Kyogle Council opens two new bridges - slashes aging timber bridge inventory Kyogle Council has halved its ageing timber bridge inventory in less than 15 years and is on track to replace all its timber bridges by 2044. In 2004, Council had 304 timber bridges, most of which were built in the 1940s and were reaching

Improved Facilities for Trinity Catholic College Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today turned the first sod on the $1.6 million upgrade of Trinity Catholic College’s Technical and Applied Studies facility following a Federal Government grant. “Once complete, this will be a wonderful new facility for student

CLARENCE VALLEY STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM $1.3 MILLION COUNTRY UNIVERSITY CENTRE A NSW Government funded Country University Centre that will keep locals living and learning in the Clarence Valley will open in early 2019. Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis said the $1.3 million CUC will support students working har

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Spring is here - And wildlife need your help Spring is here, and wildlife know it. Birds are nesting, chicks are hatching, reptiles are stirring, small mammals are breeding. WIRES is starting to get busy and they need more volunteers. Being a wildlife carer is never dull. Every day there are new experiences and new

NEW LAWS TO GIVE BETTER PROTECTION TO SUB-CONTRACTORS Sub-contractors would be better protected financially under the NSW Government’s proposed Building and Construction Security of Payment Act according to Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis. “In July the Liberals and Nationals Government provided financial a

POP THE QUESTION: R U OK DAY IS THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER Sadly, depression and despair are no strangers to the Clarence and Richmond Valleys and that is why Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis is encouraging locals to pop the question on R U OK Day, Thursday 13 September. “We have made strong progress on mental hea

RECORD FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR CLARENCE AND RICHMOND VALLEY LIBRARIES A new record $60 million investment from the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government in public libraries is terrific news for the Clarence and Richmond Valleys, according to Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis. “Both Councils had been seeking extr

Domestic and Family Violence Innovation Fund Round 2 Thirteen successful projects announced! Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Pru Goward, has today announced the successful projects from Round 2 of the Domestic and Family Violence Innovation Fund. In 2016, the NSW Government anno

STATE-OF-THE ART ‘CELL ON WHEELS’ TO PROVIDE CRUCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR FRONT-LINE EMEGERENCY SERVICES Emergency services workers will have improved radio support in the field thanks to the first agency-operated fully-mobile Government Radio Network (GRN) site being unveiled in Grafton today, Member for Cl

EVANS HEAD HEALTHONE SITE A WIN FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY The Evans Head community is one step closer to a purpose-built medical centre following Richmond Valley Council’s decision last week to support a proposal to redevelop the existing community health to make way for the new $6.3 million NSW Government funded HealthOn