780km on two wheels, nine North Coast towns, and one big question: can better pain education change lives? The Pain Revolution riders roll into the region this week, and every event is free.
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Posted inBallina, Emergency management, Feature, Good News
Ballina SES gets new $6.3 million base
1,140 call-outs in three years, mostly storms and floods. Ballina’s SES volunteers now have a $6.3 million headquarters with an Emergency Operations Centre. See what the new base means for the Northern Rivers.
Posted inFeature, Lismore, Local festivals and shows
Lismore Show on from today
Monster trucks, jetpacks, a rodeo, and a hobby horse showdown. The Lismore Show is back from Thursday with fireworks every night. Check the full program before you head to the Showground.
Posted inArts, Local festivals and shows, Woolgoolga
Local music takes centre stage as Blues and Berries returns to Woolgoolga
Woolgoolga’s Blues and Berries has a local focus this year, highlighting the musical talent of the NSW North Coast at the free event on November 1.
Posted inFeature, Funerals and memorials, Lismore
Lismore’s historic Drill Hall to be honoured and demolished
Lismore’s historic Drill Hall will be commemorated through a new memorial installation following community efforts to preserve its military heritage.
Posted inFeature, Port Macquarie, Travel
Rex flight suspension threatens Mid North Coast access to essential services
Mid North Coast residents could face higher airfares and greater difficulty accessing medical care and essential services following Rex Airlines’ decision to suspend Port Macquarie flights.
Posted inBallina, Expos and Conferences, Lifestyle
Ballina seniors invited to free forum on later-life housing
Older people in Ballina and the Northern Rivers are being invited to a free seniors forum and regional consultation at Ballina RSL Club on Thursday, 22 October.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Feature, Local politics
Coffs Harbour councillor Paul Amos steps down after decade of service
Former Coffs Harbour mayor Paul Amos officially steps down from Council today, ending nearly a decade of service and triggering a by-election.
Posted inAwareness Events, Feature, MidCoast, What's on
Behind the taps: MidCoast water plant tours open for Water Week
Take a peek inside the plant that supplies drinking water to 80,000 MidCoast residents, and spot koalas on the way. One tour is already full, so spots for the rest are going fast.
Posted inCrime, Feature, Murwillumbah
Missing Northern Rivers woman’s death treated as homicide
Police have launched a homicide investigation after remains found near Terragon were identified as a Northern Rivers woman missing since February.