The Lawrence Memorial Park which is situated on the edge of the Clarence River, reopened to the public on Friday after undergoing a much-needed upgrade.Residents were out over the weekend, enjoying their new facility.Amber Toms from Lawrence was at the park on Sunday for a small birthday party and said that the Memorial Park upgrade is a great asset for…

Can you believe it has been a year since our deadly fires raged? Our local Rural Fire Service brigades were run off their feet and did such a truly marvellous job of keeping us safe.Over this past year MPQ has made quilts for the fire survivors in Nymboida and Rappville and raised donation monies for our local Brigades. We did…

Grafton Senior Citizens recently held their October general meeting, with an attendance of 47, and15 apologies.Guest speaker, Jeff Smith, of I Scream, spoke of the history of ice cream, gelato, and sorbet, mentioning various companies that produced the confectionary, and the most popular flavours. Australia is third largest consumer of ice cream per head, after the USA and New Zealand. Birthday…

The majority of Australians would get themselves and their children vaccinated against COVID-19, a survey from Monash University has revealed.The latest results from the Survey of COVID-19 Responses to Understand Behaviour (SCRUB) project, released today, examined compliance with COVID-19 rules and regulations as well as a vaccination against the disease. BehaviourWorks Australia, part of the Monash Sustainable Development Institute, is leading…