Huge intake of RFS Volunteers

The Clarence Valley Rural Fire Service (RFS) have been inundated with new members, with an increased…

Residents gather petition to regain postal service

When the Brooms Head shop closed its doors recently, it meant that the village no longer…

Uncertainty about CVC’s drinking water management system

Updating Clarence Valley Council’s Drinking Water Management System (DWMS) seemed like a straightforward process, at least…

Carpe Diem (Seize the Day) is the mantra of local student studying criminology

Criminology is the study of crime and for local woman Lisa Crispin seizing the day became…

Multifaceted best describes fifth generation businessman Des Harvey

Des Harvey comes from a long line of jewellers, watchmakers, and optometrists. Yes, many years ago,…

Where to pick up your Independent Newspaper

Delivery of the Clarence Valley Independent begins at 10am every Wednesday! GRAFTON Grafton Shopping World Woolworths…

Woombah residents await NBN outcome

Woombah residents’ struggle to connect to the National Broad Band (NBN) network began in 2013. Recently,…

Improvements proposed for Maclean showground

Pending a councillor decision at yesterday’s June 16 Clarence Valley Council (CVC) meeting, the council will…

Million dollar babes

Retired sisters in Grafton have scooped last week’s Monday Lotto draw winning $1 million in prize…

Yamba features on Sunrise

Channel 7 Sunrise viewers where given a glimpse of Yamba on Friday morning during weatherman Sam…

Councillors to adjudge Cr Novak’s comments

Comments made by Cr Deborah Novak were to be the subject of an extraordinary Clarence Valley…

REX pulls the pin on the valley’s airport – Updated

Regional Express Airlines (REX) has announced that it “will cease all services to Grafton with effect…

New Warehouse facility for Sugar Mill

Sunshine Sugar has celebrated the opening of their new $9.8 million Logistics Warehouse and Silo Storage…

Progress of works at Regional Gallery

Construction of the expansion works at Grafton’s Regional Gallery have continued to progress over the last…

Regional Gallery re-opens

After being closed to the public due to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Grafton Regional Gallery re-opened…

Grafton’s Black Lives Matter rally

Around the world citizens have taken to the streets to protest race inequality, police brutality and…

Current exhibitions at the Regional Gallery

The onset of Covid-19 saw the closure of many non-essential local government services which included galleries.…

All lives matter

Among those attending Sundays’ rally was Amanda Skinner, who is the former partner of Christopher McGrail…

From me to you

Dear Clarence Valley Independent reader, My name is Leanda Hunter, and I have been an avid…