A ‘walk with nurses’ was held in Mullum last Friday, and aimed to highlight the concern aged care nurses have around fee structures, safety issues and staff training in order to properly care for our elderly.
Shores United FC began their season in the Anzac Cup B football competition with a 3-1 win over local rivals the Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC last Sunday.
A grassroots movement is bringing women, community and art together on International Women’s Day (March 8) in an urgent push to solve the local housing emergency.
Willemina Vilari-Kortland’s ‘Brunswick Summer’ a sculpture favourite at the Brunswick Heads art installation. Photo Jeff Dawson.
Today is your last chance to see the art installations at the Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk, a triennial event created along the foreshore of Brunswick Heads.
Opened last Friday the walk (which includes 40 nationally recognised artists) explores sculpture, site-specific, ephemeral and installation art focusing on themes such as nature and the endangered environment, its fragility and sustainability.
Like a treasure hunt of magical proportions, punters enjoyed the chance to explore the foreshore over the long weekend and discover beautiful at works sprinkled in public places.
Photos Jeff ‘talkin’-the-walk’ Dawson
‘Ancyent Marinere, Are Those Her Sails?’ Lynette Griffits and Marion Gaemers
Jabiru, by Nick Warfield
‘Meeting Place’ by Lance Seadon
Willemina Vilari-Kortland’s Brunswick Summer,
‘Is she for real?’ Jacqui Doran’s ‘Wanderlust’
Willemina Vilari-Kortland’s Brunswick Summer,
Willemina Vilari-Kortland’s Brunswick Summer,
Corrie and Suryo Cunningham with their flock of Terns
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Traffic is currently at a standstill between Ocean Shores and Crabbes Creek on the M1 Pacific Highway following a truck crash at around 7am this morning.
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins’ steel-eyed testimony around rape allegations saw spiders crawl from under rocks and spread in all directions last week.
A grassroots movement is bringing women, community and art together on International Women’s Day (March 8) in an urgent push to solve the local housing emergency.
The Tweed Regional Gallery is hosting the Archibald Prize and local business people say the event is giving the town of Murwillumbah a significant economic boost.
Ballina Shire Council are looking for artists who are interested in creating art that not only expresses a sense of Lennox but is a ‘playful and interactive’ experience for those visiting Ross Park.
Surf Life Saving New South Wales has issued a warning to beachgoers to heed safety advice after a huge weekend on beaches, with heatwave conditions and large swells forecast for today.
