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September 14, 2026

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Funding boost for NORPA’s new home at The Joinery

NORPA has secured $944,724 in Australian government funding to progress The Joinery, taking the ambitious project a significant step closer to becoming a flood-resilient cultural, creative and community hub for Lismore and the wider Northern Rivers.

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Honouring local IMAX pioneer John Weiley

Screenworks will present its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Regional to Global Screen Forum 2026, recognising an outstanding contribution to the Australian screen sector.

Rates rise II

Is Byron Shire Council (BSC) actually serious about ‘affordable housing’? Looking at their rates policy, I have to say...

200 apartments proposed for Casuarina town centre

A new mixed-use development containing around 200 apartments has entered the NSW planning system for Casuarina town centre.

Young growers shine at Mullum Farmers Market’s ‘Grow Your Own Lunchbox Challenge’

Allie Godfrey Local school kids proved just how exciting growing and cooking your own food can be at the annual...

A new chapter for NORPA

From 1 to 3 October, NORPA will welcome audiences into its new creative home in The Joinery for the very first time, for a strictly limited, four-performance season of POV by the acclaimed Re:group Performance Collective.

Water Women paddle out for change at Flat Rock

More than 100 women are swapping the usual weekend surf scramble for three days of waves, workshops and climate action at Flat Rock this weekend.

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More than 9 in 10 people on JobSeeker struggling to afford food

New research from the Australian Council of Social Service shows people receiving income support payments are going without food, struggling to afford rent and cutting themselves off from friends and family amid rising unemployment.

Raising the Bar launches in Lismore next year

Lismore City Council and the University Centre for Rural Health at the University of Sydney have announced a new partnership to bring the globally acclaimed Raising the Bar program to the Northern Rivers.

Richmond RiverFest returns on World Rivers Day

The Richmond River will comes alive with a month-long celebration of culture, community, and Country as Ballina will celebrate Richmond RiverFest 2026 from September 27 to October 24.

Regional to Global brings movers and shakers of the screen industry to Lennox Head

When around 300 screen practitioners gathered at Lennox Head last week for ScreenWorks' two-day Regional to Global Screen Forum, the setting was half the story. Here was a serious industry conversation happening a long way from Sydney or Melbourne, and after many successful years, nobody was treating that as a novelty.