Australia’s first pro surfing league is here, and the Northern Rivers just scored its own team. Owen Wright is coming out of retirement to chase a spot. Find out what’s coming to our coast in 2028.
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Posted inFeature, Fundraiser, Good News, Lismore
Local reader’s book habit is sheltering families worldwide
A Lismore-area book lover has found an unlikely way to shelter earthquake and flood survivors around the world: reading. Find out how one book club is changing lives.
Posted inFeature, Good News, Roads and Infrastructure, Whian Whian
Simes Bridge reopens, reconnecting flood-hit Whian Whian
Cut off since the 2022 floods, Whian Whian’s only road link is finally rebuilt and reopened, with a $3.6 million upgrade designed to withstand the next big flood.
Posted inAwards, Feature, Good News, Lismore
Lismore’s Janelle Saffin wins national human rights award
The Member of Lismore has won Labor’s top human rights honour. Nearly 72 and still “skiing down the hill on one ski,” Janelle Saffin’s fight has spanned four decades, Timor-Leste and Myanmar.
Posted inGood News, Grafton, NSW Politics, Public Transport
Grafton seniors cheer Nationals’ promise to bring back travel card
The Clarence electorate had the highest uptake of any regional seniors travel scheme in NSW, before Labor axed it. Now the Nationals want it back, and Grafton pensioners are counting the cost.
Posted inEducation, Good News, Maclean
Maclean High teacher honoured with prestigious NSW education award
Maclean High School teacher Liza Hamilton has been recognised as one of only nine recipients across the state to receive the prestigious NSW Secretary Award for Excellent Service at the 2026 NSW Public Education Awards, held in Sydney last night.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Feature, Good News, Local festivals and shows
Coffs Coast to celebrate Italian heritage at Ciao Coffs Festa Italiana
The Coffs Coast Italian Heritage Group will open the gates of Coffs Harbour Racecourse on Saturday, 22 August, for the Ciao Coffs Festa Italiana, a day of food, music and history celebrating the region’s Italian community, with proceeds supporting the Children’s Ward at Coffs Harbour Health Campus.
Posted inGood News, Sport, Sport and fitness events
Call for North Coast teams to enter Joeys Mini World Cup before entries close
Junior football clubs across the North Coast are being urged to enter this year’s Rale Rasic Joeys Mini World Cup, with organisers keen to see more local teams take part in a tournament that once called Lismore home.
Posted inBellingen Shire, Good News, Tourism
Waterfall Way Visitor Information Centre named a tourism awards finalist
The Waterfall Way Visitor Information Centre has been named a finalist in the 2026 North Coast Regional Tourism Awards, with winners to be announced at a gala ceremony in Coffs Harbour on 30 July.
Posted inFeature, Good News, Nambucca Heads
A century of floods, feuds, and fairways: Nambucca golf club marks 100 years
It started as a goat track on a headland. Now it’s one of the Mid North Coast’s finest courses. Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club just celebrated 100 years — and the stories are gold.