An East Ballina teacher is off to the US and Canada, funded by a $15,000 scholarship recognising her as one of the state’s best.
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Posted inByron Bay, Environment, Feature, Good News
Little Watego’s brush with death sparks new lifeline for Byron koalas
He survived a bully, a plunge into the sea and a rescue enclosure. Little Watego’s story is now helping save Byron Bay’s whole koala colony.
Posted inFeature, Good News, Grafton, Health
Landmark day for Grafton as $283.8 million hospital rebuild breaks ground
Decades of waiting, one sod turn. Grafton Base Hospital’s $283.8 million rebuild is finally underway, and it will change healthcare in the Clarence Valley for good.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Good News, Health
Coffs Harbour ambulance crews fling open the doors
Coffs Harbour’s ambulance station threw open its doors on Friday, letting locals get up close with the crews and vehicles that keep the region safe.
Posted inBellingen, Community development, Feature, Good News
Working group takes on future of Bellingen Courthouse
A skills-based working group is quietly doing the groundwork on one of Bellingen’s toughest heritage puzzles, what it will actually take to bring the old Courthouse back to life.
Posted inGood News, Lismore, Local politics
Lismore ticks off new toilets, parks and a truck fleet
New parks, new toilets, new trucks. Lismore Council is ticking off a run of practical wins this month, funded through disaster recovery and state grants.
Posted inFederal Politics, Good News, Grants and funding, Local News
Volunteer groups share funding boost
From Clarence Town’s Rural Fire Brigade to headspace Taree, 41 Lyne volunteer groups are sharing a $66,665 funding boost, with grants of up to $2,500 going to community organisations across the electorate.
Posted inGood News, Nambucca Heads
Nambucca Heads woman scores $5.2 million Powerball win
A Nambucca Heads woman is $5.2 million richer, one of just four winners nationally to share a rare Powerball division one split.
Posted inByron Bay, Environment, Good News
Byron Bay planting blitz aims to save koalas from extinction by 2050
Koalas could be extinct by 2050, but a Byron Bay planting blitz just gave them a fighting chance. More than 3,000 trees, nine species, one wildlife corridor.
Posted inArts, Consultations and feedback, Feature, Good News, Grafton
Curtain set to rise again for South Grafton’s beloved Pelican Playhouse
South Grafton’s beloved Pelican Playhouse is coming back from the floods bigger, brighter and more resilient than ever.