Do you know a Year 10 or 11 student in the Clarence or Richmond Valley who loves both history and travel?

The NSW Government is sending a group of students on a scholarship study tour to Japan…

Social Futures welcomes the first Resilient Lands project but calls for more land and social housing targets

Social Futures has welcomed the announcement of the first major Resilient Lands project to be delivered…

ARR NEWS QUIZ-12.2.24

What is the term, starting with H, for a settlement that is smaller than a village?…

Great time to salute seniors

Everyone knows a very special Richmond or Clarence Valley senior and now is the perfect time…

Multiple Marine Rescue NSW units combine to complete rescue mission off Cape Byron

Volunteers from Marine Rescue Brunswick, Point Danger and the Port Macquarie radio hub combined overnight to…

CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA’S LITTER REPORT REVEALS 81% OF DISCARDED RUBBISH IS PLASTICS

Chair Pip Kiernan urges Australians to unite in Cleaning Up and reducing litter Clean Up Australia…

$12k grants to grow heath workforce

Richmond and Clarence Valley healthcare students should consider applying for new grants of up to $12,000…

Marine Rescue NSW commits large contingent to important cross-agency flood capability training exercise

Around 50 Marine Rescue NSW volunteers from across the Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter/Central Coast,…

VOICES FOR THE EARTH

My Latest ‘Beef’   Following my series of observations relating to our failure to act responsibly…

Cycling deaths on the decline, but not in all age groups

New research shows there is a stark contrast between fatality rates in younger and older cyclists…

How to Make You Donations Count

Donating stuff we no longer need to a local charity shop is something that most of…

Summer bushfire outlook released

The Summer bushfire outlook has been released and shows an increased fire risk in large areas…

Avoid being scammed: Australia’s charity regulator advises simple check before donating  

As official data shows Australians are losing billions of dollars to scams, the national charity regulator…

New stats show homelessness remains shockingly high

The NSW government must urgently build more social housing and fully fund homelessness services after new…

RESILIENT LISMORE ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Resilient Lismore has released its annual report for 2023, highlighting the work done by the community…

Fees and bonds to keep pets in strata banned under new legislation

The NSW Government has introduced 31 reforms to make it easier for people and their pets…

Yamba Evening VIEW Club urges local community to get behind the Smith Family’s Christmas Appeal

Yamba Evening VIEW Club is calling on the community to help raise funds for The Smith…

Let’s Talk About Menopause (and Breast Cancer)

Menopause. It’s a hot button (or hot flush, as it were) topic right now thanks to…

VOICES FOR THE EARTH

New Federal Environment Laws Professor Graeme Samuel’s 2021 report on the effectiveness of the federal Environment…