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Posted inBusiness, Good News, Promotion, Small Business, Small Business Month 2026
SBM26: Tech help, personal service and poetry
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three very different businesses making a difference: practical tech support that makes life easier and more accessible, a family cleaning and pest control business built on personal service, and a unique regional venue keeping Australian poetry and performance alive.
Posted inFeature, Port Macquarie, Sport
Hundreds of police athletes descend on Port Macquarie for basketball championships
Hundreds of police athletes have arrived in Port Macquarie for a five-day basketball championship, with local juniors also set to benefit.
Posted inFeature, Lismore
Ashlee Rugendyke crowned 2026 Lismore Young Woman of the Year
Lismore’s next generation of community leaders has been recognised, with Ashlee Rugendyke crowned the 2026 Lismore Young Woman of the Year.
Posted inBallina, Ballina Shire, Feature
Ballina airport turns 40 and wants your photos
Were you there in 1986? Ballina Byron Gateway Airport turns 40 and wants your photos and stories from the day 2,000 people watched the first flight land.
Posted inFeature, Grants and funding, NSW News, Youth
$4m youth grants now open across NSW
More than $4 million in youth grants is open for councils and community groups to build places where young people can meet, make friends, and learn skills offline. Applications close Friday, 6 November.
Posted inCommunity development, Feature, Health, Lismore
Our House 2 plan would add 30 units for patients near Lismore Base Hospital
A quarter of requests for a bed at Lismore’s Our House can’t be met. A plan for 30 more units for patients and families is about to go to council, and it needs backers.
Posted inEmergency management, Feature, Murwillumbah
New $6.2 million Murwillumbah SES facility taking shape
A new $6.2 million Murwillumbah SES headquarters is taking shape, strengthening flood and storm response capabilities across the Tweed region.
Posted inBusiness, Good News, Promotion, Small Business, Small Business Month 2026
SBM26: Fit, chilled and financed
Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three very different local businesses that each have a specialist niche: staying fit by dancing, cool rooms on the move, and finance solutions for business.
Posted inFeature, Northern Rivers
Northern Rivers community projects receive $30,000 to boost mental wellbeing
Three Northern Rivers community groups will share $30,000 in Australia Post grants to strengthen mental wellbeing, disaster recovery and community connections.