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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.

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October 28, 2025

Honouring the region’s allied health workers

THE annual Northern NSW Local Health District Allied Health Awards have recognised health workers in Northern NSW at an awards ceremony in Lismore. Coinciding with...

October 27, 2025

New land release at Kings Forest

PROPERTY group Stockland has announced a new land release at Kings Forest from Saturday, October 25. The 869-hectare master-planned community at Kingscliff, currently under development,...

October 27, 2025

New school underway for South Lismore

STUDENTS have turned the first sod to signal the construction new permanent buildings for Lismore South Public School and Lismore South Ngulliboo Jarjums Preschool. The...

October 27, 2025

Beautiful ballroom at Tyalgum

DANCER, coach and Dancing with the Stars judge for 18 seasons, Mark Wilson is returning to the region to host the 14th annual Tyalgum...

October 26, 2025

The art of climate adaptation in the Northern Rivers

LIVING Lab Northern Rivers is presenting a series of screening events across the region featuring Adaptation Stories, a collection of short films capturing the...

October 26, 2025

James Morrison and the fruits of his labours

AUSTRALIAN jazz virtuoso James Morrison reckons big bands are the heavy metal of jazz and unequalled in sheer power. Northern Rivers fans will have a...

October 25, 2025

Houseboat runs aground at Kingscliff Beach

A DAMAGED houseboat ran aground at Kingscliff Beach last week, causing the Tweed Shire Council to close the beach for several days. The lead agency,...

October 25, 2025

Movie magic with the Show Choir

THE Show Choir returns to the Brunswick Picture House stage with its new show, Musical Movie Hits, in celebration of the magic of cinema...

October 24, 2025

Vintage glory and glamour at the Murbah Rumble

MURWILLUMBAH came alive with classic engines, live music and raucous rockabilly energy on the weekend with the three-day Murbah Rumble taking over the town. Filling...

October 23, 2025

Sowing the seeds of community support and food security

THE Murwillumbah Seed Library has turned 10 and the community-driven initiative celebrated at a reunion photo recreation at Murwillumbah Library last week. The region's first...

October 23, 2025

Mental health wellbeing day

NORTHERN NSW Local Health District will present a free event for the community to connect with local mental health services at Lismore Wellbeing Day...

October 22, 2025

New long- awaited garbage trucks for Lismore

THE first of a new fleet of eight state-of-the-art garbage trucks was unveiled by the state and local government in Lismore last week. The NSW...

October 22, 2025

Leaning into manufacturing efficiency

A NORTHERN Rivers packaging manufacturer has identified ways to save more than 1,600 labour hours and $56,000 a year after taking part in a...

October 21, 2025

SEED announces first community grants

THREE months after its official launch, the Seed Northern Rivers Giving Circle will celebrate its first significant milestone at the upcoming Wild Imaginings event...

October 21, 2025

Lismore City Library now open to all

THE final restoration of Lismore City Library, including a new elevator, is now complete, with the library open to all members of the public. The...

October 20, 2025

How AI can help small business

USING artificial intelligence to help small businesses is the focus of an October Business Month event in Tweed on October 28. Louis Birks from Birks...

October 19, 2025

Better healthcare on the way for Murwillumbah

THREE health service priorities for Murwillumbah have been identified at a multi-agency planning workshop last month. The Collaborative Care Project, supported by NSW Health and...

October 19, 2025

Women unite to reclaim the night

RECLAIM the Night 2025 returns to the Northern Rivers this month as the powerful annual global event stands against gender-based violence in Lismore on...

October 19, 2025

Collecting hearts in the garden of light

FOLK band, The Heart Collectors, is returning to Tyalgum's Garden of Light for its annual spring concert on Sunday, October 18. Recently returned from a...

October 18, 2025

Agritourism pathways for Tweed farms

TWEED Shire Council will present an agritourism workshop for farm owners and managers as part of October Business Month on Monday, October 20. The session...

October 18, 2025

Restoring endangered rainforests and waterways

A NEW $1.98 million project is underway to restore Lismore’s critically endangered urban rainforests and improve local waterway health. Incorporating 42 hectares of lowland rainforest...

October 17, 2025

Savour the sovereignty of Tweed’s food scene

AS part of the second annual Savour the Tweed food festival and the Tweed Shire Council's October Business Month, the Food Sovereignty event will...

October 16, 2025

Savouring the Tweed’s finest food

THE Savour the Tweed festival is celebrating the best of the region's produce and producers for a second year from October 22 to 26. Co-curated...

October 16, 2025

Workshop series empowering land managers

NORTH Coast Local Land Services is hosting a series of three workshops for landowners and land managers to understand their land better, improve its...