Five years ago, young people were marching in the streets demanding change – across the globe, they were coming together in climate marches that were impacting politics around the world.
The Commonwealth and NSW government have jointly funded emergency financial assistance following Tropical Cyclone Alfred of $180 for individuals or up to $900 per family.
With three women standing for the upcoming federal election in the seat of Richmond it is important to recognise that women in Australia only gained the opportunity to vote and the right to stand for federal election in 1902.
Casino’s Nammoona Waste and Resource Recovery Centre and the Evans Head Transfer Station are reopening today, Wednesday 12 March, with free waste drop-off available for Richmond Valley residents impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.
When the Northern Rivers went from rural to radical in the 1970s, the scene was set for a stoush with loggers and government to save the region’s rare and valuable rainforest – the Big Scrub
An outstanding collaborative effort in the most challenging of circumstances has seen 12 public schools on the Northern Rivers named as finalists in the NSW Premier’s Awards in the World Class Education and Training category.
Eighteen schools in the Northern Rivers division of Richmond have received $25,000 each as part of the federal government’s School Upgrade Fund, Labor Member for Richmond Justine Elliot said last week.
Lismore MP Janelle Saffin says more students across the Lismore electorate will have access to vital wellbeing support at school, after the state government committed $60 million over four years to continue the Wellbeing and Health In-reach Nurse (WHIN) Coordinator program.
A new site for school tree planting that could provide a space for generations of local kids to engage in regen education has been earmarked by Byron Council.
Kids in regional and remote Northern NSW communities will have a faster and more convenient trip to the dentist thanks to a new mobile dental van operating in the region, the state government says.
Following the 2022 floods, Albert Park Public School teacher Troy Davies had an idea to bring about a bit of much-needed fun into students’ lives by suggesting the handball competition to beat them all.
Australian music icon John Williamson is back with a new song, The Voice of the Sea, to highlight the plight of our oceans and marine life – and schools across the country are rehearsing the song for their end-of-year concerts.
It was proposed last week and it has now been made official – the start of the 2022 school year in Queensland will move from Monday January 24 to Monday February 7 to avoid opening schools during the predicted peak of the Omicron wave.
Tweed Heads, Banora Point, and Pottsville residents are being asked to have hard waste and green waste from Ex-Cyclone Alfred available for collection by 6am, Monday March 17.
