Twelve Northern Rivers residents are celebrating the completion of a groundbreaking program designed to build essential skills and unlock employment pathways for women in civil construction.
Local farmers and food producers are calling on NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty and Minister for Small Business and the North Coast, Janelle Saffin, to work with farmers, industry and local communities to develop practical, evidence-based reforms that support a diverse, decentralised and resilient food production sector.
A major upgrade of the Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre has been completed say Tweed Shire Council, 'transforming the Tweed's tip into a site that is easier to use and recovers far more material from landfill'.
Community members rolled up their sleeves last week for the 21st Lennox Head Community Tree Planting Day, which helped to continue more than two decades of restoration work on this iconic coastal landscape.
North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) is calling on the NSW state government to reassess the Wood Supply Agreements (WSA) that facilitate native forest in NSW’s state forests.
The Overall Grand winner Aniella Lev in Sacred Spilosoma the costume she designed and made at Shearwater’s annual Wearable Arts extravaganza WAVE last week.
Last week’s WAVE (Wearable Arts Vision in Education) exhibition, was held at Mullum’s Shearwater School.
WAVE is embedded into Shearwater’s high school curriculum with around 200 students taking on roles as dancers, musicians, actors, writers, filmmakers and editors, lighting and audio technicians, carpenters, tailors, set and prop designers, stage hands, models and caterers!
This year’s production drew sellout crowds, 1100 people over the four nights last week.
Photos Jeff ‘Bric-A-Brac And Back’ Dawson
Directors Prize, The Butterfly Serpent By Elouise Gales, modelled by Shed Nava.
Shearwater’s annual Wearable Arts extravaganza WAVE last week.
The Overall Grand winner Aniella Lev in Sacred Spilosoma.
Directors Prize, The Butterfly Serpent By Elouise Gales, modelled by Shed Nava. at last weeks WAVE.
Shearwater’s annual Wearable Arts extravaganza WAVE last week.
Shearwater’s annual Wearable Arts extravaganza WAVE last week.
Shearwater’s annual Wearable Arts extravaganza WAVE last week.
Shearwater’s annual Wearable Arts extravaganza WAVE last week.
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Local farmers and food producers are calling on NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty and Minister for Small Business and the North Coast, Janelle Saffin, to work with farmers, industry and local communities to develop practical, evidence-based reforms that support a diverse, decentralised and resilient food production sector.
A major upgrade of the Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre has been completed say Tweed Shire Council, 'transforming the Tweed's tip into a site that is easier to use and recovers far more material from landfill'.
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