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Residents urged to be fire safe as winter approaches
Residents urged to be fire safe as winter approaches. Each year, approximately 20 people die in…
Destructive fire forces evacuation
Emma Pritchard A fire that destroyed property at Banyabba, around 30km north of Grafton last month,…
2021 NSW SUP Titles wrap up in style.
BIRUBI BEACH, PORT STEPHENS (Tuesday, 4 May 2021): The Port Stephens Surf Festival finished today with…
CVC reminds deputy premier of anti-mining policy
Geoff Helisma At the April 27 Clarence Valley Council (CVC) meeting, councillors voted six to three…
Palmers island boat building proposal ‘exhumed’
Geoff Helisma A proposal to construct a boat-building facility on Palmers Island was eventually rejected by…
CVC’s new $197m debt ceiling: Q&A with Ashley Lindsay
The Independent put the following questions to Clarence Galley Council (CVC) general manager Ashley Lindsay, regarding…
CVC’s debt ceiling raised to $197m
Geoff Helisma Clarence Valley Council (CVC) raised its debt ceiling from $131m to $197m at the…
Opening the doors to a new beginning
Emma Pritchard It all began when Alba Linklater had a vision to open an op shop…
Digging up smiles as upgrade goes ahead
Emma Pritchard There was plenty of jubilation at Townsend Park last week as the shovel hit…
South Grafton home destroyed by fire
Emma Pritchard A fire which guttered a house in South Grafton last week is being treated…
Sweet way to say thank you
They are an important part of one of the most significant local and historical industries in…
Classy classrooms officially opened at St Andrew’s Christian School
Emma Pritchard Students at St Andrew’s Christian School in Clarenza, were so eager to use two…
Your chance to have a say on Clarence Valley Council’s planning documents
The Integrated Planning & Reporting (IP&R) documents for 2021-22 are currently available for comment. Laura Black,…
An Industry with legs: Australia’s first edible insects roadmap
Australia can become a player in the billion-dollar global edible insect industry, producing nutritious, sustainable, and…
Grafton Regional Gallery celebrates the magic of the Clarence
Grafton Regional Gallery has launched a short film to promote the newly renovated Gallery reopened in…
Bushfire recovery still front and centre, with new grants program to open soon
Communities still recovering from the 2019-20 bushfires will soon have access to a new Black Summer…
Green lights at Rappville and Baryulgirl Primary Schools
The small rural primary schools at Rappville and Baryulgil are among the first in the State…