Sunday December 1, at 6pm, Maclean Anglican Church, 15 Wharf Street is Christingle! We invite our community to come and share in singing carols and hear about the real meaning of “CHRISTmas”! Sister Ann and her orchestra and junior and senior choirs will lead our Christmas celebration. A highlight of the evening is when the children attending, leave the church to dress…
Village Round Up – Pillar Valley by Gina Lopez Pillar Valley, NSW, is alive with initiatives that foster community connection, resilience, and food security, thanks to local projects in regenerative farming and support for local makers and growers. On Saturday, November 30, Chaffin Creek Farm will host the “Grow a Food Forest” workshop – a one-day event for those eager…
John McNamara, Research Officer, Port of Yamba Historical Society When the colony was founded in 1788, the North Coast was hardly an unknown quantity. Captain Cook passed by in May 1770. He named Cape Byron and Mount Warning but sailed past the Clarence entrance at night. Twenty-nine years later, Lieutenant Matthew Flinders did not do much better – and in…
In late October, asphalting machinery and work crews were active in the Maclean CBD to carry out essential road upgrades on the main street. The work, conducted over two nights from 6pm to 6am, replaced a 100-metre section of road between Argyle Street and Centenary Drive, marking the first of three planned roadway improvements in Maclean. Beyond the main street,…
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