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TweedCAN makes it easy for locals to make a difference on climate change

TweedCAN members Sally Evans, Conal Hanna, Isabela Keski-Frantti and Gerard Bisshop Do you believe in climate action, but struggle to...

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A double dingo film screening

Following a sold-out screening at the Brunswick Picture House, Defend the Wild and Dingo Culture are proud to host a double screening event on Saturday, 13 June in Evans Head, on Minyumai Country, whose rangers feature in the film.

Mute Albo

On 19 May, I wrote to Albo thanking him for being PM instead of Dutton, Ley, Taylor or Hanson. Then...

Lismore Lantern Parade returns 20 June

The iconic Lismore Lantern Parade will once again light up the streets of Lismore on Saturday 20 June, kicking off with a full day of markets, live music and exciting activities.

Animals on country roads safety campaign launches

Motorists are being urged to slow down and stay alert for wildlife as Transport for NSW launches its annual ‘Animals on Country Roads’ safety campaign.

Potholes 

As a relatively regular visitor to this area I was astounded, on trips to Byron Bay, at the number...

Byron Bay-based hydrofoil company awarded ‘Best of the Best’

Flite, a brand of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) and the global pioneer of electric hydrofoil technology, have been awarded the Red Dot: "Best of the Best" – the highest distinction in the internationally renowned Red Dot Design Awards.

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Celebrating National Reconciliation Week in Tweed 

How we recognise the past, live the present, and move into the future determines our opportunities and failures and this year’s National Reconciliation Week theme, ‘Bridging Now to Next’ reflects those opportunities for all Australians.

Gallery grounds to come alive for picnic and paint out

Tweed Regional Gallery is inviting art lovers to pack a picnic, roll out a picnic rug and enjoy a creative afternoon with family and friends at the gallery’s annual Community Picnic & Artist Paint Out on Sunday 29 June, from 2–5 pm.

It’s just a spider!

Four exhibitions that explore the human connection, nature and the responsibility we share to care for the living world are coming to the Tweed Regional Gallery.

A picnic is more fun with painting

It’s that time of year again when baguettes and olives are embraced along with your cerulean blues and your crimson lakes, for the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre’s annual Community Picnic and Artist Paint Out on Sunday, June 30.

Coveted Wollumbin Art Award open for young and old

Are you an artist in the Northern Rivers? Now is the time to get your art ready and submitted to the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre’s coveted biennial Wollumbin Art Award.

A chance to see celebrated artists, including Claude Monet, in the paint 

A $174 million masterpiece by French impressionist Claude Monet will be heading to the Tweed later this year, just one of many artworks shared...

Lismore artist wins Border Art Prize

Trinity Leonard's oil painting Hannah, immediately caught both judges' eye and they described the work as, ‘arresting and filled with emotion that you could feel’. 

Artist-in-residence ‘moved’ by Olley’s plastic flowers

Archibald Prize-winning artist Guy Maestri says he was genuinely moved by his time as artist-in-residence at the Margaret Olley Art Centre. But perhaps most surprisingly, the recreation of Olley’s home studio reminded Maestri of his love for his grandmother’s plastic flowers.

Students step behind the lens with acclaimed Indigenous photographer

A group of Tweed art students recently enjoyed special insight into the creativity of award-winning Indigenous artist Michael Cook, during a ‘student enrichment day’ at Tweed Regional Gallery.

Tweed gallery tops as traveller’s choice

The people have spoken - Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre is among the best of the best in the world, again winning a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award, the American travel website’s highest honour, based on user reviews.

Ballina Council wrap

With local government meeting practice across the state returning to confusion following the NSW Legislative Council's recent decision, Ballina Shire Council's last meeting included a lot of unanimous decisions and an argument about the remnants of the Big Scrub, in which Mayor Cadwallader used her casting vote to squash Cr Simon Chate's motion.

Conversations in the Pub starts with Janelle Saffin

Conversations in the Pub – Lismore’s new civic meet-up – kicks off on Friday 19 June with its inaugural special guest, the NSW Minister for Small Business, Minister for Recovery, Minister for the North Coast and Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin MP.

Bungawalbin Levee repair to improve flood resilience

A critical section of Bungawalbin Levee is proposed to be partially relocated to build its long-term resilience, benefitting the community, environment and agricultural industries in the Richmond Valley.

Aussie MPs celebrate World Bicycle Day

The leaders of the Parliamentary Friends of Cycling have joined in front of Parliament House in Canberra to celebrate the United Nations’ World Bicycle Day.