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WIRES collaborates to save platypus tangled in plastic band

June 24th, 2019

WIRES collaborates to save platypus tangled in plastic band When WIRES heard of the sighting of a platypus with a plastic band around its neck, they knew this was not going to be an easy rescue. A local wildlife enthusiast and avid photographer, Wal Bailey, had managed to photograph the stricken creature, in a photo t

Byron Writers Festival StoryBoard Bus visits the Gallery with the ‘Writers on the Road’ event

June 24th, 2019

Byron Writers Festival StoryBoard Bus visits the Gallery with the ‘Writers on the Road’ event Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG) once again partners with Byron Writers Festival for a pre-festival event favourite, ‘Writers on the Road’. Celebrated crime writers Michael Robotham and Jock Serong along with

CLARENCE AND RICHMOND VALLEYS URGED TO APPLY FOR STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES GRANTS

June 21st, 2019

CLARENCE AND RICHMOND VALLEYS URGED TO APPLY FOR STRONGER COUNTRY COMMUNITIES GRANTS Clarence and Richmond Valley councils and local community groups are being encouraged by Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis to apply for a share of the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government’s $100 million Stronger Country Communit

FUNDING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL COUNCILS TO HELP MANAGE FLYING FOX CAMPS AT MACLEAN AND CASINO

June 14th, 2019

FUNDING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL COUNCILS TO HELP MANAGE FLYING FOX CAMPS AT MACLEAN AND CASINO Clarence and Richmond Valley Councils have both been successful in securing funding from the NSW Government to help manage local flying fox camps at Maclean and Casino, Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis has announced. Clarence

GREEN LIGHT FOR TWEED HOSPITAL CONCEPT PLANS

June 14th, 2019

GREEN LIGHT FOR TWEED HOSPITAL CONCEPT PLANS Residents in the Tweed region are a step closer to having a new state-of-the-art hospital after the NSW Government approved concept plans for the facility. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the hospital will cater to a population that is expected to grow by 24 percent ov

SECOND LAWRENCE FERRY TO CONTINUE

June 11th, 2019

SECOND LAWRENCE FERRY TO CONTINUE The second ferry service at Lawrence will become a permanent feature during peak periods following a successful trial that began in April. Clarence Nationals MP and Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Roads and Infrastructure Chris Gulaptis said feedback from a survey conducted onli