Cracking the dingo’s genetic code

An international research consortium led by La Trobe University has sequenced the genome of the pure…

Tales of a Foreign Correspondent

“I was known as the ‘Enemy English Press’. I had the special branch on my tail,…

Why you can’t lose weight

Kim Piper You’ve tried every trick in the book to lose weight but it all seems…

Going bananas! The ancient secret ingredient that makes chocolate so tempting

From cocoa bean to chocolate block, a millenia-old process is still helping to bring chocoholics the…

A DOG’S TALE – The Bone Ranger – by Louisa Bennet

Monty, the dog detective, has bounded into a second mystery with the publication of Louisa Bennet’s,…

Casey wants to get to know ya

Australian country music artist Casey Barnes stops off at Bowlo Sport & Leisure Yamba for the…

Yamba’s Yesteryears

The following graphic newspaper article is from the Grafton Argus of 14 September 1877: At the…

YAMBA’S HOTELS

There have been five hotels in Yamba over the past 159 years but only one remains…

Spiritual Matters by Rev Chris Sparks

There’s Always Room! It was early in December about 5 years ago. I was homeward bound…

The Cowra Breakout – 235 killed

Warwick O’Neill As the second AIF got into action in World War Two, they inevitably ended…

Yamba’s Yesteryears – John Connell Laycock

John McNamara, Port of Yamba Historical Society John Connell Laycock was probably the first man to…

Giving life to an inanimate object

Geoff Helisma Monty Webber’s Purple Patch traces the ‘life’ of its namesake, a surfboard (DOB: November…

Yamba Yesteryear’s

TURNING ON THE LIGHT One of the greatest innovations in the history of Australia was the…

Carry On, Gurus!

New Single Out Today Despite COVID-19, Hoodoo Gurus have had a busy year and they have…

Rolling Stone Australia reveals the 200 Greatest Aussie Albums Of All Time

Rolling Stone Australia has answered the question ‘what is the best homegrown album?’, announcing their full…

Vintage Film Club streaming into your Library this December!

Something very exciting is on its way to your Grafton, Iluka, Bellingen, Dorrigo and Urunga Libraries!…

2021 top 15 pet names

It’s that time of year again when Pet Insurance Australia announces the top trending pet names…

Yamba’s Yesteryears

Light on the Hill Strolling across the grassy threshold of Pilot Hill towards the lighthouse you…

MTI’s All Together Now! A global event celebrating local theatre

For one weekend only, join us and The Criterion Theatre for a worldwide celebration of theatre. Come…