 2025
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...
July 14, 2025
Impact grants awarded to Northern NSW health services
HEALTHY North Coast has announced the successful recipients of its innovative Primary Care Impact Grants, which support high-quality care for people with chronic diseases...
July 14, 2025
Two new public preschools for Ballina
TWO new public preschools will be built in Wollongbar and Lennox Head as part of a $769 million State Government expansion of early childhood...
