This Thursday you can be part of keeping Spaghetti Circus running by donating to the AusArt Day, with matched funding covering the first $5,000 given to them.

Byron businesses have until midnight tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, to enter this year’s Uniquely Byron Business Awards after organisers extended the application deadline.

The NSW State Emergency Service has advised Northern Rivers residents to monitor conditions for possible flash flooding after more than 117mm of rain fell at Cape Byron and Ballina Airport over four days, with further falls overnight.

Twelve emerging Northern Rivers artists will exhibit their work in Lismore tonight at a graduation show marking the last large exhibition of Southern Cross University’s Bachelor of Art and Design degree.

When Sonja (Olivia Hargroder) loses her mother without warning, the only steady presence left in her life is her grandmother, Doris. But Doris’s idea of stability means dismantling everything Sonja has built. For Sonja, who lives with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and has spent her life fighting to be underestimated by no one, Doris’ plan feels less like protection and more like erasure. Directed by Genevieve Clay-Smith, Boss Cat is a vibrant, big-hearted Australian dramedy about independence, family and self-determination, anchored by a fearless lead performance.

This year will be the last year that Zenith Virago will host the Day of the Dead ceremony in Mullumbimby as she prepares to pass the ceremony on to Kirsty Laing.