Ever tried to run a street event in the Nambucca Valley and drowned in paperwork? The council has $460,000 to fix it, and it wants your story before the survey closes.
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Posted inEnvironment, Feature, Grants and funding, Indigenous, Water
$8.28m for drought resilience, and more on offer
Women cutting their own hair because there wasn’t enough water. That’s the kind of drought hardship $8.28 million in new grants aims to tackle, and there’s more money still on offer.
Posted inAwards, Feature, Wollongbar
Wollongbar TAFE teacher named NSW Public Servant of the Year
Out of every public servant in NSW, one was named the best of the year, and she works at TAFE in Wollongbar. Find out what earned her the state’s top honour.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Feature
Coffs Harbour moves to keep new homes out of business and industrial zones
Want to build a house next to a factory in Coffs Harbour? That could soon be off the table, as the council moves to stop clashes between residents and industry.
Posted inFeature, Forster
Man, 68, dies after being pulled from the surf at One Mile Beach, Forster
Beachgoers pulled a swimmer in distress from the water at One Mile Beach in Forster on Thursday afternoon. Sadly, the 68-year-old man could not be saved.
Posted inFeature, Lismore
Lismore gala raises more than $200,000 for women and children escaping violence
1920s glamour and a sold-out crowd. Lismore partied for a cause, and the result will change lives for women and kids escaping violence
Posted inFeature, Local News, What's on
Like it or not, the ghouls are coming: your North Coast Halloween guide
Like it or not, the ghouls are coming. From Kingscliff to Port Macquarie, the North Coast is gearing up for a big Halloween weekend, with a zoo after dark, a trapeze murder mystery, a street party, and even a costumed paddle under a bridge. Some of the fun starts tonight. So whether you’re all in […]
Posted inByron Shire, Feature
Veteran bikers to roar out of Mullumbimby for Byron’s Fletcher Street Cottage
Kickstands up at 10am. Veteran bikers are riding out of Mullumbimby this Saturday for mates who have hit hard times, and there’s $1,000 in raffle prizes along the way.
Posted inBellingen Shire, Coffs Harbour, Feature, Nambucca Valley, New England, Tourism
Five councils, five road trips: The Ways sets out to keep visitors longer
Beaches, rainforest, jacarandas, and waterfalls, all in one road trip. Five councils have teamed up to keep visitors around longer, and they’ve mapped out five ways to do it.
Posted inByron Shire, Feature, Local profiles, Sport
Australia’s first Indigenous World Junior Champion shares her secrets to winning big
Broken Head teenager Leihani Zoric has become Australia’s first Indigenous World Junior Champion.