140 years ago, there were rumours in Grafton that The Salvation Army was coming to town. Captain Joseph Hammond, along with Adjutant Lindsay, Captain Cox, Lieutenant Towns, and Brother and Sister Lambourne and their daughter arrived in Grafton after a 15-hour sea trip. They chatted with the locals and learned the Army were considered ‘a low lot’, ‘made such a…
I’m back, and nice to be so. I spent five glorious days in Maclean hospital, and apart from a painful knee, I thought I was on a trip to the Caribbean. Imagine, 5 days, 3 meals a day (and they were really good), I didn’t have to prepare any of them, and they were delivered on time and hot! The…
Resilient Lismore has welcomed the finalisation of its funding deed with the NSW Reconstruction Authority, which will enable the continuation of its ‘Repair to Return’ program. Resilient Lismore Executive Director Elly Bird said that in 2024 the organisation is scaling up its ‘Repair to Return’ project to best utilise the $5 million funding. “Repair to Return was formerly known as…
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