Clarence Valley Independent

Rainfall across NSW was above average for most of the state in 2020, a stark contrast to the extreme dryness which parched most of the land in 2019 and crippled the livelihoods of many agricultural producers and rural communities. NSW also recorded the warmest spring on record in over 100 years in 2020, with temperatures more than 2C above average. After 2020 began with record-breaking heatwaves and devastating bush fires which burned close to 25 million hectares of land ...

by Lynne Mowbray and Jim Dougherty The Yamba Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) held their traditional holiday swim at Main Beach, Yamba on Sunday January...

by Lynne Mowbray Yamba SLSC spokesperson Jim Dougherty said that this year's Ocean Swims event saw two former Olympians taking part. "In the men's we had...

by Geoff Helisma Jim Hourigan loves to paint; however, he plays down whatever artistic ability he might possess, preferring to focus on what his works...

Geoff Helisma. The Yulgilbar Foundation has awarded the Grafton Regional Gallery $300,000 to support the gallery’s programs. The gallery can spend $100,000 per year commencing in March 2021, as stipulated by Yulgilbar, on “exhibitions, activities, cultural programs and education outreach associated with exhibitions”.

Geoff Helisma At Clarence Valley Council (CVC), the lone Green (and only politically declared councillor), Greg Clancy, has regularly brought up a concept he put...