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Celebrating 50 years of Renbukan Karate Dojo in Yamba

Hayley Talbot. Renbukan Karate Dojo has operated for over 50 years in the Clarence Valley with several of the original instructors still training hard and instructing each week ... Many hundreds of Clarence Valley men, women and children have trained Renbukan Karate on the Lower Clarence since the 70s with 7th Dan Shihan Ross Roberts and his stable of 5th, 4th, 2nd and 1st Dan black belts and students.

Ritchies IGA Maclean wins International Retailer Award at 2023 IGA Global Awards

Maclean can now proudly boast that they have one of the world’s best supermarkets right on their doorstep, after Ritchies IGA Maclean received international acclaim, winning the coveted title of IGA International Retailer of the Year. The award was presented to James Cameron, Peter Lee and Matthew Saunders from Ritchies Stores, at the international IGA conference in Las Vegas, USA.

Big smiles at ‘big shed’ opening

Located at Nymboida Camping and Canoeing, the big shed offered many residents a safe place to stay following the catastrophic bushfires which devastated the region in 2019 ... “We housed locals in the cabins, and very importantly, Nymboida Camping and Canoeing provided a space for people to come and share their experiences and stories with others who understood": Laena Stephenson.