The Bluff Point Quilters of Lawrence got into the Christmas spirit by donating to the Maclean Food Bank last week. The donation will go toward backpack beds and Christmas gifts for the homeless in the Maclean area. Amanda Glen, the welfare chaplain from Maclean Food Bank made the trip from Maclean to accept the donation in person. Image: Jean Meaney
With regrets the November Probus monthly meeting had to be put back to the 2nd Monday of the month, due to a number of unfortunate site availability issues. This was with some regrets as it cancelled the annual pre–Melbourne Cup day program of cup sweeps and the best dress up hat parade etc for both male and female members with…
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…
The delivery of the Clarence Regional Aquatic Centre has been delayed due to inclement weather. In a report to this week’s ordinary meeting of Clarence Valley Council (CVC) councillors were told from October 1 to November 12, Grafton has recorded 164.2mm of rainfall, which has resulted in an overly wet site, affecting critical path items including concrete pours, blockwork construction…
If your home was built or renovated before 1990, it could contain asbestos. Asbestos is commonly found in cement sheeting used for walls, ceilings and roofs and in thousands of other building products including vinyl flooring, adhesives, paints, textured coatings and insulation. You can’t tell if a material contains asbestos just by looking at it and asbestos is dangerous when…
