New grants up for grabs for community projects in the Clarence and Richmond Valleys

Clarence and Richmond Valley not for profit organisations can now apply for a NSW Government grant…

Flood recovery grants to boost North Coast community wellbeing 

Community organisations can now apply for funding through the three-year, $5 million Community Wellbeing and Resilience…

Extreme storms could help protect beaches from sea level rise, new study finds

Deep sand movements stirred up by intense storms may offset some of the impacts of coastal…

Mackey Archive launching at Clarence Regional Library

If you’re interested in local history and heritage then it’s time to get excited. Thanks to…

Where would we bee without honey?

Lynne Mowbray shares a childhood interest with Ms Daisy Green as they talk about bees and…

Preparing for take-off

Born in Darwin and of Anglo-Aboriginal descent, Owen Beddall grew up in Grafton and still calls…

For the love of coffee

Danny Young, the man behind Espresso Botero, has had a huge impact on the Clarence Valley’s…

Living the dream

Cameron Pilley was virtually raised on a squash court by his parents, Steve and Sue, at…

It rained last night in Katherine

Geoff Helisma For the past two years, Dr Simon Quilty has been working as head physician…

The ‘elder statesman’ of the track

As the Clarence River Jockey Club prepares for its annual racing carnival, so, too, are many…

Helicopter dreaming

As Remembrance Day on November 11, 2013 approached, memories of the past stirred within war veteran…

Pura Vida let your spirit fly

About 12 years ago Ry Cuming was ‘discovered’ by a Dreamworks Studio (Disney) executive when he…

The Jaws effect

When actor Roy Scheider ad-libbed the line “you’re gonna need a bigger boat” in the 1975…

Love is all you need

Turkish-born Sevtap Yüce came to Australia as a 16-year-old child bride in 1985, unable to speak…

New Mum’s bumpy ride

Josh McMahon Zoe Eagleton’s first ever pregnancy was going so well she would joke with her…

Not so fancy Nancy

Geoff Helisma I’m 85-and-a-half-years-old,” says Nancy Bain, followed by an ironic chuckle, as we take our…

Nymboida Power & what could have been

Josh McMahon The Clarence was set in the early 1920s to lead the nation in power…

The luck you make

Kendall O’Brien was six months into a teaching degree when he decided he was “over it”…

The last essence of water

Yamba’s Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal, who was shortlisted for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance’ at the…